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Body A Celebration of Life planned by Sabine County VFW and community for Steve Gray Stephen Roberts Gray, known to family and friends as Steve and to his grandchildren as Pop, passed away unexpectedly in Henderson, Nevada, on June 12, 2026, at the age of 83.

Body Garage Sale Fridays FARMERS MARKET in Hemphill every Friday from 8 am to 4pm. This is free for You will need to supply your own tables. This is a service being offered to the community to make it easy to sell their items.

Body Hemphill City Council began their monthly meeting with the swearing-in on Amanda Rice for Alderman Place 4. Rice was appointed during last month’s meeting to take the place of her husband Kevin Rice, who resigned due to work travel schedule. Congratulations and welcome!

Body Sabine County Judge has issued a 7-day burn ban, effective immediately beginning Monday, August 17, 2026. The order prohibits all outdoor burning in the unincorporated areas of Sabine County.

Body The Hemphill City Council agreed Tuesday to begin enforcing existing city ordinances addressing nuisance properties, while also welcoming a new alderman, approving an updated flood damage prevention ordinance and taking steps toward becoming a Music Friendly Texas Certified...

Body Incoming Sabine County Judge Richard Barnett offered residents a detailed look at the issues he expects county leaders to face in the coming months during the Sabine County Republican Party meeting Monday, Aug. 17, at The Feed Store Cafe in Hemphill.

Body TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL GRANT: New Books: “The Butcher and the Wren”, “The Butcher Game”, and “The Butcher Legacy” by Anaina Urquhart. “The God of the Woods” and “Beautiful Ugly” by Alice Feeney.

Body A missing child reported during the early morning hours of Aug. 16 was safely recovered hundreds of miles from Sabine County after a multi-agency investigation used automated license plate reader technology to identify and track the vehicle believed to be carrying her.

Body I broke down and cried today. The tears welled up and no matter what I did, they leaked out. You see, I read all the morbid content on Facebook and across the platforms on the other social media platforms and I see and absorb the doom, the gloom, the worst of our natures.

Body Since my niece, Isabelle, was little, she was always a planner. She was the only kindergartner I knew who laid out her outfit for the following day on her bed the night before.