Black History at MBC Macedonia Baptist Church will host its Pack the Pews and Black History program at 3 p.m. this Sunday. The church is located at 1466 850 East in Overton. Guest speaker will be Rev. Charles Gray of the Fredonia Baptist Church. Host pastor is Rev. Lesly Smith. BBQ, auction for ag club […]

Services for Jessie D. Farmer, 76, New London, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, chapel, Overton with Rev. Ken Hayman officiating. Graveside services with military honors are scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, at the Line Creek Cemetery, near Ida, La.  Mr. Farmer died Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Press received a letter from a Mr. and Mrs. Stinger on Tuesday, which did not have a phone number so that our staff could verify its authenticity. We will not print it until we are able to do so. Please call our office, (903) 834-6178, and leave a phone number. Letter to […]

NEW LONDON – Services for Jessie D. Farmer, 76, New London, are pending at Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton.  Mr. Farmer died Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 at his residence.

        Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church re-set its Fish Fry for Friday, Feb. 11 at Kilgore College Ag Farm, Highway 135, Overton, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Plates are $8 for ages 13 and over, $4 for six through 12 and children under six are free. All proceeds go to the church Building and Maintenance […]

Funeral services for Larry G. Jackson, 66, Overton, are at 10: a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. in Judson Cemetery, Cayuga. Mr. Jackson died Thursday, Feb. 3, in a Tyler hospital. He was born Jan. 2, 1945 in Overton to the late Lester Edward and Dorothy Louise Thomas […]