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...
PJC Offering Free Robotics Coding Camp For Area Middle School Students
June 26, 2024 – Paris Junior College is offering six free, week-long Robotics Coding Camps that take an interactive approach to designing and coding robots through coding and use of Sphero BOLT and VEX V5 robots. Campers will be presented challenging and innovative concepts in learning, problem solving and analytical skills while fostering an interest in computer coding/programming. Each one-week, no-cost day camp is for...
NETBIO and Quality Preconditioning of Cattle
June 26, 2024 – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers a comprehensive program for the preconditioning of cattle. Preconditioning involves a series of management practices implemented prior to weaning to prepare calves for the next phase of production. These practices aim to improve the health, growth, and marketability of calves while reducing stress and illness. For more than twenty years, the North East Texas...
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
Multiple Arrests for Organized Crime Connected to Local Stolen Vehicles
Richard “Richie Rich” Lopez Facebook Photo June 24, 2024 – The stolen vehicles case continues to unfold with more charges being levied against an expanding circle of suspects. Richard “Richie Rich” Lopez has been arrested on two counts of Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity. Lopez’s bond has been set at $300,000 on the two charges. Chelsea Clark was arrested and charged with two counts of...
TAMUC Student Captures Team Roping Championship at College National Finals Rodeo
June 24, 2024 – TAMUC’s Profili Captures Team Roping Championship at College National Finals Rodeo The title is the third individual National Championship for A&M-Commerce Rodeo in the last three years COMMERCE, TX, June 24, 2024—Texas A&M University-Commerce Rodeo Team member Kaden Profili highlighted the Lions’ success at the 2024 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) with a National Championship victory in the...
Barbara Lee Cook
Barbara Lee Cook, age 84, of Saltillo, TX, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Barbara was born on July 24, 1939 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of Herman Edward Garey and Thelma Irene Lawhon Gary. She married Raymond Lloyd Cook on July 5, 1957 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Barbara worked as a public school secretary for Garland ISD and as a church secretary for Calvary Baptist Church. Barbara is survived by her children, David...
Jack Michael Ramsey
Jack Michael Ramsey, age 84, of Winfield, Texas passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be on Monday, June 24, 2024, at Sam B. Harvey Funeral Home from 6-8:00 p.m. The Funeral Service will be on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at the First Baptist Church in Mount Vernon at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Mike Kessler and Fred Randles will be officiating. The pallbearers will be Bryan Gelwick, Jason Pearce, Greg Wilson, Rob Moore,...
Kathryn Hudson
Funeral services for Kathryn Hudson, age 89, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jeff Graven officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with James Vanwinkle, Johan Brink, Jay Williams, Mike Hudson and James Morris serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Helfferich, David Helfferich, Anthony Gonzalez, Bo...
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...
