Merlene Teer
Funeral service for Merlene Teer, age 87 of Sulphur Springs, formerly of Como, will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Bro. B.J. Teer and Bro. Jimmy Gulledge officiating. Interment will follow at Black Oak Cemetery with Jeremy Pool, Richard Pool, Dustin Barrett, Brody Clark, Grayson Barrett, John Glenn and Jacob Glenn serving as pallbearers. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the...
Charles Eldon Lane
Charles Eldon Lane, of Scroggins, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, suddenly at his home at the age of 74. Chuck was born on August 6, 1949, in Osage City, Kansas to Harold Albert and Ila Jean (Russell) Lane. Chuck served in the United States Navy from 1969-1975. He married his high school sweetheart, Mary Lee Price on March 9, 1968, in Burlingame, Kansas. They moved to Mount Vernon in 1991. Chuck was very active in...
ERCOT Operating on Thin Margins
August 25, 2023 – As record heat continues all across Texas, cooler temperatures cannot come soon enough to give Texas’ Power Grid some needed relief. ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) has issued several Voluntary Conservation Requests across Texas during the heat wave as the difference between forecasted supply and demand on the grid has been very narrow. As the pastel lines on the graph below get closer...
Hopkins County Enters Drought, Burn Ban Coming?
August 25, 2023 – Although North East Texas has avoided severe drought so far this summer, the latest repot from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows Hopkins County has now entered the lowest level of drought at the D0 or “Abnormally Dry” stage. As other counties in Texas are rapidly moving up the scale, some in Central Texas have achieved the most severe level of D4 or “Exceptional Drought” and more counties...
Eddie Dean Woodson
Memorial Service for Eddie Dean Woodson will be held Saturday August 26, 2023 at 10:00am at First Baptist Church in Point, Texas with Samual Glenn officiating. Eddie was born November 20, 1961 to Ed Woodson, Jr and Carol Jean McManus Woodson in Sulphur Springs, TX. He departed this world August 9, 2023 in Tyler, TX. Eddie is survived by his children Kristin (Robert) Gable, Brandon Woodson & Keisha Jones, William Woodson, Cheryl...
2024 Lights of Life Gala Theme Announced
August 24, 2023 – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Annual Gala has become a cult event among locals for its over-the-top themes, delicious meals, elaborate décor, on-your-feet dance bands,and wonderful auctions. Adding to the evening is the fact that proceeds are used for improvement of local healthcare offerings. One of the first announcements each year after the Gala chairs are made public is the theme. Through the...
White House Announces New Student Loan Repayment Program
August 24, 2023 – The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, like other income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, calculates your monthly payment amount based on your income and family size. The SAVE Plan provides the lowest monthly payments of any IDR plan available to nearly all student borrowers. The new plan can significantly decrease your monthly payment amount compared to all other income-driven repayment plans. Your...
JoAn Coker
Funeral service for JoAn Coker, age 94 of Yantis, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Byron George officiating. A private family graveside will be held after. Pallbearers will be Cory Coker, Keith Thronton, Major David Coker Jr., Peyt Blevins, Baylee Riddle, and Langston Ray. Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Coker, Fred Jones, Mark Rogers and Jeff Philpott. Visitation will be...
Lela Hollis
Funeral service for Lela Hollis, age 89 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday,August 25, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with buddy Wiggins officiating. Interment willfollow at Rock Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Hollis passedaway on August 22, 2023 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Lela was born on August 25, 1933 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to C.W. and Olga...
JOHNNIE LEE BARRETT
JOHNNIE LEE BARRETT, 78, of LR, departed this life August 17, 2023. He is preceded in death by: father, Sugar Barrett; mother, Mary Juanita Barrett; brother, Thuster Barrett. He leaves to cherish his memory: spouse, Lue Jean Barrett; children, Jonathan Barrett, Monica (Larry) Smith, Jabali Barrett, Tamika “Nikki” (Ryan) Gore; siblings, William “Bill” Barrett and Nita Marie Barrett-Jones; six grandchildren, two...
