Virginia Folmar
December 15, 1931 to July 10, 2019 Virginia was a wonderful and fun loving; wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her family adored her! She had an infectious smile and never met a stranger. She was born in Dallas Texas and graduated from Sunset High School and married her high school sweetheart, Kenlock (Ken) Folmar, at the age of 17. She loved decorating her home with beautiful bright colors, not only inside, but outside...
Frankie Lavon Millsap
Funeral service for Frankie Lavon Millsap, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 13, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Tim Potts and Halston Potts officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with Jim Potts, Jace Potts, Halston Potts, Nathan Pruitt, Greyson Pruitt, Teddy Jennings, Eddie Price, and Zach Potts serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Woody Garmon, Harrell...
Eloise Mitchell Drummond
Eloise Mitchell Drummond, 92,of Hazlehurst, passed away July 9, 2019 at The Woodlands Nursing Home in Clinton. Visitation will be 10am-11am Saturday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst. Services will be 11am Saturday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst is handling arrangements. Mrs. Drummond was a member of First Presbyterian Church Hazlehurst. She...
Catch Amanda Pruitt on Celebration Plaza July 13, Reece Malone/Kelsi Key to Open the Concert
Amanda Pruitt Country musician Amanda Pruitt will perform on Celebration Plaza on Saturday night July 13. Opening act will be 15-year-olds Reece Malone and Kelsi Key whose band ‘Salvation from Sundown’ often appears on Amanda’s tour. Reece Malone and Kelsi Key Pruitt has roots in Rains County and now lives in Nashville where she has gained a reputation as one of the hardest working women in the country music...
Seniors Ice Cream Freeze Off Was a Cool Success
Held on Thursday July 11 at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, the annual Ice Cream Freeze Off was the place to be for persons age 50 and older. “We had a GREAT time at the Senior Citizens Center today at the Annual Ice Cream Freeze Off. We had 18 freezers of ice cream,” said Karon Weatherman, Senior Citizens Center program and marketing director. “Everyone had some really delicious flavors. Yummy! If you...
James Wagoner
James Wagoner James Wagoner, age 75 of Mineola, passed away on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 in Mineola. He was born on January 19th, 1944 in Gilmer to the late A.E. Wagoner and Katie Wagoner. He was a firefighter, and a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by A.E. Wagoner – Father, Katie Wagoner – Mother. He is survived by, wife, Paula Wagoner of Mineola; son, Derrick Wagoner and his wife Vanessa of...
Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall Of Multiple Eye Care Products Sold At CVS
Altaire Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the last week has issued recalls of certain eye care drops, ointments and products sold at Walgreens, Walmart and CVS stores. Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on July 10 issued a recall on multiple CVS Health over-the-counter eye care drops, ointments and solutions. “As a precautionary measure, Altaire is voluntarily initiating the recall due to management concerns regarding the sufficiency of...
Coach Art Briles Mount Vernon Tigers Are Picked 3rd In Their Football District
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine picks the Mount Vernon Tigers to finished third in their seven team District 7-3A in Division I. Art Briles is back as a Texas high school coach at Mount Vernon. Last year, the Tigers went 8-4 making it to the Regional Semi-final game. They were 4-2 in district play. Texas Football picks Atlanta first, Jefferson second, Mount Vernon third, Hughes Springs fourth, Hooks fifth, Redwater sixth...
The Edge Wraps up Fifth Week With Thursday Morning Session
The unusual fifth week of The Edge conditioning program wrapped up Thursday morning, July 11, in the Multipurpose Building. Thursday’s session followed two UIL mandated days off. Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young called Thursday’s workout highly productive, although he did say attendance was a little lower than usual after the two days off. The Edge wraps up next week with four more sessions Monday through...
