[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] This article contains the first part of the memoirs of Addie Mae Ritter Miller, as told ...
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.
Flour Bluff Trivia: Boxing in the BluffFlour Bluff Trivia: Boxing in the Bluff
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] April 1, 1955, amateur boxing matches were held at the Flour Bluff ...
Happy Father’s Day to the Quiet ManHappy Father’s Day to the Quiet Man
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] It’s odd the way certain words stick in a young child’s mind, especially ...
Tales from the Little Town That Almost Was: Flour Bluff School, Part 1Tales from the Little Town That Almost Was: Flour Bluff School, Part 1
[spacer height=”20px”] In 1890, when the first families of Flour Bluff settled the area, a school did not ...
Tales from the Little Town That Almost Was: Before the SettlersTales from the Little Town That Almost Was: Before the Settlers
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] “Make a loose fist of your hand. Imagine that the fingers and palm ...
Tales from the Little Town That Almost Was: Flour Bluff School, Part 3Tales from the Little Town That Almost Was: Flour Bluff School, Part 3
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Since the posting of article #2 in this series, more information regarding the ...
Tales from the Little Town That Almost Was: Flour Bluff School, Part 2Tales from the Little Town That Almost Was: Flour Bluff School, Part 2
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] After posting the first article in this series, I received an email message and ...
Tales from the Little Town That Almost Was: School History, Part ITales from the Little Town That Almost Was: School History, Part I
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] In the past few weeks, I have been inundated with all kinds of stories ...
CCPD Quality of Life Unit Patrolling Parker Park in Flour BluffCCPD Quality of Life Unit Patrolling Parker Park in Flour Bluff
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Officers Sam Mitchell and Jason Wicks of the Corpus Christi Police Department Quality of Life ...
Wranosky: A Man with a Vision and a PlanWranosky: A Man with a Vision and a Plan
[spacer height=”20px”] The following article about Ernest J. Wranosky, Superintendent of Flour Bluff Schools, appeared in THE FLOUR BLUFF SUN ...