Thomas H. Burks
Funeral service for Thomas H. Burks, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev Joshua Williams officiating and Rev. Al Davis assisting. Interment will follow at Stouts Creek Cemetery with Johnny Sims, Ronnie Glossup, Cody Burks, Dillon Burks, Mark White and Jason Cobb serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. ...
Tom “Pete” Stokley
Funeral Service for Tom “Pete” Stokley, age 74, of Pickton, Texas will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Bro. Mike Haun officiating and Bro. Jack Elliott assisting. Interment will follow at New Pickton Cemetery with Jerome Edwards, Johnny Cox, Johnny Walker, James Scott, Mickey Grubbs and Johnny Grubbs serving as pallbearers and fellow employees of Key Energy, and brother in laws,...
Two Brothers Found Dead From Gun Shot Wounds New Years Day in Hopkins County
In a news release from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department: Deputies were dispatched to a residence just off County Road 2408 about 9:45 a.m. after communications officers received a call about the welfare of family members and, upon arrival, found two men dead of apparent gunshot wounds. Sheriff Lewis Tatum said told us there had been a history of violence between two brothers and the last time the brothers had been seen...
Hopkins County 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony Set
Dr. Ray Keck, President of Texas A & M Commerce, will serve as Master of Ceremony for the 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony is set for 7 p.m. January 15, 2018, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values...
Monday (New Year’s Day) Forecast
High: 28, wind chill values between 1-11; Low: 17; Wind: North, northeast 10-15 mph, gusts to 25 mph
The Gutenberg – Cloudflare (free) – “Fix”
This is what worked for me. We have the free version of Cloudflare. WordPress 4.9.8, and Gutenberg 3.4.0 Go to your Cloudflare Firewall page Scroll down and select Web Application Firewall. Look forr those nasty BLOCKED actions. Click on the Details…. IP redacted… in the left dropdown box, select whitelist, and be sure to CLICK THE CHECKMARK! You will need to do this for EACH IP.
Helen Autrey Shelby
Helen Autrey Shelby went to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 28, 2017. She was born April 10, 1932 to Essie and Dewey Autrey of the Cypress Community. She had two sisters Mary Ruth Connelly and Maxine Zachary, and one brother Charles Autrey. Maxine, Charles and her parents predeceased her and Mary Ruth resides in Spearman, Texas. On August 27, 1949, she married her great love, Bobbie Ray Shelby of Winnsboro after meeting him at a...
Bettye Sue “Suzy” Chancellor
Bettye Sue “Suzy” Chancellor peacefully went to Heaven at age 89 on Friday, December 29, 2017, at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center in Austin. Bettye Sue was born on March 23, 1928, in Sulphur Springs, the daughter of Ben D. Wood and Lois M. King Wood. She married her husband of 71 years, Warren E. Chancellor at First Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs on September 1, 1946, he survives. Following her graduation from Sulphur...
Meal a Day Menu for Jan 1st through 5th
Meal A Day Menu January 1st – January 5th Monday CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY Tuesday Chicken Fried Steak Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Sliced Carrots Roll Wednesday Beef Enchilada Casserole Pinto Beans Chips and Salsa Thursday Chicken and Noodle Casserole Pickled Beets Roll Friday Vegetable Beef Soup Crackers Cheese...
Aviation History: VC-140B 61-2490 Lockheed JetStar
The in flight photo is one of the paint schemes when the airplane was in the contract at E-Systems, Greenville, TX starting in 1973 until all VC-140Bs were retired in the late 1980s. It is now a Piece of flying history at LBJ ranch. VC-140B 61-2490 Lockheed JetStar flew in and out of Lyndon Johnson’s ranch when he was vice president and president in the 1960s. The 13-passenger plane is sometimes referred to as Air Force One...
