Doris Rawls
Funeral service for Doris Rawls, age 100, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Joe Clark officiating. Interment will follow at South Liberty Cemetery with Johnny Anderson officiating and with the Harvey/Crusaders Class serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Mrs. Rawls passed away Friday, July 7, 2017, at The...
Saturday Forecast
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 92 with heat index as high as 101; Low: 74: Wind: West, southwest around 5 mph
Storytime for Athletes at The Edge
From the beginning of The Edge conditioning program, Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens has been reading a page or two a day from a book to the athletes. The book is entitled, Chop Wood, Carry Water. It features a Samurai archer. Coach Owens said he heard about the book at a clinic presented by SMU Football Coach Chad Morris. Coach Owens picked up a copy of the book and he liked it’s messages for...
Regional AgriLife Research and Extension Center Celebrates 50 Years of Service
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Overton will celebrate 50 years serving Texans on July 12. AgriLife Extension has grown to become a statewide, national and international agricultural education agency over the past 100-plus years. Over the past 50 years, the Overton center has helped guide cattle, forage, ornamental plant and fruit and vegetable production. And AgriLife Extension outreach programs to...
William Ray Miller
William Ray Miller, 48, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at CHRISTUS Mother Frances in Sulphur Springs. Arrangements are pending with West Oaks Funeral Home.
Sylvia Styles
Graveside services for Sylvia Ray Styles, age 91, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 10, 2017 at Gray Rock Cemetery in Winfield with Rev. Michael Branch officiating. Mrs. Styles passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2017 at Rock Creek Health and Rehab. She was born on September 12, 1925 in Cessnock, Australia, the daughter of Albert James Fairhall and Mildred Ester Ray Fairhall. She married Denson David...
Tira News July 7, 2017
The annual Tira Homecoming was held on Sunday, July 2nd. Larry Fitzgerald did a great job serving as Master of Ceremonies and singing two inspirational songs. Dusti James presented a rose to the families of those buried in the Tira Cemetery during the past year. Lynda Garner, accompanied by Tiffany Vaughn at the piano, led the congregation in singing the traditional “Church in the Wildwood” and “America the Beautiful” Several in...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 28-July 4, 2017
June 28th Deputies were dispatched to HWY 154 near Quitman, at approximately 8:01 a.m., in reference to an alarm. Deputies checked the area and the building was secure. At approximately 9:07 a.m., deputies contacted the reporting party in reference to a request to speak to an officer. Deputies gave the reporting party information regarding a civil issue that occurred on HWY 182 near Quitman. Deputies went out on an Arrest/Warrant...
Friday Forecast
High: 94 with heat index as high as 100; Low: 74; Wind: South, southwest 5 mph
