Cumby News

Funeral services for Edgar McTerry "Mack" Cumbie, 87, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cooper Funeral Home of Athens.

“I think I can win it by carrying Fannin and Lamar County”

Updated 59 minutes ago Lamar County Republicans were an excited group at a Thursday meeting after hearing from a slate of candidates who are making a run at breaking the Democrats' historic hold on Lamar County ... via Paris Texas

Tactical officers with the Commerce Police Department served a search warrant at an apartment in the Crosswinds Apartment complex around 5:30 am on March 28, 2008. via North Texas e-News

“We want to get everybody excited about what we're doing,"Hawthorne said. "That's pretty much what happened here.”

Kent Hawthorne built the Cumby football program from scratch and hopes to build a winning program in Weimar. via Victoria Advocate

An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Texan condemned for killing a man who once took him in and stealing his car. via KWTX

News can happen anytime, anywhere. If you See It you can Snap It and then Send It to KLTV. via KLTV Tyler

“It's just like putting a puzzle together”

Tumbleweed Smith has come full circle. The first episode of his show, "The Sounds of Texas," aired Aug. via MyWestTexas.com

Sammie Cumby has announced his candidacy for Precinct 1 constable. Cumby said he believes constables have an obligation to perform their duties on all issues regardless of race, gender or economic status. via Athens Daily Review

“ORCA was created to support rural Texas”

ORCA Community Development Manager Susan Grosz presents Cumby City Secretary Angie Allen and Cumby Mayor Travis Baxley with a $250,000 grant check to help the city install an underground water storage tank. via Sulphur Springs News-Telegram

“Filing is going pretty well, though the turnout is not as brisk as we'd like to see”

The second week of filing for the March 2008 Primary Election added only a few new Republican and Democrat candidates. via Athens Daily Review

Helen Lorene Northam, 78, of Paris, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Nov. 2, 2007. via Paris Texas

Sulphur Bluff High School senior Fatema Basrai and junior Joshua Formosa swab samples of bacteria from various everyday objects Wednesday morning in the main office at North Hopkins Independent School District ... via Sulphur Springs News-Telegram

A 13-year-old sustained first-degree burns to his hands and face during a fire which destroyed a car and garage on County Road 1165 in the Shirley community. via Sulphur Springs News-Telegram

“The board said they were looking for help. They haven't discussed with me priority”

An educator with almost half a century of experience has been appointed to fill in for the Cumby Independent School District superintendent, who remains on administrative leave. via Sulphur Springs News-Telegram