Commission Approves Expansion of Digital License and Tag Options for Recreational Hunting, Fishing
April 3, 2025 – AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is expanding digital license and tag options to all recreational hunting, fishing and combo license and tag types. TPWD introduced digital licensing and tagging in 2022 for harvested deer, turkey and oversized red drum. Options have since expanded to allow resident hunters and anglers to purchase a fully digital license for the super combo (Items 111, 117), youth...
Saundra Grayson
November 16, 1943 — April 1, 2025 Alba Visitation for Saundra Grayson, age 81, of Alba, Texas will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Ms. Grayson passed away peacefully at her home in Alba on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 with her family by her side. Sandra A. Grayson was born on November 16, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas to Buddy and Katrine (Coppedge) Parnell. Saundra...
Graveside/Memorial service for Murry Dale and Mary Diana Smith
Graveside/Memorial service for Murry Dale and Mary Diana Smith of Brashear, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at North Hopkins Cemetery in Birthright, Texas. All friends and family are invited to attend. Murry Dale Smith(age 75)July 2, 1949 – February 22, 2025 With our condolences. Mary Diana Smith(age 79)September 30, 1943 – March 22, 2023
Texas Legislature Considering Restrictions on What SNAP Can Buy
April 2, 2025 – Senate Bill 379, passed by the Texas Senate, seeks to restrict food stamp recipients from purchasing certain non-essential items such as soda, chips, and candy. The bill is part of a broader initiative to ensure that government assistance is directed towards healthier and more nutritious food options. If enacted, the legislation would modify the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides...
Danny Mitchell
Memorial Service for Danny William Mitchell will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at West Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. David Burns and Bro. Donnie Powers officiating. Danny passed away on March 31, 2025, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Danny was born on January 26, 1954, to Otis and Hazel Mitchell in Clarksville, Texas. He was a Rancher, Carpenter, Ferrier, Singer, Songwriter, Storyteller, and Guitar Player. He ministered the...
Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Ends For Many North Texas Hospitals
April 2, 2025 – Contract negotiations between major healthcare providers failed ahead of the April 1 deadline, leaving thousands of North Texans without in-network access to Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern System. As two of the largest hospital networks in North Texas, the breakdown in negotiations affects a significant number of patients who must now search for new medical providers or face higher out-of-pocket...
UPDATE – CHRISTUS Sulphur Springs Urgent Care Will be Open April 4th
April 3, 2025 – SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas – CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Urgent Care, located at 1339 S. Broadway St. in Sulphur Springs, will remain open on Friday, April 4. Urgent care patients will be seen from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. The building had been scheduled for electrical work, but that work has been moved to Tuesday, April 8. We are expecting work on April 8 to be done in time for the clinic to open and see patients at 3 p.m....
Free Colorectal Test Available for Those Who Qualify
April 1, 2025 – Through Moncrief Cancer Institute, free FIT tests that are shipped directly to people’s homes, if they qualify. And if further testing is needed, we also cover the cost of the colonoscopy – conducted right in Sulphur Springs with Dr. Ebrahim and Dr. Milad at Texas Modern Gastroenterology. For more information click here.
Sandy Smith
August 3, 1943 — March 30, 2025 Sulphur Springs Sandra Dell Smith passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025. “Sandy” was born on August 3, 1943 to Robert Thomas Mayo and Wilemenia Patricia Hawkins Mayo in San Angelo, Texas. She married the “Love of Her Life,” Lowell “Smitty” Duane Smith on May 28, 1959. They were married 36 years before he preceded her in death. She is survived by 4 of her 5 children, Cindy Bain and husband Mike of...
Trump Executive Order Takes Aim at Ticket Scalpers
On March 31, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at combating ticket scalping and enhancing price transparency in the live entertainment industry. The order directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce existing laws against the use of automated bots by scalpers, which are employed to purchase large quantities of tickets for resale at inflated prices. Additionally, the order instructs the Treasury...
