A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, August 3, 2025
Hey friends!! I remember driving down a county road recently and just being so overwhelmed by how lush and green everything was. It happened like overnight. One day it was all brown and lifeless and then in no time at all life began to spring forth; a new season upon us. And the Lord began speaking to my heart that a new season is upon us! Just as it says in Ecclesiastes that for everything there is a season,...
Shirley “MeMe” Edington
June 26, 1929 — August 2, 2025 Brashear Funeral service for Shirley Edington, age 96, of Brashear, Texas, will be held at 11:00 A.M. onWednesday, August 6, 2025, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Aaron Sanders officiating.Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Edington passed away at Hopkins Court inSulphur Springs, Texas, on Saturday, August 2, 2025. With our condolences.
Jean Lummus
Funeral service for Jean Lummus, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 8, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs with Kevin Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel Cemetery with Anthony Skeen, Mike Wesson, Shelby Hodges, Michael Crotzer, Nathan Speake, and Brian Ogles serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 9:00-10:00...
Paris District Road Report for Week of August 4, 2025
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains Counties for the week starting August 4, 2025. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades, and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach...
Texas Farm Bureau says Domestic Sterile fly Production Facility is ‘Emergency Necessity’
August 1, 2025 – (WACO, Texas)—A joint letter today to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins signed by Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) and more than 175 other leading state and national livestock, dairy, wildlife, agribusiness and landowner organizations across the country expresses strong support for USDA’s leadership and calls for immediate federal action to strengthen the nation’s defenses against the growing threat of the New...
Charles Randel Hill
January 3, 1939 ~ July 31, 2025 (age 86) Charles Hill Obituary Funeral Service for Charles Randel Hill will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service at Rockdale Cemetery. Charles passed away on July 31, 2025. Full obituary forthcoming. With our condolences.
Adam Wheeler
February 26, 1985 — July 24, 2025 Sulphur Springs Adam James Wheeler, 40, of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Born on February 26, 1985 in Tyler, Tx, Adam graduated from Alba-Golden high school in 2004 and proudly served in the United States Marine Corps. Adam loved God and his family and was devoted to spreading the word and God’s love through his service to others. Adam is survived by his siblings...
Texas A&M System to Lead $59.8M Autonomous Helicopter Wildfire Response Initiative
July 31, 2025 – BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas Legislature recently appropriated $59.8 million for the Texas A&M University System’s George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex to develop a way to use pilotless Blackhawk helicopters to combat wildfires. The project is intended to revolutionize how Texas responds to the wildfires that ravage the state every year. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency,...
The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group Has Record Turn Out
July 31, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Breast Cancer Support Group met on July 14 and had its most well-attended meeting yet. Faces both new and familiar gathered to learn, share cancer stories, testimonies, and prayer requests, discuss outreach ideas, and enjoy each other’s company. Stacy Davis, MS, LPC, led a discussion on anxiety and how to stay strong for yourself and others...
Texas Classrooms Will Have 10 Commandments on Display
July 31, 2025 – Senate Bill 10 mandates that all Texas public school classrooms display the Ten Commandments on a 16-by-20-inch poster that is clearly legible and visible. Schools are not required to spend public funds to comply with the law, they are permitted to purchase or print the posters if they choose. Posters, that comply with requirements, can be donated as well. Numerous legal challenges have been brought against SB...
