Venus News

To mark his talk Tuesday night at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, during this past week I conducted an e-mail interview with astronomer Fritz Benedict , who was in Portugal at the time.

AS JAMES BUCHANAN to presidents, so Larry Buchanan to directors. Odd that Buchanan was once Peabody-nominated for a TV show he directed in the 1950s.

From showing her younger brother how to ride a bicycle to volunteering to teach English after she retired, Janie Ray Chavarria spent a lifetime sharing knowledge with others.

Spontaneous combustion in trash bags likely caused the fire Monday that consumed a pickup truck in rural northeast Johnson County, killing its driver and severely burning his teenage daughter, investigators said.

The family of a woman who was fatally crushed when a piece of equipment fell off of a tractor-trailer received a $16 million settlement in a Johnson County district court.

By BILL MILLER Investigators believe spontaneous combustion caused the fire Monday that consumed a pickup truck in rural northeast Johnson County, killing its driver and severely burning his teenage daughter.Jessie Pack, 34, of Venus was driving a 1994 Ford pickup about 4 p.m. Monday on County Road 213 east of Alvarado.

A 34-year-old Texas man who was severely burned after fire broke out in the bed of his pickup truck died Tuesday and his 14-year-old daughter was fighting for life in a Dallas hospital.

Rapid response time from Alvarado firefighters may have saved the bulk of historic Willow Springs Baptist Church after fire broke out Saturday night.

Authorities are investigating a collision between a pickup truck and an 18-wheeler at the Midlothian-Venus border early Monday morning.

Melissa and Scott Rustin, of Midlothian, TX are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Rustin, to Jacob Snowden, son of Jeanne Snowden Odle, of Midlothian, TX, and the late Greg Snowden, of Abilene, TX.

Officials from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and the Humane Society of North Texas seized 20 dogs from a home in the 3000 block of County Road 615 at about 8 a.m. Friday.

A subject was allegedly punched in the face July 5 in Alvarado, according to Johnson County Sheriff's Department reports.

Testimony in a suit against a drilling company filed by the family of a Cleburne woman began on Tuesday in the 413th District Court in Cleburne.

Casstevens Cash and Carry is a throwback to the all-purpose, cracker-barrel style country store where you bought your bread, chewing tobacco, motor oil, sodas and socks.

Every so often we receive a call from a disgruntled individual wanting to know if we have a "Cheers and Jeers" section.

We had agreed to meet near the harbor at Shakes Pier Seafood and Grill, and as soon as I entered the restaurant I knew which person was she.