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Author: Shirley Thornton
Retired from education after serving 30 years (twenty-eight as an English teacher and two years as a new-teacher mentor), Shirley enjoys her life with family and friends while serving her community, church, and school in Flour Bluff, Texas. She is the creator and managing editor of The Paper Trail, an online news/blog site that serves to offer a glimpse into the past and present of the little community of Flour Bluff. She wrote for The Flour Bluff Messenger, wrote and edited for The Texas Shoreline News, a Corpus Christi print newspaper that existed from December 2017 to April 2020, served as copy editor on three books, and continues to tutor students of all ages in the lively art of writing.
Should Mark Scott Be Facing Impeachment?Should Mark Scott Be Facing Impeachment?
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Mark Scott has remained steadfast in his bid for Mayor of Corpus Christi ...
Flour Bluff Firefighters: The BeginningFlour Bluff Firefighters: The Beginning
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] The Flour Bluff Volunteer Fire Department (now the Nueces County ESD ...
Sorry I Forgot I Am HereSorry I Forgot I Am Here
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] If the title of this article seems a bit ambiguous, it is. I ...
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[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Proposition 1: ADOPT TYPE B SALES TAX TO REPLACE EXPIRING TYPE A SALES TAX (No Tax ...
The Mystery of the HornetThe Mystery of the Hornet
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] I have long heard that the Flour Bluff Hornets took the name of ...
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[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] In a few days, all the craziness will be over with the elections. Until ...
The Little Boy Who Cried, “Clown!”The Little Boy Who Cried, “Clown!”
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Until now, I have chuckled at the ridiculous “scary clown” reports that started in ...
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[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] It seems appropriate that Carolyn Vaughn, the feisty, no-nonsense Corpus Christi council member from ...
Flour Bluff Citizens Council to Hold First General MeetingFlour Bluff Citizens Council to Hold First General Meeting
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Over two months ago, a group of concerned Flour Bluff citizens came together to ...