Overview of the 89th Regular Texas Legislative Session
June 26, 2025 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Texas legislators allocated approximately $630 million in new funding, above current base funding, for Texas A&M Forest Service over the next two fiscal years. The 89th Texas Legislative Session ended June 2, 2025, and the governor signed the budget on June 22. The budget funds more volunteer fire department grants, the purchase and operation of wildfire suppression aircraft,...
CHRISTUS Health Celebrates Community Partners for Fighting food Insecurity in Northeast Texas
August 29, 2024 – (TYLER, Texas) – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System recognized 10 organizations from Northeast Texas as part of the annual community benefit breakfast this week. . The groups were honored Tuesday for their work in fighting food insecurity in the region. “These organizations play a vital role in meeting community needs, and we are blessed to partner and collaborate with them in changing the...
Texas A&M Forest Service Forester Receives National Smokey Bear Award
August 11, 2024 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Michelle Moore, Texas A&M Forest Service Forester, received a bronze Smokey Bear award today in recognition of her efforts to create a first-of-its-kind wildfire prevention resource guide. The Introduction to Fire Prevention virtual resource guide created by Moore is a Texas-specific guide for volunteer fire departments, members of the public and Texas A&M Forest Service...
Gary Lynn Bolton
Funeral Services for Gary Lynn Bolton, age 73, will be held Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at2:00 p.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. David Burns and Bro. Wayne Dartyofficiating. Interment will follow at Brashear Cemetery with Cody Jennings, Kevin McDonald,Daniel McDonald, Colton McDonald, Chad Bolton and Carl Smith serving as pallbearersand Mark Lynch and Johnny Ethridge serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be heldfrom 6:00...
Texas A&M Forest Service Annual Meeting Honors Personnel and Service
November 14, 2023 – SAN ANGELO, Texas – Texas A&M Forest Service held the agency’s annual personnel meeting today in San Angelo, Texas. Agency employees gathered from across the state to recognize accomplishments of the past year and employee achievements. Texas A&M Forest Service Director Al Davis emphasized his pride in the agency’s work and the annual meeting being an opportunity to highlight the agency’s progress...
Katie Patterson
Funeral service for Katie Patterson, age 79 Dike, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Roger Burks officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with Donald Patterson, Dubby Henton, Ryan Henton, Chris Sorley, Chuck Collins, Brian Dorner and Gary Burks serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Cameron and Carlee Collins, Saylor and Kane Sorley,...
Delray Jenkins
Delray Jenkins, born November 11, 1941, in Sulphur Springs, TX to Charlie Erbin Jenkins and Lilly Eula Hanson Jenkins, went to his heavenly home, Saturday, February 18, 2023, in Tyler, TX. Delray was a quality control inspector for Bechtel Corporations for greater than 30 years. He was an avid rancher, an amazing father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved the sport of rodeo and could frequently be found watching the PBR. He...
2 Hopkins County Women Killed In One-Vehicle Crash On I-30 Saturday
09-19-2022 – Two Hopkins County women were killed in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 30 west Saturday morning. Hopkins County dispatchers received the first 911 call about the crash at 7:41 a.m. Sept. 17, 2022; a vehicle was reported to have run off of Interstate 30 west in the area of the 136 and 137 mile markers and was on fire. According to a preliminary crash investigation by Texas Department of Public Safety, Celecia...
Hopkins County Drought Conditions Persist, In Spite Of Rain
Burn Ban Still Fully In Force In Hopkins County, 1 of 224 In Texas Under Burn Ban Although some areas over the past week have experienced a couple of good downbursts, the rain was nowhere near enough to offset the drought conditions Hopkins County is still experiencing. Thus, the burn ban enacted July 11, 2022, is still effective on Aug. 10, 2022 and for the foreseeable future for Hopkins County, according to Hopkins County Fire...
Pickens: Residents Moving Forward With Plans For Election To Make Dike Incorporated Area
Residents are moving forward with plans to call for an election to make Dike an incorporated area, according to Save Dike From Solar spokesperson Michael Pickens. Pickens and a couple of others who have been vocal over the last year in their opposition to the solar project being constructed in Dike community by Engie contacted Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom Friday, July 8, 2022, about concerns they had after receiving a letter...
