Coach Don Poe
Funeral services for Coach Don Poe, age 81 of Hideaway, Texas, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at the First Baptist Church of Lindale with Dr. Tom Buck officiating. Interment will follow at Concord Cemetery in Quitman. Don passed away Thursday, February 22, 2024, in Tyler. He was born August 17, 1942, in Quitman to the late Nolie Martin and Francis Floydean (Moore) Poe. Don has lived in Hideaway for the last 23...
Brenda Tucker
Funeral Service for Brenda Tucker, age 74, of Cumby, TX will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, TX with Pastor Norman Carson officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Kaleb Yarbrough, Michael Arnold, Monty Arnold, Benjamin Arnold, Lee Frye, and Billy Tucker. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, February 23, 2024 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs....
Dinner Bell Menu For February 28, 2024
The Messengers Sunday School Class of the First United Methodist Church was organized in 1955, 69 years ago! Membership was full of fairly newly married couples and a few single persons. Sadly most of those original members are no longer alive, but their memories and good works outlive them. Jackie Brice is one of the originals who still attends on Sunday with a big smile on her face! Dan Bonner, Judge Kearney Brim, and Christine...
Financial Incentives Program Aids Forestry Climate Solution Practices
February 22, 2024 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Texas A&M Forest Service is awarding $8.25 million through the Texas Climate-Smart Initiative, a financial incentives program to fund non-industrial, private, small-acreage landowners. The five-year project, led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and funded by the USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities grant, will provide financial incentives to agricultural commodities...
A&M-Commerce Staff Member Receives Emmy Award for Musical Compositions
February 22, 2024 – COMMERCE, TX—A staff member at Texas A&M University-Commerce was honored with an Emmy Award from the Rocky Mountain Southwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Taylor Mefford, who works as manager of videography in the Office of Marketing and Communications at A&M-Commerce, received the award as part of the production team for “Unresolved,” a true-crime...
Severe Weather Education Class Scheduled for Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
February 22, 2024 – The 2024 spring severe weather season is not too far away, and the National Weather Service and local public safety officials want you to be ready. The National Weather Service (NWS) Office located in Fort Worth will be conducting a free Severe Weather Education class in Hopkins County on Tuesday, February 27th, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Sulphur Springs City Hall. Officially known as the SKYWARN Storm...
Chamber Connection – February 21st
By Butch Burney February 22, 2024 – Need glasses for the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse? Want a T-shirt and sticker? We know where you can get them. We have eclipse merchandise at the Chamber of Commerce, including T-shirts, stickers and glasses. With tens of thousands of visitors targeting Hopkins County for April 8, don’t wait until the last minute. The Chamber has an eclipse website, TotalEclipseSSTx.com, in which you can...
Billy Ray
Funeral Service for Billy Ray, age 83, of Cypress, TX will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 23, 2024 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, TX. Bill Morgan will officiate. Burial will be at Forest Academy Cemetery, Como, TX. Mr. Ray passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2024 in Cypress, TX. Billy Omar Ray was born to Omar and Vernell Ray on May 13, 1940. He is survived by wife, Rita Ray; daughters, Robin Morgan...
“Digger” Dan Mitchell
Visitation Service for “Digger” Dan Mitchell, age 51 of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held from 4:00–6:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, TX. Mr. Mitchell passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 in Tyler, TX. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. The online register can be signed at www.murrayorwosky.com
IRS Warns of Email Scams During Tax Season
February 22, 2024 – As the official start of tax season approaches, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is issuing a crucial warning about scams that could potentially cost taxpayers hundreds of dollars. The latest scam to be aware of involves an email that appears to be from the IRS and features the agency’s logo. This deceptive email talks about the “Third round of economic impact payments,” stating it...
