Diane Adams
Diane Adams is a local journalist interested county history. Please send tips and ideas for stories to Diane through our contact page here.
- April 24, 2025 5:55 am·

DIANE ADAMS: The county poor farm
A seemingly empty plot of ground in Greenleaf Cemetery holds the remains of people who lived and died at the…
- April 17, 2025 5:51 am·

DIANE ADAMS: Curves in the road and resurrection
While out on a morning beauty drive along Turkey Peak Road down east of Early, listening to the new Turnpike…
- April 10, 2025 5:51 am·

DIANE ADAMS: Connecting Blanket history with Joshua Furry and Clint Tunnell
My husband and I had the pleasure of talking with Joshua Furry and his lifelong friend Clint Tunnell last weekend.…
- April 3, 2025 5:44 am·

DIANE ADAMS: Early flights in Brown County
My friend and fellow columnist Don Newbury suggested a column on the history of the Brownwood airport. What I found…
- March 27, 2025 5:57 am·

DIANE ADAMS: Cedarton and old maps
My grandpa was a mapmaker. I used to spend hours in his room, where he had maps spread out everywhere–maps…
- March 20, 2025 5:48 am·

DIANE ADAMS: Singing along at Trickham Union Church
The morning sunlight streams in through the wood framed windows of Trickham’s Union Church. Old-fashioned plaster walls reflect gently back…
- March 13, 2025 5:41 am·

DIANE ADAMS: The Coggin Legacy
If you’ve ever walked the grounds of Howard Payne University or driven past the unusual, kind of turreted Douglas MacArthur…
- March 6, 2025 5:58 am·

DIANE ADAMS: Born on Coggin Ranch
“My father had the urge for the frontier West, and, after two years in Mississippi, made the long journey by…
- February 27, 2025 5:47 am·

DIANE ADAMS: The early days of Coggin Ranch
The more I hear about artificial intelligence taking over the world and running people’s minds, the more my instinct grows…
- February 20, 2025 5:55 am·

DIANE ADAMS: February cold fronts
Cold fronts always seem colder when it’s been unusually warm. While that is true this week, as we get through…
- February 13, 2025 6:00 am·

DIANE ADAMS: A Santa Anna love story
Tragic stories of love lost used to be more popular than they are now. While it might not be as…
- February 6, 2025 5:49 am·

DIANE ADAMS: Out of the old rock
From time to time, there are people who stand out in a community, individuals who embody the traditions and spirit…
- February 2, 2025 8:57 am·

Building Lake Brownwood’s Dam
Written by Diane Adams This story was originally published last year in the 2024-25 Brown County Area Guide. Pick up…
- January 30, 2025 6:05 am·

DIANE ADAMS: Mullins Ranch at Thrifty
A principle long practiced by Masons when creating a structure is the understanding of a cornerstone. Cornerstones are the first…
- January 23, 2025 8:15 am·

DIANE ADAMS: History of Grosvenor Baptist Church
If you blink, you might drive right past the tiny community of Grosvenor without noticing it. That would truly be…