Obituary – Bob King
www.murrayorwosky.com Bob King, of Dike, Texas, passed away peacefully on, July 22, 2022, to be with our heavenly lord. Services with not be held. He was born on May 25, 1943, to Lawrence Westbrook King and Helen (Cobb) King in New York and grew up in Dallas, Texas. He attended Texas Tech where he obtained his B.A. and later returned to school to pursue and then obtain his master’s degree. He then decided to serve this country and...
Parents of Cumby High School Volleyball And Cross Country Team Members Asked Attend July 28 Meeting
CISD FFA Plans Back To School Bash, Class of 2023 Hold Pain Your Own parking Spot Fundraiser, Cheerleaders Offer Spirit Wear For Fans With school only 2 weeks away, Cumby ISD students, staff and friends will want to make note of several upcoming activities and dates. Parents of Cumby High School Volleyball and Cross Country teams are asked to meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28, 2022, in the new gym in readiness for the season....
Como-Pickton Cheer Squads Earn Bid To Nationals, All American Nominations
Como-Pickton cheer squads earned honors at competition earlier this month, including All American nominations, and bids to nationals. Eagle Mascots also were recognized at the cheer event. Como-Pickton High School Cheerleading squad The CPHS Varsity Cheerleaders won an award for most improved squad, received a superior rating on their Band Chant, an excellent rating on their Game Day material, and a Spirit Stick. The squad also earned...
Church Garage Sale in Emory
We are raising money for our new church construction. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Emory, Texas is holding a garage sale today through Saturday, July 30 from 8 AM to 4 PM. Come check out lots of women’s and men’s clothing and shoes, children’s items, housewares and bedding, and new fishing tackle. Find us at 551 E. FM 2795, Emory, TX (off Hwy. 515)
Sulphur Bluff ISD Begins Class Aug. 8, And, After 2 Weeks Will Have 4 Days of Classes Weekly
Sulphur Bluff ISD will begin classes on Aug. 8 this year, and after 2 weeks will be trying something new — classes will only be held 4 days a week after that. That’s right, students will not report for classes nor will buses run on Fridays after the second week of school. School officials in the spring held an informational presentation for parents, then in March asked SBISD families to complete an online survey to share their...
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Supports ESA’s New Common Names For Three Hornet Species
USDA APHIS News Release WASHINGTON – The Entomological Society of America (ESA) announced “northern giant hornet” as the common name for Vespa mandarinia (Asian giant hornet) in their list of “Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms” on July 25. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) supports ESA’s plans to adopt this new common name, as well as new common names for two additional...
Northeast Texas WDA Unemployment Rates Rose In June 2022, But Remain Lower Than June 2021 Rates
Unemployment in Northeast Texas Workforce Development area rose for the second consecutive month, but the June 2022 unemployment rates were still below June 2021 unemployment rates for all nine counties in the WDA. Franklin and Hopkins continued in June 2022 to have the lowest unemployment rates in NETWDA and both county’s 3.5% unemployment rates are still below the overall state unemployment rate of 4.4% for June 2022,...
Verdon Raymond Graves
Verdon Raymond Graves Verdon Raymond Graves, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, passed away in the early morning hours of July 21, 2022, with his wife by his side. He was born December 7, 1927, in the Teagarden Community, a rural area near Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma, the third son to parents Boyd Miles Graves and Elsie Armstrong McCorkle Graves. Verdon had such a long, interesting, and happy life, from his rural hardscrabble childhood,...
Dr. Boyd McCreight
Dr. Boyd McCreight, 82, of Yantis, passed away July 22, 2022, in Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Memorial services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Friday, July 29, 2022, at the First Baptist Church of Yantis. Boyd was born on December 9, 1939, in Sulphur Springs the son of Arthur Edwin and Stella J. Boyd McCreight. He married Frances Frazier on September 8, 1985, at Indian Springs Baptist Church in Gladewater. He is...
2022-2023 Back To School Events Planned At SSHS
The Sulphur Springs High School principal’s office today announced several back to school events planned to get SSHS students ready for the 2022-2023 school year. Events begin next week, and classes will begin on Aug. 17, 2022. Sulphur Springs High School main entrance First, SSHS administration reminds that all students should be verified in Skyward, making the new school year ready to roll. Any who have not verified and...
