Gabriel Celestino Guillen Obituary – Provided by Laird Funeral Home

FEBRUARY 27, 2025 – JULY 21, 2026 In the Care of Laird Funeral Home A Celebration of Life will be held for Gabriel Celestino Guillen, the infant son of Eduardo and Autumn Guillen, from 12:00pm to 2:00pm on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Laird Funeral Home. A GoFundMe page has been set up here. To send […]

DPS News – DPS Coordinates Safe Recovery of Radioactive Source in Midland Co.

The information and photographs below were provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety. AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), in collaboration with several local, state and federal agency partners, successfully recovered a Cesium-137 (Cs-137) radioactive source in Midland Co. over the weekend. On Friday, July 24, 2026, a DPS Corporal assigned […]

SFA News – SFA Animation Students Earn Nine Awards in International Competition

Information below provided by Stephen F. Austin State University Marketing Communications – Phone: (936) 468-2605 – Email: umc@sfasu.edu NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Nine students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s animation program earned awards in the 2026 ACM SIGGRAPH SpaceTime International Student Competition, including first place, a second-place tie and seven honorable mentions. The students were mentored […]

Michael Lynn Wycough Obituary – Provided by Allen Funeral Services, Inc.

MAY 26, 1951 – JULY 28, 2026 In the Care of Allen Funeral Services, Inc. A memorial service for Mr. Wycough will be Saturday, August 8th, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel. No visitation is scheduled. Michael Lynn Wycough, Sr., 75, of Alto, Texas passed away Tuesday July 28th, […]

Freddie Verilea Mack Obituary – Provided by Allen Funeral Services, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 1936 – JULY 28, 2026 In the Care of Allen Funeral Services, Inc. Freddie Verilea Corley Mack, 90, of Alto, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2026. Born on February 6, 1936, in Midway, Texas, to Fred and Mary Corley, Freddie was raised in the community she always held close to her […]

Joseph Eugene Butters Obituary – Provided by Laird Funeral Home

APRIL 19, 1948 – JULY 27, 2026 In the Care of Laird Funeral Home Joseph Eugene Butters, 78, of Nacogdoches, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 27th, 2026. He was born on April 19th, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama. Joe was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. He dedicated much of his […]