Bob Wills Day

The Memphis on TNE Red and Hall County would like to invite y’all to come to Turkey on the last weekend of April for Bob Wills Day. Hotel Turkey would like y’all to “stay all night and stay a little longer, and dance all night and dance a little longer.

What should you know about long-term care?

We all hope to remain healthy and independent throughout our lives – but life can be unpredictable. If you were ever to need some type of long-term care, would you be financially prepared?

Slow and steady: A smart way to invest

You’ve probably heard stories about fortunate investors who “get in the ground floor” of a new, hot company and quickly make a fortune.

Letter to Killough

Editor’s note: Floyd Killough received the following email from a reader of “The Red River Sun” article, “Blanche Groves: From Lillie to China with love,” published Friday, March 29 on the Columns page. Thank you so much for sharing the account of Ms.Groves, a beautiful sister in Christ.

Euphemistically speaking…

Euphemisms, by any other name, are terms with extra syllables. Sometimes, extra words. “Poor” comes to mind. A euphe mism is “under privileged.” Five syllables. Count ‘em. “Underprivileged” was one of the first euphe misms I ever learned.

The Carnegie Library

The Carnegie Library was built in 1912. The Memphis Carnegie was one of 30 such institutions scattered across Texas. In 1911, a Scottish-born American philanthropist established the Carnegie Foundation, which supplied $56 million to build 1,700 libraries in the United States.

Blanche Groves: From Lillie to China with love

As I read about the airmen, soldiers and marines from Collingsworth County who were held as prisoners of war, I realized that there were also those in the “ L o r d ’s Army” who were interned or imprisoned.

When should you take Social Security?

One of your important sources of retirement income will likely be Social Security — but when should you start taking it?

Fairview Cemetery

According to the listings in the directory, there are 2,222 burials in the old cemetery and 4,754 burials in the new cemetery for a total of 6,976 burials.Today, the population of Memphis is 2,089.

Driverless trucks and cars

Driverless trucks with no humankind on board will soon cruise Texas highways if three startup firms have their way about it. Critics of these vehicles believe financial pressure, not safety, is pushing a proposed timetable.