Days Gone By

10 YEARS AGO
Daingerfield Tigers lose to Gilmer Buckeyes to make the record 6-1.
Avinger Indians drop a narrow 64-63 to Sulphur Bluff in District 20-A opener.
Tickets are available for ‘Singing in the Rain’ at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.
20 YEARS AGO
Winners at the Hughes Springs Chamber of Commerce banquet were Citizen of the Year, George Fite; Woman of the Year, Dollie Holloman; and Lifetime Achievement awards to Ruby and Jack Teague.
The First National Bank of Hughes Springs completes its acquisition of the First National Bank of Atlanta.
Windsor Placed Nursing Center, formerly Pinecrest Convalescent Home, celebrates its new ownership with a ribbon cutting on Jan. 13.
30 YEARS AGO
The number of callbacks at Lone Star Steel continues to rise during the holiday season as the mill increased its workforce by 319 in December.
Parents from a group called Citizens for Excellence in Education in Hughes Springs approached the Hughes Springs school board with its ideas.