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. There are 615 identified veterans in the new cemetery and 168 in the old cemetery for a total of 783 veterans.

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.

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.

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.

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? Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is the effect on your monthly cash flow.

JOHN R. BALLEW I discovered Facebook after I retired from teaching and lost my behind in the oilfields of West Texas.

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.The big dog’s toenails are dug into the plastic seat cover.His eyes,his ears and even his short, curly hair seem to be anxiously anticipating his master’s command.

“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.

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! Thank you to the Emergency Management Teams, business owners and every one of you who helped to keep your neighbors in the Eastern Panhandle safe. We are truly blessed to live in an area where people are still willing to help their neighbors in times of need! Thank you again.

Prehistory-1850 – Sixty thousand buffalo were being hunted by less than 10,000 Indians. 1861-1865 – Civil War.