Roberta Bruce
Jun16

Roberta Bruce

Funeral service for Roberta Bruce, age 103, of Breaux Bridge, LA will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Russell Bruce, Terry Bruce, Tim Pontiff, Donnie Bruce, James Bruce and Britton Bruce serving as pallbearers and Roy Light and Chris Pontiff serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 17, 2021,...

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TxDOT Names Brandye Hendrickson as New Deputy Executive Director
Jun15

TxDOT Names Brandye Hendrickson as New Deputy Executive Director

June 14, 2021 AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation today announced the selection of Brandye Hendrickson as the department’s new Deputy Executive Director. She is filling the position vacated by Marc Williams, who became TxDOT Executive Director on June 1. Hendrickson, who has extensive transportation experience on the state and national levels, is currently Deputy Director of the American Association of State Highway and...

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Wildcats Baseball Notches One Superlative and Team Has Eight Chosen to All-District Team
Jun15

Wildcats Baseball Notches One Superlative and Team Has Eight Chosen to All-District Team

One Wildcat baseball player earned superlatives and a total of eight Wildcats earned spots on the District 15-5A All-District Baseball Team released Tuesday, June 15 by Wildcats Coach Jerrod Hammack. Senior Wildcats pitcher Hayden Hurst was chosen the District Pitcher of the Year after going 5-1 in his district starts, pitching 40 innings while striking out 65 batters and ending up with a 1.28 ERA. Wildcats making the First Team...

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CHRISTUS To Host COVID Vaccine Clinic at St. James Church for Those 12 And Older
Jun15

CHRISTUS To Host COVID Vaccine Clinic at St. James Church for Those 12 And Older

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News, June 15, 2021 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs, Texas – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. Be Proactive! June is National Men’s Health Month: What better time than now,...

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TSI Testing at PJC-Sulphur Springs
Jun15

TSI Testing at PJC-Sulphur Springs

PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Assistant Director Iris Gutierrez, left, helps new student Kaci Hockett of Cumby get set up to take the TSI assessment test, which measures college readiness and level of course work for new students.  For registration information call the Sulphur Springs campus at 903-885-1232. For information about attending the Center, visit the campus at 1137 Loop 301 East in Sulphur Springs. To see offered...

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Selecting Bermudagrass for Pastures, by Mario Villarino
Jun15

Selecting Bermudagrass for Pastures, by Mario Villarino

Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas Last week I got a phone call from a local rancher wanting to learn about seeded varieties that grow “the best” in our county. After thinking about it, I reply to him in the best way I could and in the simplest way. Growing Bermuda pastures is not simple. The main reason is because there are many “moving” parts (soil...

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E.A. Junell
Jun15

E.A. Junell

Elmer Anderson Junell passed away peacefully on June 13, 2021. E.A Junell was born on November 16, 1920, in Cumby, Texas to Mattie McQueen and Elmer Junell. E.A. had one brother, Billie and one sister, Donnie. Quite the athlete, E.A. won the State Championship at Cumby High School in the 100 yard dash. E.A. graduated from there in 1939 and, from there, he went to business school. In 1943, E.A. married the love of his life, Donnie...

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Quick Stop By SSFD At Texas Trails Apartments Contains Fire To One Unit
Jun15

Quick Stop By SSFD At Texas Trails Apartments Contains Fire To One Unit

Quick work by Sulphur Springs firefighters contained a late morning fire to one apartment unit late Tuesday morning. The Texas Trails blaze was reported at 11:02 a.m. June 15, 2021, to emergency officials. Sulphur Springs Fire Department’s on-duty crew responded quickly and had the fire knocked down at at 11:23 a.m., containing the blaze in the downstairs rear apartment on the far northwest corner of the apartment building. A...

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Brenda Jean Mowat-Coker
Jun15

Brenda Jean Mowat-Coker

Our mom and Nana, Brenda Jean Mowat-Coker, 73, of Pickton, Texas, went to her eternal home in Heaven on June 12, 2021. Brenda was born on April 24, 1948, to the late J.D. and Mabel (King) Weems in Winnsboro. A Christian woman, Brenda lived her life serving the Lord, raising her children, and spoiling her grandbabies. She was not one to avoid hard work and used that internal drive to work for over 30 years for Como-Pickton I.S.D. as...

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Ronald Lee Braneff
Jun15

Ronald Lee Braneff

Arrangements for a Celebration of Life for Ronald Lee Braneff, age 74, of Dike, TX are being made andwill be held on a date to be announced in Starks, Louisiana, at his birthplace and town where he wasraised. Ronald passed away unexpectedly on June 14, 2021 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital inSulphur Springs, Texas. Ronald was born on July 30, 1946 to Simon and Christine (Howard) Braneff.  He worked for 30 years asa Longshoreman at...

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