KERR COUNTY, Texas — In the aftermath of catastrophic flash flooding that swept through Kerr County in Texas Hill Country, a North Carolina-based disaster relief nonprofit, Mountain Mule Packer Ranch, ...

The first week of August in 1917 brought with it a five-day heatwave. “Saturday and Sunday were delightful,” reported the Exeter News-Letter, “then began a period of extreme heat, the 2 p.m.

ENTERPRISE — The rich, black sod peeled away like chocolate curls as the mule teams pulled the sharp plows through the earth cutting straight lines, guided by the sure hand of their owners. The Lazy ...