Olevia “Claudine” Rust
August 7, 1930 — May 21, 2026 Greenville Funeral service for Olevia “Claudine” Rust, age 95, of Greenville, Texas, will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Buddy Wiggins officiating. Interment will follow at Union Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Rust peacefully passed away at her residence on Thursday, May 21,...
Summer Food Service Program Starts Soon
May 25, 2026 – AUSTIN, Texas — As schools across Texas wrap up the academic year, state leaders are reminding families that free meals will still be available to children throughout the summer months. Sid Miller announced this week that the state’s Summer Meal Programs will begin offering no-cost meals at sites statewide starting on or around June 1. The program is administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) in...
Chip Roy Advances Legislation To Monitor Data Center Resource Usage
May 25, 2026 – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Texas congressman is pushing for new federal oversight of the rapidly expanding data center industry, introducing legislation aimed at tracking the massive water and energy demands of large-scale facilities. Chip Roy, a Republican representing Central Texas, filed the bill Friday, calling for the U.S. Department of Energy to monitor and publicly report resource usage by data centers that...
Hilda (Holder) Ballard
July 23, 1946 — May 23, 2026 Sulphur Springs Hilda (Holder) Ballard, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away at her residence on Saturday, May 23, 2026. No formal services are being held per her request. With our condolences.
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, May 24, 2026
“‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’” Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV Hey friends! I hear the Lord calling to his people to listen; to enter into a place of prayer where we seek to hear his voice. It’s time we shut down the voices around us; the phones, the TV, computers, social media, and even our friends and family. This call is to come with the purpose to...
Julie Smith
July 11, 1969 — May 22, 2026 Winnsboro Funeral service for Julie Smith, age 56, of Winnsboro, Texas, will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. LD Baxley officiating. Interment will follow at Como Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith peacefully passed away at her residence on Friday, May 22,...
Gysbertus “Bert” Hoppenreys
January 4, 1960 — May 20, 2026 Memorial Service for Gysbertus “Bert” Hoppenreys, age 66 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at St. James Catholic Church with Father Victor Hernandez officiating. Mr. Hoppenreys passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at his residence. Gysbertus “Bert” Hoppenreys was born on January 4, 1960 in Elst Holland in the Netherlands to Gysbertus Hoppenreys and Maria...
Ryan Cade Prewitt
Ryan Cade Prewitt of Mount Vernon, Texas, passed away unexpectedly in Wylie, Texas, on Wednesday, May 14, 2026, at the very young age of 24. Ryan was born on April 12, 2002, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Debra Louise Saxon and Keith Prewitt . Ryan loved the outdoors and enjoyed spending time hunting and fishing. He often spent time with his brother, Luke, whom he looked up to very much, shooting guns and doing target practice. He was...
Hopkins County Judge Sentences Retired United States Air Force Brigadier General to 40 Years in Prison for the offense of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child or Children
May 21, 2026 – SULPHUR SPRINGS—Eighth Judicial District Attorney Will Ramsay announced today that District Judge Eddie Northcutt has sentenced retired Air Force Brigadier General Mike Houston McClendon to 40 years in prison after finding him guilty of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child or Children. Allegations from McClendon’s family began to surface in 2018, but charges were ultimately not pursued at that time. On May 11,...
‘Matrix Headlights’ Now Legal in the USA
May 22, 2026 – WASHINGTON — For years, American drivers navigating dark, winding roads faced a frustrating, binary choice: blind oncoming traffic with high beams, or compromise their own vision with low beams. Meanwhile, drivers in Europe cruised under a blanket of daylight, courtesy of advanced “smart” headlights. Now, the gap is finally closing. Following a major, long-overdue update to federal vehicle safety...
