Richland Cemetery Association Meeting 2025
March 25, 2026 – Richland Cemetery Association will meet April 12 at 10:30 at the New Richland Baptist Church in Brinker. The program will be about the Gooding family. There will be a covered dish lunch after the meeting. All are welcome.
Jackie Verne Bowling
May 7, 1935 – March 24, 2025 A baby girl, Jackie Verne, was born to Jack W. and Melverne Hargis Glosup on May 7, 1935. Jackie spent her childhood in the Posey and North Hopkins communities and graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1953. She worked for Lone Star Gas Company until June 28, 1956 and on that date married the love of her life, Clyde Bowling. They were blessed with two sons, Larry and Terry, and moved to...
Student’s Art Becomes Road Sign
March 25, 2025 – By Jake Smith – WACO — You might think making road signs is so easy a third grader can do it. And in this case, you’d be right. TxDOT employees in the Waco area recently partnered with Gatesville ISD to hold a safety poster contest, with the winner having their art turned into a road sign. “TxDOT cannot promote traffic safety alone,” said Jacob Chau, TxDOT’s director of transportation operations in Waco....
Annie Mearl Wilkerson
Annie Mearl Wilkerson was born on September 26, 1942, to parents – Sammie Harris, Sr. and Pearl Lee Kelly Harris in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She departed this life at the age of 82 on March 23, 2025. She joined Morning Chapel Baptist Church at an early age. She participated in Youth and Adult Choirs, BTU, Vacation Bible School, Season Saints, and various other activities in the church, and continued as a faithful member until her...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues CID as Part of an Ongoing Investigation into Real Estate Development Tied to East Plano Islamic Center
March 26, 2025 – Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) to Community Capital Partners, LP (“CCP”) as part of an ongoing investigation into CCP’s real estate development, EPIC City. The development, which will occupy land in nearby Hunt County, is affiliated with the East Plano Islamic Center (“EPIC”). A Civil Investigative Demand (CID) is a legal tool used by federal agencies like the DOJ, FTC,...
Governor Abbott, Governor Ducey Boost School Choice Support In Texas
March 26, 2025 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott boosted the growing support for school choice in Texas during a media availability with former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Speaker Dustin Burrows at the Texas Capitol in Austin. “School choice is important for parents and essential for students,” said Governor Abbott. “Texas is on the cusp of game-changing...
Inocente J Ramirez
January 6, 1950 — March 25, 2025 Sulphur Springs Inocente J. Ramirez, age 75 of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on March 25, 2025 at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs. Inocente was born on January 6, 1950 in Zacatecas, Mexico to Juan Ramirez Dligado and Trinidad Fernandez Ceballos. He married Ernestina Guerrero in Rio Granda, Texas in 1973. Inocente worked paving asphalt. He is survived by his wife, Ernestina; children,...
Pat Deaton
September 2, 1938 — March 22, 2025 Sulphur Springs Patrician Ann Bauman Deaton (Pat), age 86, died peacefully on March 22, 2025 at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, Texas, with her children and her husband by her side. Her memorial service will be held on April 28, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home with visitation preceding the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Pat was born on September 2, 1938 in Sulphur Springs,...
Get Your Tickets for the NETCS Choir Concert in April
March 25, 2025 – Tickets available on the website, at CNB, Alliance Bank, Guaranty and any choir member. The QR code on the poster will take you to ticket sales online. Miguel will be singing along with the NETCS Choir on one number, a duet with Joey Day and an acoustic set of his most popular songs from Hamilton. Miguel Cervantes grew up in Dallas, TX and attended Booker T Washington. He is best known for the role of...
Abbott Takes Aim at Proposed ‘Muslim City’ in Hunt County
March 25, 2025 – In February 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott addressed concerns regarding the proposed development of EPIC City, a 402-acre planned community near Josephine, Texas, initiated by the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC). The project envisions over 1,000 residential units centered around a mosque and an Islamic school, aiming to serve the local Muslim population. Upon learning about the development, Governor Abbott...
