D rum roll and trumpet blasts, please!   Congratulations to those honored with Mountain City’s Christmas Décor Recognition through weekend voting!  Grand Prize:  317 Live Oak Drive (McClendon)   People’s Favorite: 113 Maple (Kaminski)   Sparkle:    213 Live Oak Court (Cass)   Creativity: 214 Live Oa...

I ’m thankful to live in Mountain City, a little city that’s still somewhat (barely) out in the country, to an extent that we enjoy many sights and sounds of nature. Here, a fox ran across the driveway in front of RonTom this past weekend, going from Lynn Cobb’s yard towards the Polleys. Here, in mi...

Looking outside with my hands in dishwater, something didn’t look quite right. Looking straight at a gigantic caterpillar, my eyes had not focused. Outside with my phone in hand, the handsome bright green beauty stood out. What a camera the iPhone 6+ is! It captured a photo for you! You probably hav...

C ongratulations to our newly elected council members, elected by overwhelming margins: Lee Taylor is back for another term. Ralph McClendon (son of former mayor LaVerne McClendon) and Suzanne Hallam will begin service once they’re sworn in. Watch the city’s announcement boards and mountaincitytx.co...

O ur KissMe! After his weenie dog bedtime, from the kitchen I heard in the backyard, “clink clink … clink … clink clink clink”. This tag-clinking went on and on, and it might have been going on for quite some time. Once outside, I could see him tossing some thing and shuddered thinking, “Oh no. A to...

A pologies to Suzanne Hallam. In quickly listing those who filed for the City Council election, as I rushed to get off on vacation, her name did not get written into this column’s list a couple of weeks ago. Suzanne made the rounds at the Fire & Ice Festival as a volunteer, not as a candidate, selli...

F ull bloom goldenrods outside our breakfast window provide a miniature encapsulation of the golden splendor of the aspens saturating mile after mile during our travels in Colorado the last week of September. With God’s mercies and guidance, we were in the right places at the right time to see hour ...

By Pauline Tom I f you were disturbed by a dog’s barking just after 9 p.m. last Thursday night, I apologize. That was KissMe. KissMe tree’d three juvenile raccoons up The Williams’ privacy fence. The trio balanced almost eye to eye with us. Our blaring flash light and commands to KissMe, three feet ...

T hink quick! What questions do you have for those who might serve on the Mountain City City Council to help with your ballot selection of three out of the five? Jot those questions down and get them emailed to lovingmountaincity@gmail.com by Monday, Sept. 14. Amy Hilton will compile the questions a...

M ountain City will have an election for alderman positions! Mark your calendars to vote on Election Day, Nov. 3. The five who filed are Elva Brown, Thomas Brown, Suzanne Hallam, Ralph McClendon, and Lee Taylor (incumbent). You may vote for three, and the top three win. Should you want to write in a...