March 2023

Elwood Baptist Church, located at 3713 VZ CR 3504 in Wills Point, will be having their homecoming to mark 125 years since it’s organization in 1898 on April 2. Church officials stated, “We will be having brother Billy Smith to bring the morning message and Ransomed will bring the music.

The University of Texas at Tyler announced the names of high school seniors who are 2023 UT Tyler Honors Scholars. Each student has been awarded a $40,000 scholarship and accepted into the UT Tyler Honors College.

Precinct 3 and City of Wills Point residents will be able to jumpstart their annual spring cleanup efforts before the close fo the month, ridding themselves of unwanted trash and appliances as part of the annual Don’t Mess With Texas Trash-“The Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off is the single largest one-day cleanup event in the state and serves as Texas’ signature event for the Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest community improvement program. The Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off is part of TxDOT’s litter prevention program, which includes Don’t Mess With Texas, Adopt-a-Highway and a grassroots partnership with Keep Texas Beautiful.”

The Transportation Planning and Programming (TPP) Division of Tx-DOT will be collecting short-term traffic counts at 6,000 locations in the Tyler District beginning March 13 and continuing until April 6. These 24-hour traffic counts will be collected by contract personnel for all system roadways, including state highways, city streets and county roads.

1931-2023 Funeral services for Lucille Maureen Toppings, 91, of Edgewood, were held Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Edgewood. Burial followed at Small Cemetery.

1931-2023 Services for Mr. Bob W.

1944-2023 A graveside service for Douglas Wayne Daugherty, 78, of Grand Saline, was held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Chinquapin Cemetery with Stephen Stanley and Bro. Randy Gipson officiating.

1936-2023 Funeral services for Joe Rice, Jr., 86, of Wills Point, were held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home. Burial followed at Union Grove Cemetery.

1933-2023 A funeral service for Betty Jo Kinsey (Me-Me), 89, of Lone Oak, Texas, was held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Eubank Funeral Home with Bro. Jeff Jackson officiating.

1964-2023 Lisa Beth Kee, 58, of Edgewood, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Canton. She was born on July 19, 1964, in Terrell, to parents, Jack Edward Butler and Sharon Carol Huffman Butler.