Floyd McGary
Graveside services for Floyd McGary, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday at Richland Cemetery with Russell Morris officiating and Patsy McGary assisting. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m., one hour prior to the service at the cemetery. Pallbearers will be Donny McGary, Lonny McGary, Tyrel Anders, Justin Morris, Carrol Joe Anders, Cameron Tyrel McGary, Will Warnock and Terrell McGary. Honorary...
Carolyn Cochran
Funeral service for Carolyn Cochran, age 73, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Danny Ballard officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs IOOF Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 26, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Carolyn passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 with her husband of 23 years and...
Winnsboro ISD Facing Lawsuit Over Alleged Bullying
July 24, 2024 – A family is suing the Winnsboro school district over what they say are ignored reports of verbal and physical sex-based and disability-based harassment of their child by two Winnsboro ISD students. K-L-T-V television reports the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, was brought because of “actions and omissions” of Winnsboro ISD and the board of trustees. The suit...
Texas A&M Commerce Highlights Money Management Center
July 24, 2024 – Financial literacy is essential to higher education, and the new Blue to Gold Money Management Center at Texas A&M-Commerce is already making an impact. Opened on May 1, the center aims to help students successfully navigate money matters in college and beyond. The center, funded partly by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education, is staffed by trained money...
James Norman Morgan
November 13, 1933 ~ July 21, 2024 (age 90) Full obituary forthcoming. VISITATION Sunday July 28, 2024 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at West Oaks Funeral Home 500 S. Hillcrest DriveSulphur Springs, TX 75482 FUNERAL SERVICE Monday July 29, 2024 2:00 PM West Oaks Funeral Home INTERMENT FOLLOWING FUNERAL SERVICE Monday July 29, 2024 Sulphur Springs City Cemetery 7th Street Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 With our...
Texas A&M-Commerce President Asks Board to Hold Off on Name Change
July 23-, 2024 – Current TAMU-C President, Dr. Mark Rudin, recently asked the Texas A&M System Board of Regents to hold off on making any name change at the Commerce location as the Board has an upcoming meeting July 31-August 2. There has been much discussion over the rumor from June that the A&M System Board of Regents has considered changing the name to include “Dallas” in the name as the East Texas...
St. James Catholic Church Garage Sale Coming Up
July 23, 2024 – Sulphur Springs’ St. James Catholic Church is planning a garage sale for the first two weekends in August. The Women’s Auxillary at the local church will be hosting their annual garage sale two consecutive Fridays and Saturdays on August 2nd & 3rd, as well as August 9th & 10th. The sale times will be from 8:00am until 4:00pm each day and the items will be located inside the Education Building...
Shirley Barker
March 18, 1936 — July 21, 2024 Funeral service for Shirley Barker, age 88, of Winnsboro, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with C.J. Duffey officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Jeremy Keen, Terry Hayley, Cade Hayley, Don Bunch, and Ron Bunch serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Barker passed...
Natallie Janelle Dean
There will be a Graveside Service for Natallie Janelle Dean at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Cumby Cemetery with Bro. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Janelle passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Janelle was born on March 8, 1930 to W.V. “Shug” and Ruby Petty in Hunt County, Texas. She was a teacher for many years in New Mexico. Janelle adored music and genealogy and she enjoyed her native American...
SSISD Raises Teacher Pay
July 19, 2024 – The Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees in special meeting on Thursday, July 18th, approving a 5% general pay increase, resulting in a $2,625 increase for all teachers and librarians … according to a post the district’s Facebook page by Superintendent Deana Steeber. All employees that are not included on the teacher and librarian pay scale will receive a 2% raise based on the midpoint of the new pay...
