* RFL Update: Teams Can Start Setting Up, Survivors Can Pick Up Shirts Starting At 2 p.m At The ROC
Relay for Life Tri Counties-Texas will be held Friday, May 10, rain or shine — just at a different location and with an abbreviated schedule. With predictions of rain for the next 48 hours, RFL Committee members Thursday afternoon made the decision not to cancel this year’s big event, but to move it about a block off Celebration Plaza inside The ROC, 115 Putman St. Event Chair Gina Giguere said they decided to err on the...
Tri County RFL Plans April 6 Dinner for Cancer Survivors
Tri County Relay For Life Committee will honor cancer survivors at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6 with a special survivors dinnner, at Shannon Oaks Church, 1113 East Shannon Road.”This is for survivors and their caregivers. This is a new location for us,” said Tri County RFL Committee Chair Gina Giguere.This will be a special time for cancer survivors to fellowship with others who have battled or are also battling cancer,...
Student Stands Up for Butterflies with National Wildlife’s Mayor’s Monarch Pledge
Kasey Rhodes, an 11-year-old Yantis homeschooler, has stepped up for the plight of Monarch butterflies and their endangered habitat. She already has the endorsement of the City of Yantis which was declared a sanctuary for the migration of the Monarch Butterfly during the final term of Mayor Jerry E. Miller. She seeks to reach out to other local entities in the migration path as well as individuals who would take steps to provide...
2016 RFL “Paint the Town Purple” is May 13
Amber Henry, Event Lead for Hopkins County Relay for Life, is inviting everyone to get involved now in this year’s “Superheroes” event. It will be held from 7pm Friday May 13 til 7am Saturday May 14 on the downtown Celebration Plaza in Sulphur Springs. Also on the schedule is the Survivors Dinner on April 23 at 6pm at League Street Church of Christ for cancer survivors, their family members and caregivers. There is...
Hopkins County Records – March/April 2024
Daily Instrument Register For 3/11/24 Thru 3/13/24 Village Chicken Farms LLC to Kai Cove LLC; Tract in the William N Baker Survey Coy Johnson to Emmett Loper and Haley Loper; Tract in the Lots 11 & 12 Pwwelwaa Addition Survey Billy Dale Hooper to Aimee Nicole Childress and Jason Dale Hooper; Tract in the John Binion Survey Katherine Payne and Rickey Payne to Cody Payne; Tract in the M A Bowlin Survey LJ Martin Ranch LLC to David...
Marigolds and Tomato Plants Together From Master Gardener David Wall
March 31, 2024 – Growing marigolds with your tomato plants is one of the best ways to keep tomatoes happy, healthy, and productive. Marigolds are considered to be one of the best companion plants for many vegetables, but especially for tomato plants. Unlike other annuals, marigolds stay with you under the lousiest of conditions, including drought, bright sunlight, and strong winds without damage while they deter many of tomato...
TAMU-C Professor Produced Film to Premier at SXSW Film Festival
February 29, 2024 – A documentary chronicling the life of Liz Carpenter that is associate produced by Texas A&M University-Commerce Distinguished Professor Dr. Jessica Brannon-Wranosky is set for its screen debut at the prestigious South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, scheduled for March 8-16 in Austin, Texas. The film, titled “Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter,” explores the life of prominent...
Drought Loosens Grip on Texas Agriculture
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Jan. 23, 2024 January 25, 2024 – Drought continues to linger in patches of the state, but Texas agricultural producers face much better cropping outlooks going into spring, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Producers have been facing much better cropping outlooks for spring, but drought conditions are still covering one-third of the state. (Texas A&M AgriLife...
It’s a Red Oak, BUT!!! From Master Gardener David Wall
January 21, 2024 – You’ll recall (I hope!) that all oaks are either red oaks or white oaks. With only a very few exceptions, all red oaks have pointed lobed leaves, while white oaks have rounded lobes. With that introduction, the tree for discussion this week is one that few in our area are familiar, the shingle oak (Quercus imbriicaria). It’s a red oak, BUT it has no pointed lobes. Shingle oaks are no longer regarded as a tree...
Gerald Lee Wilburn
Funeral services for Gerald Lee Wilburn, age 69, of Sulphur Springs, TX. will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 6, 2023 at West Oaks Funeral Home with Pastor Dustin Cowden officiating. Interment will follow at Old Saltillo Cemetery with Jimmy Cockrum, Glen Norfleet, Willie Sanches, Andy Gall, Clint Springfield, Travis Dudley, and Kenneth Andrews serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Carlos Barela, Rick...
