Governor Issues Another Executive Order Prohibiting Vaccine Mandates By Any Entity, Adds Issue To Special Session Agenda
October 11, 2021 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today again issued an executive order stating that no entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccination by any individual, including an employee or consumer, who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19. Governor Abbott also sent...
Hopkins County Corrections Officer Arrested In Connection With Investigation Into Discrepancy In Inmate Medication Counts
A Hopkins County corrections officer has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a discrepancy in inmate medication counts at Hopkins County jail, according to jail and sheriff’s reports. Toshia Marie Edmonson AKA Toshia Marie Lindsey (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum reported being contacted Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, by jail medical staff, who’d “noticed a discrepancy in the count of...
Ruby Nowlin
Ruby Nowlin Funeral Services for Ruby Nowlin, age 90, will be held at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 2 p.m. A visitation is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 12, at Tapp Funeral Home. Mrs. Nowlin passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at her residence in Henderson, Texas. She was born the daughter of William Henry Wesson and Ruby Demple Fraizer in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on July 13, 1931....
Anita Shaw
A memorial service for Anita Shaw, age 71, will be held at a later date by family. Mrs. Shaw passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Rock Creek Health and Rehab in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She was born the Daughter of David D. Lee and Dorothy Ury Lee in Sulphur Spring, Texas, on September 28, 1950. Anita worked as a cook before retiring and was of the Baptist faith. She was married to Ennis Shaw in Denver, Colorado. He preceded...
Como Woman Accused of Leaving Two Elementary-Aged Children Home Alone While She Drank, Vaped THC in Sulphur Springs
A 39-year-old Como woman was accused Sunday morning of leaving her two elementary-aged children home alone, while she was at a Sulphur Springs address consuming alcohol and vaping THC, sheriff’s deputies alleged in arrest reports. Holly Ann York AKA Holly Ann Allen (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was contacted at 12:19 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, when the Como woman’s 8-year-old and 6-year-old...
Winnsboro Police Department Oct. 4-10, 2021 Media Report
The Winnsboro Police Department’s weekly media report for Oct. 4-10, 2021, included the following: Winnsboro Police Arrests Michelle Lindsey, age 50, of Winnsboro, was arrested on September 7, for driving while license invalid with previous convictions; possession of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1, greater than or equal to 4 grams but less than 200 grams; and possession of a controlled substance in Penalty...
Ernest Gene Tanton
November 28, 1940 ~ October 7, 2021 (age 80) Ernest Gene Tanton Ernest Gene Tanton, age 80, of Weaver, Texas, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Sam B. Harvey Funeral from 10-11 a.m. Graveside service will follow at 12 p.m. at the Sulphur Bluff Cemetery. C.J. Duffey from Choice Hospice will be officiating. Gene was born on November 28,...
Bobby Carl Widner
Bobby Carl Widner October 23, 1954 -October 6, 2021 Bobby Carl Widner, age 66, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at Carriage House Manor. He was born on October 23, 1954, in Haines City, FL, the son of Robert Calvin and Alice Inez Henry Widner. Bobby worked as a diesel mechanic specializing in CAT equipment for 40 years. Growing up Bobby loved to play baseball. He pitched a lot of no hitter games in...
Nell Jean Hall
Nell Jean HallDecember 17, 1948-October 8, 2021 Funeral services for Nell Jean Hall, age 72, of Commerce will be conducted at 9 a.m., Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Abundant Life Assembly Church in Commerce. Interment will follow at Cumby Cemetery with the sons and grandchildren serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Nell passed away on Friday, October 8,...
Savannah in the Morning Needs Your Help!
KRVA’s Savannah in the Morning show is asking for your help! Her family friend Steve needs a kidney. If you are interested in helping please visit: Kidney4Steve.org In 2017, Steve was diagnosed with a renal disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Basically, it’s scarring of the glomerulus (filters) in the kidneys. The disease progressed very slowly, but in 2021 it picked up speed which led to renal...
