'I will be just as good or better than these fencers' KYLE — You might know him from around town — the friendly Centerfield Bar & Grill and Railhouse bouncer who stands a staggering 6 feet 8 inches tall. He also plans to be an Olympian. For Allan Brown, being so fresh to the fencing game isn’t intim...

By CJ Vetter BUDA - Some people say that life is a stroll. But for local Maria Hermon, 64, it’s a marathon.  Hermon, a resident of Hays County, has been running marathons since 1981 with her most recent one being on June 4, 2022. With a history of marathoning that stretches back over 40 years, Hermo...

Former Barton Publications reporter Carlie Porterfield left Texas to study international journalism at City, University of London, where she interned for Forbes magazine. She now works in New York City as a news reporter for Forbes. When I moved to New York City at the end of April, I was nervous ab...

Exsar Arguello working in his Buffalo, New York apartment. Former Barton Publications reporter talks about life in New York, where he currently works as a newsproducer for Spectrum News. As the COVID-19 pandemic takes hold of New York as the epicenter of the crisis, life in the Empire State has eeri...