CARTHAGE, Texas -- A Carthage man may have unearthed one of the world’s rarest gemstones not in a mine, but in his own front yard. Robert Lewis Jr. said in 2016, he found an unusual black rock just ...

Deep in the Hill Country of central Texas, is the town of Mason. Mason may be small in size, but its charm is Texas-sized. It's often referred to as the "Gem of the Hill Country," and it's the only ...

A Carthage man may have unearthed one of the rarest gemstones in the world — not in a mine, but in his own front yard. Robert Lewis Jr. says he found an unusual black rock just steps from his home ...