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Paris Junior College Students Registering Early May Win Free Laptop
November 30, 2023 – To encourage early registration for popular classes in the Spring 2024 semester – while seats are still available – Paris Junior College is giving away 50 free laptops to eligible students, whether full- or part-time. To be entered in the drawing, a student...
Sulphur Springs Car Club Donates to Blue Santa
November 30, 2023 – Members of the local Corvette Club braved the rain to donate $1000 to this year’s Blue Santa program. The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse along with members of the Sheriff’s office and other local law enforcement are on hand this Thursday and Friday from 7am-7pm in the Walmart parking lot to accept toys for boys and girls ages 1-14. CJ Duffey is also on hand selling Brisket Sandwich lunch for $5 with all proceeds going to Blue Santa. Sulphur Springs Corvette Club President Tim Gee presented the check to Sheriff Lewis Tatum marking another year that the local car club has opened up their checkbook to the very worthwhile charity. Gee stated, “It is important to remember the true spirit of Christmas, and do all we can to make sure every child has something under the tree this Christmas.”
Southwest Dairy Museum Has The Cheese
November 30, 2023 – Here is just a small sampling of the variety of cheeses The SW Dairy Museum in Sulphur Springs is offering during the holiday season. Please stop by to stock up for those upcoming holiday parties!. The unique boxes make excellent gifts as well. The last...
Blue Santa Toy Drive Up And Running
November 30, 2023 – The Blue Santa Toy Drive is up and running on the south side of Sulphur Springs this morning. Even a few rain drops did not keep local law enforcement and Pastor CJ Duffey from setting up. Blue Santa will be accepting new, unwrapped toys for...
Alan Jay Tiemeyer
Memorial Service for Alan Jay Tiemeyer, age 73, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be conducted at 2:00 p.m.,. Saturday, December 2, 2023 at The Way Bible Church with Dr. Joel Tiemeyer officiating and Pastor Jeff. Tiemeyer assisting. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 1, 2023 from 6:00 to 8:00...
Bill Orwosky
Bill Orwosky, age 65, of Sulphur Springs, TX passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at Baylor, Scott and White Medical Center, McKinney, TX. A private graveside service was held on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at Restlawn Memorial Park, Sulphur Springs, TX. William Eugene was born on October 13, 1958...
Wayne Allen
Wayne Allen, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, at his residence in Sulphur Springs , Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. The online register can be signed at www.murrayorwosky.com.
Mike Sandel
A memorial service for Mike Sandel, age 76, of Cumby, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 4, 2023, at Tapp Funeral Chapel with Jerald Nelson officiating. Mr. Sandel passed away Friday evening,. November 24, 2023, at his residence. Mike Sandel was born December 20, 1946, in Dallas, TX...
Texas Youth Robotics Alliance Tournament Coming to Sulphur Springs This Saturday
November 29, 2023 – Sulphur Springs Middle School will be hosting the Texas Youth Robotics Alliance (TYRA) Kickoff Tournament at SSMS on Saturday, December 2nd. This tournament is using Peggy Reimers from TCEA’s ruleset, Hi, Bye, Pizza Pie!. In this ruleset, teams of robotics students will form random...
Parking Infraction Leads to Arrest For Theft
November 29, 2023 – An investigator from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was contacted to investigate a complaint that a county resident on FM 275 was parking vehicles on his neighbor’s property. The neighbor also reported that the vehicles were missing license plates and some parts had...
Chamber Connection – November 29th
November 29, 2023 – Dr. Ray Perryman is coming back to Hopkins County after about a five-year absence, and if you’re a business professional, you won’t want to miss what he has to say about the local economic outlook.The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation are happy to announce that the renowned economist will be headlining the Economic Outlook Conference scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Perryman was a regular speaker at the conference but hasn’t appeared here in five years. It’s time for his return. Perryman is an author, syndicated columnist, consultant, financial analyst, and economic forecaster. His syndicated daily radio commentary, “The Perryman Report,” is broadcast daily on the Texas State Networks. He also appears regularly on National Public Radio’s “Marketplace” and is frequently quoted in print, broadcast, and electronic media. Perryman is a former professor at Baylor University and is currently Senior Research Fellow of the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin and Distinguished Professor at the International Institute for Advanced Studies. He serves on numerous corporate and civic boards and has won many prestigious awards for his achievements in academics and public service. Sponsorships are available for $500 for a table of eight, $375 for a table for six and $250 for a table for four. Sponsorships will include corresponding recognition at the conference and leading up to the event. Individual tickets are $25 each. For more information, contact the Chamber at 903-885-6515 or [email protected].
Blue Santa and Chopped Beef Lunch at Walmart Thursday and Friday
Please call or text us today to pre-order your chopped brisket sandwich lunch by CJ Duffey for tomorrow and Friday. You can reach us at 430-252-9096. Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum and other members of local law enforcement will be on hand to accept your donations. “Because of everyone’s generous support, we can help a child receive a toy for Christmas,” said Tatum.
Cancelled: Stew Cook-Off December 2nd, 2023
Due to a schedule conflict with a funeral service, this event is cancelled. November 15, 2023 – The annual Stew Cook Off in Pacific Park will be December 2, 2023. Trophies awarded and a $25 entry fee. Come out the night before and set up!
Texas Commuters Saved $3 Billion in 2022
AUSTIN – Commuters across Texas reaped time and cost savings valued at more than $3 billion last year, thanks to transportation improvements and pandemic-related trends that made their drives quicker than just a few years ago, according to a new report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). The...
Dinner Bell Menu For November 29, 2023
Christus Mother Frances Hospital is the Community Partner for the sixth time in 2023! Even though the hospital is a healing institution, one of its yearly goals is to alleviate food insufficiency in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. Sufficiently fed bodies are usually healthy bodies. The assistance Christus gives to the Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry with money and manpower helps that that goal to be met.
Paris Junior College Students are Busy Getting Ready for Their Upcoming Graduation
November 28, 2023 – PJC-Greenville student Aide Lopez of Royce City, left, is preparing for her graduation from the college on Dec. 15 by obtaining a cap and gown from PJC Graduation Coordinator Rebecca Whitley, right. Commencement exercises will be held at 7 p.m. in the Hunt Physical Education Center on the Paris campus.
Health Care Foundation’s Annual Snowflake Campaign is Underway
November 28, 2023 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is ready to decorate the main CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs lobby with hundreds of snowflakes this holiday season. The community is invited to pay tribute to friends or family members with a gift in their honor or memory. The Foundation will then send a card to notify the honorees or designated contacts to make them aware of the gift.
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report 11-20-2023 – 11-26-2023
Anderson, Paul, 42 years of age, of Winnsboro, TX, was arrested on 11-24-2023 for possession of a CS, PG1/1-B>=4G<200G and Tamper fabricate physical evidence w/intent to impair. Shaw, Reginald, 32 years of age, of Quitman, TX,, was arrested on 11-26-2023 for DWI. Calls for Service:. The Winnsboro Police Department responded...
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