Orvilla Hubbard Evans

A lot of people like to say, “Memphis is a good place to be from, a long way from.” Orvilla Hubbard Evans is the opposite. She was raised in Hall County and has stayed through the good and the bad. Orvilla has been a light in the dark ness for generations of people in our town.

Time for financial spring cleaning?

Spring is almost here, which means it’s time for some spring cleaning. This year, in addition to tidying your home and surroundings, you might want to consider sprucing up your financial environment, as well. Here are some suggestions for doing just that: Improve your vision.

Financial Focus

If you have student loans, you likely received a “payment vacation” over the past few years, due to legislation related to COVID-19. But if you’re like millions of other borrowers, you may have recently been required to resume your payments.How will this affect your overall financial situation?

The Memphis onTNE Red!

I discovered Facebook after I retired from teaching and lost my behind in the oilfields of West Texas. My wife and I packed up what we could in a borrowed pickup and left the rest to the bankers. One of the few things I kept from my past was 20,000 pictures my mother had saved for me when she died.

The Memphis on TNE Red!

1992 An old, white van lumbers to a stop. A young father and two boys tumble out.An AiredaleTerrier sits scrunched up on the passenger seat with his eyes fixed on the man like a buzzard sitting on a barbwire fence staring at a roadkill pizza.

Financial Focus

“Save for a rainy day” is an old piece of advice — and a good one. But is it possible to save too much? To begin with, what defines a “rainy day”in terms of financial needs? It could be any number of things: a temporary loss of employment,a major home or car repair,a large medical bill,and so on.

Letters to the editor

The City of Wheeler would like to thank the people of Wellington for the gracious and generous hospitality extended to Wheeler,Canadian,Allison,Briscoe and Mobeetie this past week!

A timeline of Memphis

Prehistory-1850 – Sixty thousand buffalo were being hunted by less than 10,000 Indians. 1861-1865 – Civil War. 1874 – Soldiers removed the Indians and left the buffalo. 1876 – The buffalo were nearly exterminated. 1878 – Col.

Keep voting for solid investment moves

It’s election season again. Over the next several months, you’re bound to hear an array of promises from the candidates and speculation from the pundits on what those promises,if enacted,could mean for the country.But how might these possible outcomes affect your financial future?

Fred LeDerer, merchant and mayor

The one positive the City of Wellington possessed throughout the years was an abundance of quality leadership. Surnames like Sullivan, Singley, Sims, Wells, Fires, Leggitt, Masten, Templeton, Handley, Cudd, Coleman, Henard and Glenn are just a few examples. Fred LeDerer was another.