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Wes Holekamp: The Long Road Home

September 29, 2026September 16, 2026 by Michael G Ethridge

Wes Holekamp standing in front of the Welcome to Comfort Texas mural

Wes Holekamp left Comfort to build a career. Years later, he came home to raise his family in the same Hill Country community that raised him, and found there was still work to be done. There are a lot of ways to measure the distance between Comfort and Fort Worth. On a map, it is … Read more

Slow, Quick, Quick, Slow

September 29, 2026July 18, 2026 by Stan Leech

Vintage wedding photograph symbolizing decades of enduring marriage

Growing up in a solid Baptist home, dancing was never really discussed. Scottie Leech made sure piano lessons and choir weren’t optional – those were settled matters. Rhythm in our house came from a hymn book, not a hardwood floor. And if that didn’t shape the rest of us, my dad’s reputation in Brownfield certainly … Read more

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