Susan McDonald
May 21, 1964 — December 26, 2024 Sulphur Springs Memorial Service for Susan McDonald, age 60, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. McDonald passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler on Thursday, December 26, 2024. With our condolences.
ENT Clinic Opens Soon
December 27, 2024 – A new ENT clinic will open Thursday January 16, stating at 10 am. You are invited to attend.
Farm From School with Texas Farm Bureau in Spring 2025!
This program offers a virtual opportunity for K-5 classrooms to engage with a farmer or rancher to learn about how agriculture connects to grade-level concepts. This program is open to Texas public, private, and homeschool educators. Classes will meet with a different farmer or rancher during February-May. Topics and dates for the Spring 2025 semester will be announced later this winter. Program details are available in...
Social Security Fairness Act Almost a Law
December 27, 2024 – The Social Security Fairness Act, recently passed by Congress, aims to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), which have reduced Social Security benefits for public-sector retirees such as teachers, firefighters, and police officers. The Senate approved the bill with a bipartisan vote of 76-20 on December 21, 2024, following the House’s passage on November...
Professor Reinforces That Fluoride In Water Helps Prevent Tooth Decay
Dr. Amal Noureldin, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, explains how growing opposition threatens a 70-year-old health practice. By Dr. Amal Noureldin – December 27, 2024 – Driving through downtown Dallas, you might see a striking banner hanging at the U-turn bridge, near the Walnut Hill exit on Central Expressway (US 75): “Stop Fluoridation!” Below it, other banners demand action and warn of supposed dangers. It’s not the...
Texas A&M Student Summits Mount Everest
After a decade of preparation, Aggie veteran Patrick Monday achieved his lifelong dream of standing on the peak of the world’s tallest mountain. By Emily Chan ’25, Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences December 26, 2024 Patrick Monday set his sights on climbing Mount Everest when he discovered mountaineering in the fourth grade. Monday, a 2022 Texas A&M University biology graduate who is now attending...
Demand For Live Christmas Trees Remained Strong
By Adam Russell, Texas A&M AgriLife Demand for Texas-grown Christmas trees continues to rise as acreage and entrepreneurial interest in farms expands, according to a Texas A&M Forest Service expert. Fred Raley, Texas A&M Forest Service director of the Western Gulf Tree Improvement Program, said Texas Christmas tree producers fared well this year after back-to-back seasons of drought for much of the state. He said...
New Facility Dog Brings Heartfelt Holiday Cheer to Patients in Texas Children’s Heart Center
December 26, 2024 – HOUSTON – Texas Children’s Hospital is excited to welcome its newest facility dog, Noelle, just in time to bring comfort and cheer to patients during the holiday season. Noelle, a 2-year-old black Labrador/Golden Retriever cross, has joined the Pawsitive Play program and begun working with her handler, Shannon Stowers, in the Texas Children’s Heart Center. Stowers is a certified child life specialist...
Honoring the First Female Engineer in Texas
Dec. 23, 2024 – By Jeff Barker – BASTROP — The first woman engineer in Texas is set to be honored with a new historical marker in Bastrop County. In 1938, Leah Moncure made history by becoming the first woman in Texas to earn a professional engineering license. Moncure went on to work for the Texas Highway Department — now TxDOT— for 32 years, specializing in research, right-of-way and road design. During her historic...
Rheyburn “Ray” Parrish Nolan
Rheyburn “Ray” Parrish Nolan passed away on December 22, 2024 in Tyler, Texas. Memorial Service will be at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 with Pastor Peter McNabb officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at 2:30 p.m. Visitation Wednesday January 8, 2025 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM First United Methodist Church 301 Church Street Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 With our condolences.
