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Shortly after World War I, the Gold Star Mothers' Club was formed in the United States to provide support for mothers that lost sons or daughters in the war. The name came from the custom of families of servicemen hanging a banner called a Service Flag in the window of their homes. The Service Flag had a star for each family member in the military. Living servicemen were represented by a blue star, and those who had lost their lives were represented by a gold star. On the last Sunday of September, Gold Star Mother's Day is observed in the U.S. in their honor.

Sabine County: Wesley Eugene Horton, 46, Pled True to the Motion to Adjudicate Guilt for the charge of Sexual Assault and was Sentenced to 10 Years TDCJID, $4,000 Fine, $550 Attorney Fees San Augustine: Keith Issac Clary, 20, was found Guilty to the charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance and was Sentenced to 20 Months Deferred Adjudication, $2,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $180 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee Leo Shane Guy, 48, was found Guilty to the charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance and was sentenced to 1 Year State Jail, Probated 1 Year, $1,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $180 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee Sterling Wade Hampton, 35, was found Guilty to the charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance and was sentenced to 2 Years TDCJID, Probated 2 Years, $1,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $180 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee, Endangering a Child and was sentenced to 2 Years TDCJID, Probated 2 Years, $1,000 Fine, $307 Court Cost, $275 Attorney Fees, Tampering with Physical Evidence and was Sentenced to 7 Years TDCJID, Probated 7 Years, $1,500 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $275 Attorney Fees, Possession of a Firearm by Felon and was Sentenced to 7 Years TDCJID, Probated 7 Years, $1,500 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $275 Attorney Fees Moncedrick Lajames Holman, 36, Pled True to the Motion to Adjudicate Guilt for the charge of Theft and was Sentenced to 18 Months State Jail, $3,000 Fine, $550 Attorney Fees Levi Scott Insley, 36, Pled True to the Motion to Adjudicate Guilt for the charge of Burglary of a Building and was Sentenced to 12 Months State Jail, $3,000 Fine, $550 Attorney Fees Denise Michelle Johnson, 48, was found Guilty to the charges of Aggravated Assault and was Sentenced to 7 Years TDCJID, Probated 7 Years, $3,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $550 Attorney Fee and Possession of a Controlled Substance and was Sentenced to 2 Years TDCJID, Probated 2 Years, $2,500 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $180 Restitution, $275 Attorney Fee and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by Felon and was Sentenced to 7 Years TDCJID, Probated 7 Years, $307 Court Costs, $275 Attorney Fee Xyzatrian Jerod James, 22, was found Guilty to the charge of Tamper with Physical Evidence and was Sentenced to 2 Years Deferred Adjudication, $2,500 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $550 Attorney Fee Brandy Earl Williams, 44, was found Guilty to the charge of Tampering with Physical Evidence and was Sentenced to 5 Years TDCJID, Probated 5 Years, $2,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $180 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee Jonathan Williams, 46, was found Guilty to the charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance and was Sentenced to 20 Months Deferred Adjudication, $2,000 Fine, $307 Court Costs, $180 Restitution, $550 Attorney Fee

Did you koow that you can get local, farm raised meats from Sabine County? Well, now you do. Stop by Pineywoods Pie Co. on Sabine St. in Hemphill and try beef and pork varieties courtesy of Kelsey and Daniel. They have bulk meat specials, bacon, sirloin and more. Be sure to try out my personal favorite Jalapeno and Cheese Pork Sausage Snack Stick.

Expectations are for the 2023 Texas wine grape season to produce a quality vintage despite some challenges here and there, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. A pile of dark wine grapes in a storage bin.

It’s seven minutes after 10 p.m., and the usual ruckus ensues. My husband, Peter, is wearing earplugs.

When is a bicycle path not a bicycle path? That is the question that my wife had to decide a number of years ago in Colorado. I had taken a new job in 1974 with an insurance company whose home office was Littleton, Colorado. We moved there in January of that year, native Texans in a foreign country, whom the natives teased about our “accent”. I never felt that we had any detectible accent, but the Colorado citizens felt differently.