Opinion: No Hospital, No Hope: The Fight for Rural Health Care in Texas.
An Editorial by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller May 12, 2025 -As we recognize National Hospital Week, it’s important to honor the men and women who dedicate their lives to keeping our communities healthy. From the nurses who provide compassionate care to the doctors who offer life-saving expertise, our rural hospitals are staffed by incredibly committed individuals who often perform multiple roles to keep everything running...
EPIC City Now Under Federal Investigation
April 12, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Justice has joined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott in launching a federal investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) and its proposed development project, EPIC City—a 402-acre planned Muslim community near Josephine, Texas. The planned city will occupy land in Collin and neighboring Hunt County. The probe follows mounting controversy and public...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Historic $1.375 Billion Settlement with Google Related to Texans’ Data Privacy Rights
May 11, 2025 – Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $1.375 billion settlement in principle with Google, delivering a historic win for Texans’ data privacy and security rights and marking the highest recovery nationwide against Google for any attorney general’s enforcement of state privacy laws. In 2022, Attorney General Paxton sued Google for unlawfully tracking and collecting users’ private data regarding geolocation,...
Gulf Shrimp Season Closes May 15
May 9, 2025 – AUSTIN – Commercial shrimp season for both Texas and federal waters in the Gulf of America will close 30 minutes after sunset May 15, reopening on a still-to-be determined date in July. While July 15 is the statutory opening date for the gulf season, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Coastal Fisheries Division will sample shrimp populations this summer to determine the optimum opening date. The...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, May 11, 2025
Hey friends! So on Friday nights I meet the youth group kids and some other adults, down at the square here in town and we get ice cream. I also share a short power message before we hit the streets to share Jesus and His love with people. This week, we talked about making God our refuge. We talked about how in times of need we can run to Him. Refuge means a safe place. But it also means a place of...
Eileen Golden
Eileen Golden passed away on Friday, May 9, 2025 in Tyler, TX. Eileen was born on May 4, 2025 in Michigan the daughter of Ernest James King and Erva Bardwell King. Eileen worked in the education field for many years. The family will hold services at a later date. With our condolences.
Leathia Ann Smith
May 5, 1944 — May 8, 2025 Brashear Memorial Service for Leathia Ann Smith, age 81, of Brashear, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas with Buddy Wiggins officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Smith passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Leathia Ann Smith was born on May 5, 1944 in...
Bill Elam
February 10, 1948 — May 8, 2025 Nelta Funeral Service for Bill Elam, age 77, of Nelta, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Burial will be held at DFW National Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service onMay 13, 2025 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Elam passed away...
Tia Price Eddins
A private Graveside for Tia Price Eddins, age 48, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at Gafford Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Eddins passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Tia Price Eddins was born on February 7, 1977 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to Roger and Nan (Tatom) Price. She married David Eddins in Sulphur Springs on September 3, 2017. Tia worked as a nurse for several years, helped at the family ...
Sign Program Offers Comfort and Awareness
May 9, 2025 – By Danny Perez – HOUSTON — Losing a family member in a vehicle crash is incredibly devastating and the impacts last a lifetime. To provide some comfort, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) offers families a way to honor loved ones through a memorial sign program. The program is offered to motorcyclists killed by another driver’s negligence and people killed in crashes caused by impaired...
