Olevia “Claudine” Rust
August 7, 1930 — May 21, 2026 Greenville Funeral service for Olevia “Claudine” Rust, age 95, of Greenville, Texas, will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Buddy Wiggins officiating. Interment will follow at Union Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Rust peacefully passed away at her residence on Thursday, May 21,...
Summer Food Service Program Starts Soon
May 25, 2026 – AUSTIN, Texas — As schools across Texas wrap up the academic year, state leaders are reminding families that free meals will still be available to children throughout the summer months. Sid Miller announced this week that the state’s Summer Meal Programs will begin offering no-cost meals at sites statewide starting on or around June 1. The program is administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) in...
Hilda (Holder) Ballard
July 23, 1946 — May 23, 2026 Sulphur Springs Hilda (Holder) Ballard, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away at her residence on Saturday, May 23, 2026. No formal services are being held per her request. With our condolences.
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, May 24, 2026
“‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’” Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV Hey friends! I hear the Lord calling to his people to listen; to enter into a place of prayer where we seek to hear his voice. It’s time we shut down the voices around us; the phones, the TV, computers, social media, and even our friends and family. This call is to come with the purpose to...
Julie Smith
July 11, 1969 — May 22, 2026 Winnsboro Funeral service for Julie Smith, age 56, of Winnsboro, Texas, will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. LD Baxley officiating. Interment will follow at Como Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith peacefully passed away at her residence on Friday, May 22,...
Gysbertus “Bert” Hoppenreys
January 4, 1960 — May 20, 2026 Memorial Service for Gysbertus “Bert” Hoppenreys, age 66 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at St. James Catholic Church with Father Victor Hernandez officiating. Mr. Hoppenreys passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at his residence. Gysbertus “Bert” Hoppenreys was born on January 4, 1960 in Elst Holland in the Netherlands to Gysbertus Hoppenreys and Maria...
Ryan Cade Prewitt
Ryan Cade Prewitt of Mount Vernon, Texas, passed away unexpectedly in Wylie, Texas, on Wednesday, May 14, 2026, at the very young age of 24. Ryan was born on April 12, 2002, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Debra Louise Saxon and Keith Prewitt . Ryan loved the outdoors and enjoyed spending time hunting and fishing. He often spent time with his brother, Luke, whom he looked up to very much, shooting guns and doing target practice. He was...
Viral Graduation Photo Costs North Texas School Official Newly Appointed Administration Job
May 21, 2026 – COMMERCE, Texas — A newly appointed North Texas school district administrator has lost his job before his contract even officially began, following the rapid viral spread of a photograph showing him typing a racist text message during a high school graduation ceremony. Sam Day, who was recently announced as the incoming Director of Operations for the Commerce Independent School District, had his employment offer...
Priscilla Ashmore
December 5, 1937 — May 18, 2026Priscilla Ashmore, age 88, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2026, at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in Denton, Texas on December 5,1937 to Raymond Albert and Mary Jane (Blagg) Ashmore. She is survived by her nephew, Keith Ashmore of Emory, Texas and a host of great nieces and nephews. Priscilla was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond Albert and Mary Jane (Blagg) Ashmore;...
Dinner Bell for May 27, 2026
May 19, 2026 – WEEK OF: May 27, 2026 COMMUNITY PARTNER: Rotary Club of Sulphur Springs The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. Rotary Club of Sulphur Springs is now over one hundred (100) years old. In 1925 a group of men, who were the movers and shakers in Sulphur...
