Governor Abbott Deploys Firefighting Resources To Assist California Wildfire Response Efforts
January 11, 2025 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and Texas A&M Forest Service to deploy firefighters, emergency management and medical personnel, fire engines, and equipment to assist with wildfire response efforts in California following a request from CAL FIRE through the California Office of Emergency Services. “Our hearts...
Marvin Hart
July 31, 1941 — January 12, 2025 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Marvin Hart, age 83, of Dike, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas with Mike Eason and Bill Grant officiating. Interment will follow at Gafford Chapel Cemetery with Cody Hart, Clinton Degen, Ty Eason, Brandan Hart, Shane Horne, John Wayne Massey, and Ethan Phillips serving as...
Shirley Jean Miller
August 17, 1957 ~ January 10, 2025 (age 67) An obituary is not available at this time for Shirley Jean Miller. Visitation Friday January 17, 2025 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM West Oaks Funeral Home 500 S. Hillcrest Drive Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 Funeral Service Saturday January 18, 2025 2:00 PM West Oaks Funeral Home 500 S. Hillcrest Drive Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 Interment following funeral service Saturday January 18, 2025 Nelta Cemetery...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, January 12, 2025
Friends, a while back I took my family to Kentucky to the Ark Experience and wow was it powerful. And as we were coming home from Kentucky, we were listening to a sermon and the pastor told a story of a woman on a plane. He said, as she looked out one window she saw a beautiful sunset and as she looked out the other side windows she saw an approaching storm. And in that moment I feel like the Lord spoke to my heart what he spoke...
Rose Raines
January 28, 1959 — January 10, 2025 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Rose Raines, age, 65, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs. Visitation will be held one hour before from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Honorary pallbearers will include Jacob Morris, Michael Munoz, and Matthieu Munoz. Mrs. Raines passed away at her home on...
Sandra Bryant
July 23, 1943 — January 8, 2025 Cumby Sandra Bryant, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend passed away peacefully on January 8th, 2025 at her home in Cumby, TX surrounded by her family. Sandra was born on July 23, 1943 in Saltillo, Texas to James Wesley Beasley and Gladys Ellen Buckholt Beasley. She married Arlie Wayne Bryant on August 21, 1964 in Copeville, Texas. Sandra retired from the U.S. Postal Service after many years of...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Continues Lawsuit Against Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine
January 8, 2025 – Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a notice of appeal to continue his lawsuit against Pfizer, Inc., for its unlawful misrepresentations concerning the COVID-19 vaccine after a district court dismissed the case. In November 2023, Attorney General Paxton sued Pfizer for unlawfully misrepresenting the effectiveness and safety of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine. Further, Pfizer conspired with social...
Want a ‘Hawk Tuah’ Personalized Texas License Plate, Too Bad
January 8, 2025 – The viral “Hawk Tuah” moment (we’ll let you Google that story) inspired several Texas drivers to try and get a variation of that on the back of their vehicle. In fact, there were 82 attempts – some clever, we might add. All were rejected. The director or the director’s designee finds that the personalized alphanumeric pattern may be considered objectionable. An objectionable pattern may be...
Shirley Story
September 14, 1940 — January 6, 2025 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Shirley Story, age 84 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, January 13, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Perry Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel Cemetery with David Aaron, Justin Aaron, and Billy Thedford serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Story passed...
Missing an Amazon Package? Check Abandoned Lots and Wooded Areas
January 8, 2025 – It is no secret that delivering for the world’s largest online retailer is stressful. With ‘brutal quotas’ and threats of being fired, some drivers appear to be cracking under the pressure. Recent reports of Amazon packages being dumped in an abandoned lot in Montgomery, TX, and a similar incident in Lakeville, MA where close to 80 packages were dumped, appears to be the result of...
