Overton News

A memorial service for Maurine Wall Price, 97, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.

It started as a holiday celebration and quickly turned tragic. Just shy of a year ago, a group of East Texas Cub Scouts were run down as they were lining up to march in the Overton-New London Christmas Parade.

Leottice Brown 'Mom' White, 95, of Blossom passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at home as she wanted.

Duh Pernuff Bunner Impoblum en oganin buggin. Wait. Swallow and read it without peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.

By BETTY WATERS Staff Writer HENDERSON -- After U.S. Highway 64 narrows from four to two lanes in this town, motorists encounter a traffic light and -- a short distance farther -- a railroad crossing and then another traffic light as three side streets intersect with that stretch of the major highway before it widens back out.

The Jewish Star of David on Blake Winn's handwritten name tag caught Terri York's eye, Thursday night, as participants in a religious roundtable filled their plates for dinner with their Baha'i hostess.

Alcoholic beverages will be allowed at the city's community center and new civic center.

It was unsettling to discover some school officials were unaware their athletes and fans could, potentially, be in danger.

Registration for the 2010 Master Gardener class is open now through Thursday, Dec.

The Harrison County Cattlemen's Association will host their annual meeting Thursday, Nov.

By: Robert Burns , 903-834-6191 Contact : Dr. Vanessa Corriher, 903-834-6191, vacorriher@ag.tamu.edu View All Media/Resolutions OVERTON a ' This year's fall weathera ' rain and cloudy following a drought a ' and its effect on forages can be a recipe for nitrate poisoning of livestock, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.

Last week I spoke about establishing winter pastures. The rainy weather likely has put a damper on getting these fields planted.

October is a change of season and the time to roll up the sleeves for active gardening.

"Stress, Anxiety and Depression - It's not all in Your Head" is the title of a program scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday at Doctors Nutrition, 408 E. Loop 281, Suite C Representatives will discuss the causes and offer some natural solutions.

OVERTON a ' The week of Oct. 4 - 10 was National 4-H week, and to celebrate, on Oct.

Last month we discussed that this is a good time to begin establishing warm season perennial grass pastures.

UT Physicians of Overton has moved to a new location, the Catherine Building at 102 W. Henderson St.

Orange memories will be made through Oct. 31 at the Pumpkin Patch in Kilgore. "Everything relates to pumpkins, and we don't do Halloween - we do pumpkins," Cecilia Mitchell said Sunday at St.

Railroads might have their roots in the 19th century, but they still are important to the area economy, say transportation and economic development officials.

HENDERSON, Texas - There's still eagerness and optimism about prospects of saving the Henderson-Overton rail spur even though the owner, Union Pacific Railroad Co., has spurned three offers by local officials to acquire the line and the U.S. Surface Transportation Board granted the company authority to abandon the track.