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Try a Mortgage Lifter Tomato in 2024 From Master Gardener David Wall
January 7, 2024 – If you’re looking for a “different” large (as in huge!) tomato with great flavor, then perhaps the Mortgage Lifter is a plant you should consider. It’s an indeterminate, open-pollinated, heirloom tomato producing fruit weighing up to 2.5 pound that will produce until frost! The plant has a pinkish-red beefsteak-shaped fruit that has few seeds. Maturity occurs in 80-85 days. The plant can grow as large as 7-9-foot.
Linda Butler
Funeral service for Linda Butler, age 73 of Weaver, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 8, 2024 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Mike Eason officiating. Interment will follow at Weaver Cemetery with Dakota Watts, River Watts, Jesse Butler, Daniel Butler, Kaydon Weston, and J.D. Wilemon serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 7, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Linda passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024 at Medical City Plano.
Barry Law
Funeral service for Barry Law, age 77, of Ridgeway, TX will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. at Tapp Funeral Home with Bro. David Burns and Donnie Powers officiating. Interment will follow at Ridgeway Cemetery with Clint Swafford, Jacob George, Michael Matthews, Donnie Powers, Hugh Pettigrew and Keith Robinson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be David Robinson, Wayne Bledsoe and Jeff Bledsoe. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.
Paris District Road Report for week of January 8, 2024
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Jan. 8, 2024. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as cell phones, eating, drinking, or car audio or navigation systems.
AARP Tax Aide Sign Up Information for 2024
January 6, 2024 – AARP Tax Aide sign up is officially open for Sulphur Springs, TX. This is a free Federal Tax preparation service for seniors, and anyone of any age that wants to use the service. Even if you think you don’t need to file your taxes, experts agree that everyone should file every year.
David Allen Stewart
David Allen Stewart, 73, a longtime resident of Haltom City passed away January 3, 2024 in Ft. Worth, Texas. He was born December 27, 1950, to Ernie and Louis Stewart. He is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Patricia Ann Stewart; stepdaughters, Annie and husband, Brian, Cathy, Rachel and Shawn; sisters, Peggy, Phyllis, and Elaine; step grandchildren, Jessica and husband, Carlos, Jimmy, Kim and Chelsea; great grandchild, Aurianna; cousin, Charles Carothers; best friend, Virgie Robinson and lifelong friend, Larry Peak; dogs, Bruce and Bob; and numerous loving nieces, nephews, family and many friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Awards Ceremony to be held January 15, 2024
The Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Awards Ceremony is scheduled to take place Monday, January 15, 2024, beginning at 7 PM, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 208 Fuller Street Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. Guest Speaker will be Zenetta Drew, Executive Director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre. She...
Snowflake Campaign Makes Equipment Purchase Possible
Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is pleased to announce that. due to the generosity of individual donors and a grant from the CHRISTUS Foundation, the SureWash GO Portable Hand Hygiene Training Station has been funded! This new equipment will aid CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs with training new employees and refreshing current employees as to the proper handwashing technique. But most importantly, it will help keep hospital patients safe.
Frances Dial
Funeral service for Frances Dial, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, will be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Harold Nash officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Jeremy Dial, Lee Austin Dial, Jacoby K. Dial, Gerald Fielden Jr., Rodney Bradley and Archie Lindley serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be Hunter Dial. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Tapp Funeral Home. Mrs. Dial passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, December 29, 2023.
Shirley Nix
A celebration of life will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 7, 2024 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Charles Moore and Ashley Washburn officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior at 2:00 PM. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Scott Washburn, Cameron Warren, Johnny Cross, Red Cross, Larry Hall, Ed Pingel, Leland Long and Mikel Long serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer is James Cross. Shirley passed away at home on January 3, 2024.
Marnetta “Marty” Rose
Marty Rose was born on July 15, 1947, in Dallas, TX, to Joe Laye and Vadna Laye. Marty graduated from Garland High School in 1965 and attended Texas Women’s University and then went on to earn a degree in nursing from El Centro College in 1973. She started her career as a Registered Nurse working in numerous specialties over the course of her career which spanned over 40 years until she retired. From being a school nurse, a night shift house supervisor to working at Baylor Dental College and Terrell State Hospital. The latter half of her career she focused on Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing and subsequently earned her board certification.
Edgar Leiland Walker
Graveside services for Edgar Leiland Walker, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. at Restlawn Memorial Park in Sulphur Springs, TX with Corey Ponder, Chris Ponder, Matt Ward, Barry Ward, Joe Orren and Jace Orren serving as pallbearers. A visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M.-10:45 A.M. before the service at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Walker passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX.
Joe Self
Graveside services for Joe Ed Self, age 71, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at 2:30 P.M. at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January, 6, 2024, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Self passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at his home.
Volunteers Still Needed for AARP Tax Aide
AARP Tax Aide is a free tax preparation and e-file service available by appointment to anyone. You do not need to be a senior to use this service. You do not need to be a senior to volunteer either. A member of the KSST Team is proud to be one of the new volunteer trainees for the 2023 tax season.
AARP Tax Aide Also Available in the Greenville/Hunt County Area
Free Return preparation is by appointment only, just like previous years. Tax preparation begins on February 5, 2024 through April 10. This year, appointments will be on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. No walk-ins are allowed, this is an appointment only event. To apply click here: AARP Tax Aide Registration. You...
Harold Bradley Toon
Graveside services for Harold Bradley Toon, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held on Friday, January 5, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. at Seymore Cemetery. Mr. Toon passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2023 at his home. Brad was born on November 7, 1951 in Paris, TX to Dan...
Appointments Open for 2023 Tax Season: AARP Tax Aide
January 4, 2024 – The AARP Tax Aide Free Return Service is open for appointments. Free Return preparation is by appointment only, just like last year. Appointments are open for the start on February 6, 2024 through mid April. Like last year, appointments will be on Tuesday and Saturday.
Trading Post for January 4, 2024
For sale Samsung 55 inch Smart TV, very good condition, works great on cable, satillite, Roku or any other streaming device… $100.00… call 214-789-6169, if no answer please leave message. I have a black stand up cabinet jewelry box with drawers in the front and the sides open...
Hopkins County Sheriff Deputy Arrests Greenville Man
January 4, 2023 – A Hopkins County Sheriff Deputy initiated a traffic stop on a Mazda SUV traveling over the speed limit on Hwy 11. While questioning the lone driver, the local sheriff’s deputy noticed a strong odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle prompting a probable cause search of the vehicle.
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – January 2024
CLAIMS – Unable to provide claims report this month – flu season. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN – We are applying for a $300,000 grant from the General Land Office to perform the plan. This will delay the plan a couple of months, but $300,000 is $300,000. SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER...
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