News
Bailey Smith and Kolby Townes have been announced as Rivercrest High School’s valedictorian and salutatorian.
A virtual town hall covering details concerning local COVID-19 updates was held by Titus Regional Medical Center Tuesday evening, live on Facebook.
Miranda Oglesby
Titus County Judge Brian Lee has announced that the cumulative COVID-19 cases are now at 248. There has also been a second fatality.
Miranda Oglesby
Ministering our Military held their annual “Carry the Load” walk at Dellwood Park Friday morning. Above, Kellye Cooper addresses the crowd. For more photos, see page 12.
Titus County Judge Brian Lee has announced that the cumulative COVID-19 cases are now at 220.
COVID-19 cases have continued to rise within Titus County. As of press time, the county has 159 confirmed cases.
There have been 81 male patients and 78 female patients.
Miranda Oglesby
Opinion
I have discovered that wearing a mask when I go to the grocery store makes me look 16 years younger.
The View From A Farr By Tracy Farr
Volunteers, cash donations and emergency supplies continued to pour into Sherman on May 22, 1896 a full week after a terrible twister destroyed much of the North Texas town and took dozens of lives
This Week In Texas History By Bartee Haile
AUSTIN — Testing, sanitizing and emergency food benefits increased as Texas entered its third month of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ed Sterling
“Don’t sit in my pew; It belongs to me; I been a sittin’ right here at least forty years; and that’s the way it’s gonna be.” — Don’t Sit in My Pew song lyrics by Tim Lovelace
Leon Aldridge
In a May 19, 1837 letter to the speaker of the Republic house of representatives, President Sam Houston pressed for full payment as promised to the captain and crew of the Yellow Stone and the righ
This Week In Texas History By Bartee Haile
We are definitely living in unprecedented times. This pandemic will be included in History textbooks (or on devices).
Bobby Rice
Sports
The East Texas Junior Golf Tour is in its fifth year providing summer golf tournaments for East Texas area youth. This tour allows youth golfers to compete in tournaments and accumulate points base
Mount Pleasant High School senior, Danielle Merriman recently signed a letter of intent to play basketball next year for Oklahoma Wesleyan University, a Division II university located in Bartersvil
COVID-19 might have cut short the Chapel Hill golf season, but that didn’t stop Mason Garrett from landing on the 1st Team All-State Academic Team list.
Matt Garrett
Taryanna "Mawmaw" McNary recently signed a letter of intent to play basketball for Coastal Bend College, a Divison I junior college located in Beeville, Texas.
Drew Barkley
The East Texas Junior Golf Tour is in its fifth year providing summer golf tournaments for East Texas area youth.
Matt Garrett
Even though their season ended prematurely and the Lady Tiger soccer team wasn't allowed to make a state playoff run, their success was still highly noted and reflected in the recent District 15-5A
Drew Barkley
Obituaries
Ms. Judy Lunsford Fernald, 73, of Houston, TX lost her battle with cancer on Monday, May 4, 2020.
Services for Arthur L. Jones, 74, will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Daingerfield Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs. Mr.
J. B. Middleton, of Mount Pleasant, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at the age of 86.
Services for Ruby Jean Hall, 79, of Naples was held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 22, 2020 at Cornett Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs.
Shelby Diane Wright, 48, of Commerce, Texas formerly of Mt. Pleasant, Texas passed away May 14, 2020 in Commerce, Texas. Services are pending with J.C.
Rev. Gordon L. “Pete” Smith, age 83 was born on March 4, 1937 in Larned, KS to Harold and Nellie Smith. He passed away on May 15, 2020 after a short bout with Pneumonia.
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