Pride of TxDot, the New Cumby Rest Areas Open
TxDot Staff L. to R. , James Stevenson, Deputy Director of Maintenance Division, Wendy Starkes, Engineer Maintenance Division, and Richard Bagley, Inspector, Statewide On Grand Opening Day, the beautiful facility situated on the North side of Interstate 30 at Cumby, Texas was populated, not only with visitors, but with employees of Texas Dept. of Transportation, or TxDOT. I was greeted by designers, building contractors, District...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report September 19-25, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report September 19-25, 2018 September 19th At 1:02 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 3056 near Hawkins. Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on FM 14 near Quitman; at approximately 3:18 a.m. Deputies located the vehicle and everything was OK. Deputies were dispatched to Holiday Village Dr. near Quitman, at approximately 3:19 a.m., in reference to a burglary. Deputies searched the area, but were...
Floyd Rowell
Funeral services for Floyd Rowell, age 90, of Dallas, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 4, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jimmy Henry officiating. Military graveside honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Emblem Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m., prior to service time. Floyd passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018. He was born on May 6, 1928 in Emblem, TX, the son of...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Voter Registration Underway
VOTER REGISTRATIONStudents at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus had the opportunity to register for the upcoming election day slated for November 6 during a campus voter registration drive this week. Filling out their registration forms are (from left) Jonathan Plumlee, John Koonce and Sarah Leano, all of Sulphur Springs.
Mason Doss
Celebration of Life for Mason Doss, age 23, of Jacksonville, FL and formerly of Sulphur Springs, TX is from 6 to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel and the Memorial Service will be conducted at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 3 P.M. Mr. Doss passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in Jacksonville, FL. Mason was born on August 12, 1995 in Sulphur Springs to Jason...
Edie Lou Joslin Edwards
Funeral Service for Edie Lou Joslin Edwards, age 57, of Caddo Mills, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Pastor Marvin McDaniel and Pastor Lane Verschoor officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Ms. Edwards passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. Edie Lou was born on August 25, 1961 in Cooper, Texas to William and Edith Joslin. ...
Congressman Ratcliffe Says the Protecting Family and Small Business Cuts Act of 2018 Benefits Northeast Texas
Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, we’ve experienced drastic economic growth in our country that’s toppled records untouched since the Ronald Reagan era, according to U S Representative for Texas District 4 Congressman John Ratcliffe. Ratcliffe said he voted for the House passage of legislation that will help unleash further economic development, wage growth and tax savings for middle class families and small businesses in...
Lady Cat Volleyball 0-3 in District; Optimistic for Remainder of Season
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness called his team’s home district loss to Greenville a tough one. He said the Lady Cats had their chances to win but did not capitalize on those chances. Greenville won in five sets, 3-2. The score was 25-22, 18-25, 23-25, 25-18 and 7-15. Coach Maness said the Lady Lions were a good team. He said unforced errors by the Lady Cats did them in. Coach Maness said there were missed serves, balls...
Former State Senator Deuell Endorses Scudder
GREENVILLE, TX – Dr. Bob Deuell, the former Republican State Senator for District 2, calls incumbent Bob Hall “one of the most ineffective and incompetent state senators in the history of Texas.” Deuell is crossing party lines to endorse Democratic nominee Kendall Scudder and urging voters of all political affiliations and philosophies to do the same. Citing Hall’s ignorance of issues and disloyalty to district, Deuell...
