At just 18 years old, Bill Straily made a decision that would shape the rest of his life. He joined the United States Navy, beginning a 22-year...

Some superheroes wear capes. Others carry lesson plans, offer warm hugs and show up for those they love, even while fighting battles of their...

Investigator Darcie Parton-Scoon is asking people with information about the death of Noah Presgrove to come forward, offering private interviews...

A small fire broke out Tuesday on the property of First Baptist Church Comanche, but quick action by a passerby and local first responders helped...

"But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the...

“For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of...

In Ephesians 2:1-3 Paul tells us that we were spiritually dead as a result of our trespasses and sins, and living according to the lusts of our flesh and minds. We were...

It was 2006 and a young man from Noble, Oklahoma, was battling cancer and followed his granddad, who also had fought a fight with the disease and lost. It happened that...

How is it that a nation like Iran, who is among many countries that force its people to submit to violent, inhumane treatment and starvation, continues to exercise strong...

Over the course of the last five years, I've spoken a few times about my oldest son, Tommy, Jr. (Bubba), and his ongoing battle with paraplegia. To be sure, it is not the...

“Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him” (Colossians 3:17). As a Christian, we live...

Well, this is it, the final “Babblin’ Brooks” column. As I mentioned in November, I am retiring from the newspaper business after nearly 30 years....

At the beginning of the year, when President Trump and Congressional Republicans began the start of our governance, we made several commitments to...

November is National Native American Heritage Month. A tradition officially started by George H.W. Bush back in 1990, this month serves as a time...

As my newspaper career winds down, I have been thinking about the events I have witnessed over the years. With it being football season, I have...