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Lucy Flournoy: The woman who helped build Edna

Mrs. Lucy Melvina Dever Flournoy is known today as the Mother of Edna. She was born near Mustang Creek in Jackson County on Feb. 18, 1841. Lucy's grandfather, Robert Wallace Guthrie, came to Texas as one of Stephen F. Austin's "Old Three Hundred" colonists and received title to one league of land — about 4,428 acres — in Jackson County.

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Jackson County bucks ‘blue wave’ voter trend in Texas

In just a matter of hours, Texas became a blue state once again on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as Democrats won top seats across the state on the November midterm election ballots, marking the first major party shift in Texas since the 1990s, when the state turned blood red on the heels of George W. Bush’s win over the late Gov. Ann Richards and his subsequent ascent to the White House.

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Buc-ee’s: How a Lake Jackson Gas Station Became a Texas Road-Trip Legend

From a 1982 convenience store in Lake Jackson to giant highway travel centers, here's how Buc-ee's won over Texas road-trippers.

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Edna, Ganado prepare for bi-district playoff matchups

Two Jackson County football teams will begin their postseason runs this week as Edna and Ganado prepare for bi-district playoff matchups following strong finishes to the regular season. Edna enters the Class 3A Division I playoffs with four straight wins, while Ganado has won its last three games heading into...

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