NEW to the market — A gated entrance, with pipe fencing, leads to a long, winding concrete driveway and recently remodeled 2-story home on 58-plus acres! Take in amazing views from every window of the picturesque countryside. ✅Separate Workshop. ✅Additional 40 x 30 equipment building or hay storage. ✅5-stall...

This Saturday, June 29, the Annual Independence Day Concert and Fireworks will be held in Celebration Plaza, downtown Sulphur Springs. The Northeast Texas Symphony League presents the concert, which begins at 8:00 p.m. This FREE event is open to the public and concludes with a grand fireworks finale. This year...

New to the market — Elegance abounds in this affordable 3 bedroom, 2 bath new construction!. Custom touches throughout, such as crown molding, subway tile, recessed lights, & natural stone countertops, give this brick home a refined look. The open floor plan easily allows space for entertaining guests. The...

Celebration of Life for Milton French, age 87, of Grand Prairie, Texas will be held at a later date. Mr. French passed away at the Sulphur Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Milton McDonald French was born on November 2, 1936 in Corsicana, Texas to Roy...

The Como-Pickton CISD Board of Trustees has been named the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) School Board of the Year for Region 8. TASA created the school board awards program in 1971 to recognize school boards whose dedication and ethical service have made a positive impact on the school children of Texas. This year, the Como-Pickton CISD’s School Board has exemplified these traits and worked hard to ensure that the education of its community’s children remained its top priority even as the district overcame obstacles of rebuilding their school after a devastating tornado. Como-Pickton Board President, DJ Carr, noted that he was humbled by the honor. He praised the school district’s teachers, staff, and administrators for always keeping the children as their top priority. He voiced pride in working with such dedicated and passionate board members, and he thanked them for the countless hours of hard work they put into the district to make it the best for the Como and Pickton communities. This isn’t the first time the Como-Pickton School Board has been honored. In 2021, they were named School Board of the Year for the State of Texas by the Texas Rural Educators Association. Their hard work over the last few years has established Como-Pickton CISD as one of the finest schools in the area and one in which their two communities can be proud. Pictured from left to right – Back Row: Clif Carpenter, Keith Monk, Brittney Wright-Smith, Cole Boseman – Front Row: Jim Murray, DJ Carr, Shiloh Childress.

Memorial service for Francisco “Paco” Moreno Jr., age 40, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Countryside Venue La Cabana, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 PM on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Paco passed away at CHRISTUS Good Shepard Medical Center in Longview, Texas, on Monday, June 17, 2024.

Services to honor and celebrate Maggie Jeffrey’s life will be held at Wilson – Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory on June 22, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. with Reverend Ed Neal officiating. Interment will follow the service at Willow Springs Cemetery with Bradley Jeffrey, Chad Jeffrey, Jacob Watkins, and David Williamson serving as pallbearers. Maggie Lou Jeffrey, a beloved soul who touched the lives of many, passed away at her home on June 18, 2024. She was born on March 31, 1934, in Grand Saline, TX to Thomas Bell and Ethel Thornton Bell.

This Sulphur Springs 3bed/2ba home just came on the market! Comes with appliances and furniture. With a gorgeous remodel in 2021, this home has been meticulously maintained and comes with all appliances, furniture, and even a nice metal storage building. Three bedrooms include crown molding and carpet. Nice laminate floors...

This week for Around Town we stopped by the Tolleson Family Market located at 300 Connally street, on the corner of Davis and Connally Street. They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This family-owned business is a great way to gather all your locally owned and sourced products right in the heart of downtown Sulphur Springs. Tolleson Family Market is the perfect spot for “Farm to table all natural goods.”

Dr. Stephen Michael Benson, the ninth president to serve Paris Junior College as it enters its 100th year, began his tenure on Monday, June 3. His first two weeks have helped him craft a short-term listening plan. “It is an incredible honor to be serving at the ninth president of...

Celebration of Life for Milton French, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at a later date. Mr. French passed away at the Sulphur Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. The online register can be...

Funeral Service for Doyle Wood, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Carey Gable and Jim Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with David Duncan, Jace Wood, Terry Yates, Rodney Lennon, Brian Lennon, and Marc Vincenti serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Mr. Wood passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.

Zaxby’s expands Texas footprint with first Greenville opening June 24. Georgia-based brand brings legendary Zax Sauce® and brand-new MrBeast Box to the Lone. ATLANTA — June 18, 2024 — Saucy chicken chain Zaxby’s® is opening its first location in Greenville, Texas at 6807 I-30 Frontage Rd. The new Zaxby’s is owned and operated by Zell Moore Chicken, Inc. and will be open for dine-in and drivethru beginning on Monday, June 24. The new restaurant opening comes just after Zaxby’s launched its latest limited-time offer, the MrBeast Box, a first-of-its-kind collab meal for the Atlanta-based chicken chain.

If you want a house with a move-in ready ranch, these properties ranging might be what you’re looking for. From barns, to workshops or ponds, find room to raise cattle, horses, or livestock. 1. Southern Hopkins County in Sulphur Springs ISD with 31.763 acres with Workshop & pond views....

When I worked in the military with drug addicts overseas years ago, I noticed a common thread. Whether it was hash coming from Turkey or heroin from Southeast Asia, the guys would tell me how they started out on milder stuff like pain killers from Mama’s medicine cabinet or something at a party or maybe a few hits off a joint of marijuana somewhere. The thing about drugs, alcohol, pornography is the issue of addiction. A person never knows how their bodies or minds will react to something. Some people may be able to try an unhealthy, unsafe habit for a short while, others not so much. The second rule for addiction is that of diminishing returns. Once a person is truly addicted, the problem is that it usually takes more and stronger substances to reach the euphoria high that a person wants to reach. Guys coming back from overseas after Viet Nam and Cold War days found that the drugs they got overseas were much stronger and purer. Once back in the states they found it took more money to get more drugs to reach the same level they had achieved during their military days. For a lot of guys who had later issues with alcohol, they may have got their start with cheap, plentiful alcohol at the NCO Club or BX or Commissary.

Memorial service for Francisco “Paco” Moreno, Jr., age 40, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Countryside Venue La Cabana, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mr. Moreno passed away at CHRISTUS Good Shepard Medical Center in Longview, Texas on Monday, June 17, 2024.

(East Texas) – June is Men’s Health Month and CHRISTUS Health is encouraging men to prioritize their health by taking advantage of routine screenings and checkups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 13.2% of men 18 and older are in fair or poor health. Top health concerns among men include heat disease, stroke, diabetes, prostate cancer, depression, lung cancer, skin cancer, colon cancer and high blood pressure.

Terry Blake, age 66, of Sulphur Bluff, Texas passed away in his home on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Mr. Blake was born on April 20, 1958, to Wayne and Ruth (Milliron) Blake in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. He married Linda Kay (Foley) Blake on June 15, 1978, in Cooper, Texas. Terry owned and operated a carpet business, as well as worked as a security guard for both Hopkins County Memorial and Christus Mother Frances Hospital for over 12 years. He was a proud member of Lake Chapel Church of Mt. Vernon. Terry was a very strong man. He was a loving Husband, Father, and Grand Dad. He fought a long and hard battle with his health condition. He will surely be missed.

Celebration of life for David Conway, age 74 of Melissa, Texas will be held at a later date. Graveside inurnment will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 with Justin Bunte officiating. Everyone is welcome to attend the Graveside. Mr. Conway passed away on Friday, June 14, 2024 in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Oncor Electric Delivery is hosting a lunch for electrical, HVAC, insulation, lighting, plumbing, remodeling, roofing, window contractors and engineering to learn about Oncor’s Energy Efficiency programs. The programs are designed to benefit residential and business customers. The lunch is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 27 at...