Viviene Bellows, age 66, of Dike, Texas, passed away at Christus Mother Frances in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Viviene Bellows was born on May 5, 1960, in Angleton, Texas, to ...

August 28, 2026 – AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today mourned the passing of country music icon Dolly Parton, remembering a legendary entertainer whose music, faith, generosity, ...

Aug. 28, 2026 – AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will open its annual Alligator Gar Harvest Authorization drawing application process on Sept. 1. The random drawing authorizes ...

August 28, 2026 – GALVESTON, Texas — The Port of Galveston is setting its sights on another major expansion as Galveston Wharves advances formal negotiations with Royal Caribbean Group to develop a ...

August 28, 2026 – COLLIN COUNTY, Texas – The campaign of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico filed a petition on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, in a Collin County state court seeking to ...

Vicki Milligan, age 75, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away at Hopkins Court Assisted Living in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.

COMMUNITY PARTNER: Alliance Bank & Wayne Cooper Construction, Inc. The doors to the kitchen of the First United Methodist Church will reopen at 11:00 a.m., for meal service beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Visitation for Brenda Sue Payne, age 83, will be held on Sunday, August 30, 2026, from 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. at Tapp Funeral Home. Brenda passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Carriage House ...

August 25, 2026 – SSISD Superintendent Deana Steeber issued another letter to parents and students in the local school district concerning bussing disagreements and outlining confrontations between ...

Georgina “Gina” Carleton, age 76, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on Monday, August 24, 2026. Gina Carleton was born on June 30, 1950, in ...

Funeral service for Willa Dean Smith, age 84, of Sulphur Bluff, Texas, will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at First Church in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Interment will follow at ...

August 25, 2026 – AUSTIN, Texas — As the morning bell rang to kick off the new school year across Texas, classrooms in school districts like Conroe ISD opened their doors to a stark operational ...