Meet our Feature writers

Brenda Cannon Henley

Brenda Cannon Henley is a born writer with a God-given talent for putting words and thoughts on paper to capture the moment, the person, or the scene. Having written for local and international newspapers for more than four decades, she hits a subject hard, tells what she wants you to know, and leaves you wanting more.

Georgia Osten

Georgia Osten has been visiting the coast most of her life and now calls Crystal Beach home. She has retired to Bolivar with her husband, Tom, and thoroughly enjoys every minute of the relaxed culture. She can usually be found digging in her vegetable garden, on the deck stringing shells, cooking up a feast, or strolling the beach for seaglass…always accompanied by her trusty golden retriever, Ruby. Georgia and Tom have three children and four grandchildren, and counting…

Cindy Clay Srader

Cindy Clay Srader has been an interior designer for almost 20 years and is a resident of Crystal Beach. She has clients from Dallas to Beaumont. She has made it her mission to help the people of Bolivar make it an even better slice of heaven than it was before Ike.

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Ed Snyder

Outdoor writer/photographer Ed Snyder is a native Texan from Harlingen with over 25 years of outdoor media experience in the field of freshwater and saltwater tournament angling and sports-fishing, with media credentials with TOWA, SEOPA, and LOWA. Ed lives on the Bolivar Peninsula and has written numerous stories about fishing and wildlife in the area.

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