Brandon Huckabee, 37 Back home to raise his family By Sara Vanden Berge
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randon Huckabee is the kind of guy moms around the world hope their daughters will one day marry. He’s nice, easygoing, hardworking and funny. But best of all he loves his family and the community where he grew up. Brandon graduated from Stephenville High School in 1999, then traveled to various cities in Texas working in retail management. When he and his wife Alyssa had their daughter Brinley, now 3, the couple decided it was time to head home. “In 2014 I started to look into businesses I could start in Stephenville so we could move back,” he said.
Brandon Huckabee grew up in Stephenville where he now runs his business, the Huckabee Inspection Group. That led the couple to start the Huckabee Inspection Group in 2015, a business that does commercial and residential inspections for people buying or selling property. “We wanted to come back and raise our family in a small community, a place where I had so many great memories growing up,” Brandon said. The young family is continuing to grow with the couple’s second child due in August. Stephenville City Council. Brandon is a member of the Lions Asked what he loves most about Club, Chamber of Commerce, Timber Stephenville, Brandon answered quickly. Ridge Church and is even running for “The people,” he said. “There is a
sense of pride in our community and people are always willing to lend a helping hand to their neighbors. This is a special place.”
Audie Renee, 32 Connecting with the community through the airwaves By Sara Vanden Berge
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ou have no doubt heard her voice piping through the airwaves on your way to work. Audie Renee hosts a morning radio
show from 6-10 a.m. weekday mornings on KSTV. “My show highlights what’s happening in the community and we play all of the biggest country hits,” she said. Audie is originally from Garland and
“I’ve always liked the entertainment business and when I was a kid, my sister and I would host radio shows at our grandparent’s house. Our grandparents would be our guests and my grandpa would play his harmonica,” she said. “And during the holidays we would put on variety shows.” While attending Missouri State, Audie attended a few concerts and met a program director for a local radio station. “He offered me a job as an overnight program Audie Renee hosts a assistant and three months morning radio show on later he gave me my own KSTV. weekend show,” she said. Audie was hooked. Today, she is involved in the Stephenville Optimist Club and sings in the choir at First Baptist Church. “I love the fact that the community is so tight-knit,” she said.
moved to Stephenville in December 2016 from Dallas. “My favorite part of my job is the interaction I have with the listeners,” she said. She started prepping for her future at a young age.
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