Media Statement: Black Bear Sightings Confirmed in East Texas
August 25, 2025 – Biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) have confirmed several sightings of a black bear in Cherokee, Anderson, Panola and Rusk Counties. Black bears are native to Texas and part of the state’s natural heritage and ecosystem. They are designated as a threatened species in Texas, so it is illegal to kill, injure, take, possess, capture, or transport a black bear. Please note there are...
Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Warns of Radioactive Foreign Shrimp
August 24, 2025 – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today highlighted a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning advising Americans not to eat, sell, or serve certain imported frozen shrimp from an Indonesian firm. Texans deserve to know exactly what’s on their plate, and the FDA’s advisory proves exactly why. The Texas Department of Agriculture fully supports this action and urges all Texans to take it...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, August 24, 2025
Hey friends!! Just wanted to encourage you today! You are so loved!! Listen friends, some of my greatest pain has led to my greatest blessings. Pain was never meant to destroy us but to grow us! And some of greatest pain I have experienced has come from people I care very much for. And the people I have hurt the most have been people I care about. Pain is inevitable, but how you...
Richard Wayne Jones
March 11, 1965 ~ August 16, 2025 (age 60) Richard Jones Obituary Funeral Services for Richard Wayne Jones will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at West Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. Darrell Roach officiating. Interment will follow the service at Ridgeway Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. Richard passed away on August 16, 2025. Full obituary forthcoming Arrangements are...
Elmer Dial
VISITATION: Friday August 29, 2025 5:00 PM to 7:00 PMWest Oaks Funeral Home500 S. Hillcrest DriveSulphur Springs, TX 75482FUNERAL SERVICE :Saturday August 30, 2025 1:00 PMCherry Grove Baptist Church713 CR 4766Sulphur Springs, TX 75482INTERMENT FOLLOWING FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday August 30, 2025 North Caney Cemetery713 County Road 4766Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 With our condolences.
Sue Gilmer
May 25, 1938 — August 22, 2025 Sulphur Springs Sue Gilmer, age 87 of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Sue was born on May 25, 1938, in York, Pennsylvania to Eugene and Elizabeth (Loveland) Quarry. She enjoyed gardening, painting, cross stitching, canning and quilting. Sue enjoyed spending as much time as she could with her wonderful family....
Strong Populations and Prime Conditions Set Stage for Promising Dove Season
August 22, 2025 – AUSTIN — Despite early weather challenges, Texas dove hunters can look forward to a strong 2025 season. Spring population surveys conducted by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) staff found mourning dove numbers continue to trend near historic highs. Combined with strong habitat conditions across much of the state, hunters should expect solid opportunities when the 2025 dove season opens Sept. 1....
Winners of the 2025 Big Tex® Choice Awards Announced
By Veronica Delgado | August 21, 2025 |The tastiest time of the year is here! The culmination of hard work, sweat, and oil in creating the most appetizing Fair foods. The 21st Annual Big Tex® Choice Awards, presented by Karbach Brewing Company, was one to be remembered. After tasting and evaluating all 15 items, the all-star panel of judges tallied their scores and made their decisions. Without further ado… the winners are: “Best...
Governor Abbott, Community Foundation Of The Texas Hill Country Announce Over $40 Million In Long-term Flood Relief Funding Efforts
August 21, 2025 | Kerrville, Texas | Governor Greg Abbott today joined the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country to announce over $40 million in funding to support long-term housing relief following the July 4th floods in Kerrville. “I have never seen a community or foundation respond faster at getting the resources donated to the people who need it the most,” said Governor Abbott. “Today, with this announcement,...
Ben Spraggins
September 10, 1979 — August 20, 2025 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Ben Spraggins, age 45, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at the Sulphur Springs Civic Center Auditorium with Denver Hines officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Spraggins passed away in Plano, Texas on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 after succumbing to injuries from an accident in Waco in June. Benjamin Lee...
