Semi-weekly newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Interview with Earl E. Ambrose, Korean War veteran, as part of the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. The interview includes Ambrose's personal experiences of childhood, basic training, volunteering for service in Korea, and attending Arlington State College using GI Bill benefits. Additionally, Ambrose discusses family experiences in military service, the decision to join the Marines, assignments to Quantico and Yorktown, Virginia, his brief combat experience and assignment to the Main Line of Resistance near the Imjin River, his discharge from the Marines, and his career with Bell Helicopter.

Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission Marker on the lawn of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of several cars parked in front of the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of a typical entrance set in an inside corner on the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. There are four main entrances set on the cardinal points of the compass. The Romanesque building was designed by architect James Riley Gordon. The building is massive limestone in gray for the foundation and Burnet limestone for structure, columns of rose colored granite columns, Pecos Red sandstone was used for arches, columns, and string courses. There are eagles and gargoyles for ornamentation.

Photograph of a Sheriff's van parked outside the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas. Several people stand in front of the building, and there is a green sign marking the Waxahachie Visitors Center to the right.

Photograph of a van and a mail truck outside the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas. There are also several trees outside the courthouse.

Photograph of a turret on the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas. The tops of trees are visible in the background.

Photograph of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of the roof of the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas. The tops of trees are visible in the foreground.

Photograph of several cars parked outside the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas. Several trees and a statue are visible in front of the courthouse.

Photograph of the clock and bell tower of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse. A sculptures of eagles are perched on each side of the roof.

Photograph of base of the tower and roof ridge, with an eagle sculpture perched on it, on the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. A close up view of the detailed stone work on the tower base and one of the four eagle that grace the roof.

Photograph of cars parked in front of two red brick buildings in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. A couple stand on the corner to the right, and there is construction on the road in front of the traffic light to the left.

Photograph of several cars parked in front of a red building in Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of the detail of the columns on the balcony of the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of the entrance to the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas. There is a clock tower on top of the courthouse, and trees are visible on either side of the entrance.

Photograph of the Texas Theater building, at 110 West Main, on the North Courthouse Square in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. The building was original built in 1895 as a commercial brick building.

Photograph of 1894 Penn Building on Main Street of the Courthouse Square in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of a hallway inside a building in Waxahachie, Texas. There is a table pushed against the wall to the left.

Photograph of several people inside a courtroom in the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas. A judge sits at the front of the room, and two men and two women sit at tables facing him.

Photograph of an open safe door in a building in Waxahachie, Texas. A sign above the door reads "District Clerk".

Photograph of a green portion of a wall, with wooden framing on all sides, inside a building in Ellis County, Texas.

Photograph of a group of people sitting in a courtroom in the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas. The picture is taken through the glass windows of the doors.