Making a Historic Investment to Provide Statewide Connectivity
September 7, 2023 – Texas has a lot to offer which includes over 80,000 highway lane miles. We also have worldclass rail and air facilities for freight and passengers. Nearly 2,000 people move here every day. That’s one of the reasons why the Texas Transportation Commission made history this month by approving a record $142 billion total investment for Texas’ transportation infrastructure, including the $100 billion...
New Nurse Honor Guard Commemorates Deceased Fellow Nurses in East Texas
September 7, 2023 – (East Texas) – At a recent memorial service, a group of nurses dressed in a traditional nurse’s uniform – white scrubs, white shoes, white cap, and blue cape – approached the casket.A burning candle led them down the aisle where they delivered a card to the family, extinguished the candle, read a tribute and placed a rose on the casket. The ringing of a triangle followed the saying of the deceased...
Paris Junior College Continues to Shape the Minds of The Future
CDL TRAINING September 5, 2023 – Truck driving instructor Todd Vanderhart, in back, visits with a class of future truckers at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. They will receive CDL certification upon completion of the course. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs truck class
Erin Pope
Funeral service for Erin Pope, age 88 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00P.M. on Friday, September 8, 2023, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Shane Carrington officiating. Interment will be held at a later date. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Pope passed away on September 3, 2023, at her residence where she was lovingly cared for by her son and daughter-in-law. Erin was born on September 19,...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report 08-28-2023 – 09-03-2023
Arrests: Marks, Cory, 35 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 8-31-2023 on 3 Winnsboro Municipal Court warrants for Impersonate Public Service, Terroristic Threat, and Harassment. Petrick, Seth, 30 years of age, of Gilmer, was arrested on 8-31-2023 on a Parole Board Violation. Fulmer, Elizabeth, 43 years of age, of Daingerfield, was arrested on 9-01-2023 for Possession of Marijuana >2oz.<=4oz....
Dinner Bell Menu For September 6, 2023
GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Chicken Sour Cream Enchiladas Mexican Corn Salad Tortillas Crumb Cake
Watering During Current Drought From Master Gardener David Wall
As global warming continues to increase (yes, global warming is real),our summers are becoming unreal. Summers are drought times, with theonly question being when in May or June are rains going to cease untilsometime in September. Temperatures get into the hundreds and stay therefor longer periods. Pollen hardens, and pollination becomes difficult ifnot impossible, all of which combine to cause vegetable plants to eithergreatly reduce...
Paris District Road Report for week of September 4, 2023
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Sept. 4, 2023. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...
Brookshire Grocery Co. Celebrates 95th Anniversary
TYLER, Texas, Sept. 1, 2023 – Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) will celebrate its 95th anniversary beginning Sept. 1, with special events and offers planned for customers and employee-partners throughout September. At Brookshire’s stores, this will include featured products with a special .95 cents price and additional YourPoints for customers each ad week. For 95 years, the family-owned and led company has strived to remain true to the...
Paris Junior College Regents Set Tax Rate
September 1, 2023 – No public comments were received at the Paris Junior College Board of Regents’ budget and tax rate hearing held on August 28, 2023. The Regents adjourned the hearing and opened their regular monthly meeting, approving both a new tax rate and the 2023-2024 budget. The Regents considered the proposed tax rate of $0.071 per $100 and approved it. They then approved a 2023-2024 Budget of $37,001,700. In...
