Betty Sue Johnson
Funeral service for Betty Sue Johnson, age 93, of Rockwall, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 11, 2025 at Tira Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Tira Methodist Church. Ms. Johnson passed away in Garland, Texas on Friday, August 1, 2025. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. The online...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Open August 9th
August 4, 2025 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society announces that their library will be open Saturday, August 9th, 2025, from 9:30am to 1:00pm. The library will be open for “all your research needs.” The Hopkins County Genealogical Society hopes “you will join us in searching for those ancestors missing from your family tree!” The Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library is located at 611 North...
Cecil Wayne Rich, Jr.
Cecil W. Rich, a devoted family man and decorated U.S. Army Veteran, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2025, at Christus Trinity Mother Frances, Sulphur Springs, reuniting in eternity with his beloved wife, Ursula. Cecil honorably served 20 years in the U.S. Army, completing two tours in Vietnam. His courage in battle earned him three Bronze Stars and an Air Medal. He carried his patriotism and discipline with him throughout his...
Increasing Tomato Production During This Heat From Master Gardener David Wall
August 3, 2025 – Tomato production and may stop during the summer heat. Day temps of 95° and night temps not lower than 75° cause pollen to hardens to an extent that bees can’t do their job. Further, tomatoes have great difficulty manufacturing ethylene, which is necessary to trigger the ability to turn red. To get around this, one can put green tomatoes with ripe or ripening tomatoes and perhaps a ripe...
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.
