Pam Welborn blows a bubble for a judge during Tuesday's Bubble Gum Contest at the West Texas Fair & Rodeo. Fifty contestants participated in the fair contest, which was followed by a sack races, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Their mouths were stuffed with three pieces of sugar-free bubble gum. Each child chewed ...

Children across the country can put their bubble gum bubble-blowing skills to work Saturday to win money and prizes. Wal-Mart stores nationwide will host the 6th annual Dubble Bubble National Bubble ...

Only in the Guitar Arena at the Taylor County Fairgrounds was inflation a welcome sight Tuesday. That was the venue for the annual bubblegum blowing contest at the West Texas Fair & Rodeo in Abilene.

SCHERERVILLE -- Mom and unofficial bubble-blowing coach Victoria Starks, of Schererville, waited in line with her two daughters at Wal-Mart, giving them advice. "You need it thicker on your tongue," ...

Well, at least no one spit their gum out this time. Or did they? "A few of these kids, they'll try to blow a bubble and spit the gum out," said Taylor County Precinct 3 Constable A.D. Bush. "Then ...

It started out as a simple trip to Wal-Mart, on a day like any other, but standing in the checkout line, Britney Radford tapped her mother's shoulder and asked a question that has changed the ...

Hard to believe, but 100 years ago, bubble gum didn't exist. No bubble-blowing contests, no loud bangs from the back seat of the car on a long drive, no way for parents to hand over a few coins and ...

Pro tip: If you’re entering a bubble gum contest, it’s best to slather your lower face with an emollient. That includes facial hair. “What I do is I get lip-stuff and I coat my goatee down a little ...