Michael Bates shares a vision for Mineral Wells’ old high school: a community center, a senior campus, and a reason for former students to come back.
Step inside the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells through Jonny Goodday’s photographs and films, tracing its 1929 opening, decades of silence, and restoration toward a planned 2028 return.
After an EF-3 tornado struck Mineral Wells, first responders, volunteers, and neighbors answered devastation with courage and a determination to rebuild together.
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