Alice Ann Harris
Funeral service for Ann Harris, age 73, of Shreveport, Louisiana will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas with BJ Teer officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Academy Cemetery with Dylan Fory, Garrett Fory, Ry Fory, Laine Fory, Emily Fory, and Daniel Harris serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Mrs....
Marge Lemmon
Celebration of Life for Marge Lemmon, age 71 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at a later date. Mrs. Lemmon passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on Friday, June 28, 2024. Marjorie Jean Lemmon was born on April 27, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas to Joseph and Mary Lou (Cropper) Scoggin. Marge was a stewardess for American Airlines and drove a school bus for many years for Mansfield ISD, Burleson ISD, and...
Paris Junior College Introduces new Vice President to Help Student Success
New PJC vice president pursues passion to help students succeed June 28, 2024 – For many years, Paris Junior College has been transitioning beyond being an “open door” college where everyone is welcome towards a primary focus of successful completion for every student. A major step on this path has been taken with the hiring of Dr. Lisa Elliott as Vice President of Student Access and Success. Her arrival at PJC on...
Prevent Wildfires this Fourth of July as Hot And Dry Conditions Persist
June 27, 2024 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas—As Texans make plans to celebrate the Fourth of July, Texas A&M Forest Service encourages everyone to be careful with any outdoor activity that may cause a spark. Approximately 90% of wildfires are caused by humans and their activities, and the Fourth of July is one of the top days for reported wildfires. Texas A&M Forest Service and local fire officials advise the public to be...
CHRISTUS Health Encourages Safe Fireworks use for Independence Day Celebrations
June 27, 2024 – (EAST TEXAS) – CHRISTUS Health is encouraging everyone to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday safely by providing fireworks safety tips. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports there were eight deaths and nearly 10,000 people treated in emergency rooms due to fireworks in 2023. Injuries from fireworks have increased since 2008. “Fireworks are extremely dangerous if used incorrectly,” said Julie...
Chamber Connection – June 26, 2024
By Butch Burney Join us for our main networking monthly event when Nations Lending hosts our Cocktails and Conversation on Thursday, June 18. You don’t have to be a Chamber member to attend. It is free to everyone, and a prime time to make friends and contacts. The event will also mark the grand opening for Bethany Ashby’s new Nations Lending office, located at 425 Main St. Stew is in the Air It’s too hot for stew in June, but it’s...
The Ladonia Rodeo is Coming up July 12th and 13th
June 25, 2024 – The 58th Annual Ladonia Rodeo will be held July 12th and 13th. The event opens at 8:00PM each night, at Eastman Arena in Ladonia, Texas. Friday night will be Patriot Night. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for kids. Admission includes entry to the dance on Saturday night, featuring Hill Country Revival. Ladonia Rodeo Poster 2024
Trading Post for June 28, 2024
Card Table Wedding Dress, Expert Gill lightly used, heated cat house. Best offers. 903 885 2735. This party has gallons of linseed oil, $25, gallons of coleman fuel for $20, and 2 new push mowers for $250 each, 903 335 8666 13 large round bales of mixed grass hay. $30.00 a bale. 430-252-9720 Free to a serious woodworker. Fine Woodworking Magazine. 31 copies from 1985 to 1990. 430 758 1073 Estate Sale Friday and Saturday. 301 Park St...
Nell Ann Jordan
Nell Ann Jordan was born on October 8, 1938, in Pickton, Texas to Henry Taylor and Vera Causey Lile (Stone). She gained her eternal rest on June 22, 2024. Nell was a devoted wife, loving mother, and cherished grandmother and great-grandmother whose life was marked by faith, family, and a love for nature. On August 25, 1956, Nell married the love of her life, Joe Pat Jordan. Together, they built a beautiful legacy that began with their...
The Pests have Arrived From Master Gardener David Wall
June 23, 2024 – We’ve had our two weeks of spring while receiving Noah’s flood, both of which slowed pollinators. Now, the heat has set in, tomato pollination is slowing and insect pests have arrived. Not much we can do about the heat, but we can aid pollination by grasping the plant a few inches below the flowers and gently shaking the flowers and doing it daily. Now, what about the insect pests. Among the worsts pest expected...
