Arthur City News

Willis P. Hobbs died on Friday, July 31, 2009 at Bridgeway Senior Care Center, Bridgewater.

Willis P. Hobbs died on Friday, July 31, 2009 at Bridgeway Senior Care Center, Bridgewater.

Randy Wayne Johns, 55, of Arthur City died Saturday, June 27, 2009. Following cremation remains are to be interred in Forrest Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Starrett Funeral Home.

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Randy Wayne Johns, 55, of Powderly was killed shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, when the 1996 Chevrolet he was driving swerved into oncoming traffic for unknown reasons.

Richard John Martinez II, 20, of Paris was killed early Sunday morning while walking in the outer southbound lane of U.S. 271 near Arthur City, according to Texas Department of Public Safety reports.

Travaris 'Tray' Devon and Ashley Nicole Davis-Pitts, slipped away to a celestial shore Sunday, May 31, 2009.

A river runs through some of the major farmlands in Northeast Texas and Southeast Oklahoma, and it is a major player in the area's agriculture production.