Under the big top in Big Sandy guests enjoyed a grand show. The midway was open with a 22 ft slide and a bounce house, pony rides and concessions....

Hawkins Oil Festival Parade 2022 - Did not disappoint. The parade themed “Old Glory” was spectacular. The parade was led by the Constable and the...

Report By Smith County Government Tornado Reported in Winona Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks said a tornado briefly touched down on the...

PRESS RELEASE - AUSTIN – This season, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH) program is offering Texans some of...

By Crosby Palmer Nestled in the pineywoods of Upshur County, Camp Gilmont is a place for children, youth, and adults to step back from their...

Who: Everyone! What: A ceremony to honor veterans When: Monday, May 30, 2022, 2:00 PM Where: Greater Hawkins Veterans Memorial – Hwy. 14 in...

It was a great day for Big Sandy at the Regional Track Meet both yesterday and today. Yesterday, Senior Callie Minter finished first in the pole...

Before I begin to share ‘volunteer opportunities’ with y’all, I ask that you please pray for one of our most faithful and hard-working friends…Sonny Parsons. In years past,...

Before I begin to share ‘volunteer opportunities’ with y’all, I ask that you please pray for one of our most faithful and hard-working friends…Sonny Parsons. In years past,...

Resurrection Sunday morning was cloudy and damp…with no visible sunrise…yet we knew the sun had risen, even though we couldn’t see it. Just as we knew the “Son-rise” we...

Song, Dance, Comedy and a Patriotic Revue, Including Bob Hope’s USO Show, Live at Holly Lake Ranch, February 25, 26 and March 11, 10 – Tickets On...

Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Packs the House with a Tribute to the U.S. and Texas Constitutions Friday, September 17, was “Constitution Day,”...

We gardeners are always asked what flowers the deer won’t eat. So weary of the question, we have begun to answer silk and plastic. We have now...

Early Saturday morning, Big Sandy Area Lions Club members ‘policed the roadsides’ of West Hwy 80. Pictured (l-r) Lions Club membership chair Laurie...