Hopkins County Hospital District Board Of Directors Meeting
Hopkins County Hospital District will consider appointing a new member to the board and the process to employ a new Operations Manager for the Hospital District during their Board of Directors Meeting Tonight, June 27, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Plaza Conference Room. The board member seat is open following Ralph Preus’ term ending and no one filing for the place. In other action, the board will consider purchasing Dell computers...
Twenty-Three Unlocked Vehicles Vandalized Over Weekend
“Help me help you” a quote by Tom Cruise in the movie Jerry McGuire is the request of Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders. Over the weekend 23 unlocked auto doors were opened and theft of property occurred according to Sanders. He is asking Sulphur Springs citizens to lock their car doors at night. The thefts are occurring at night and over the weekend the area bounded by Carter, Jefferson, and I-30 saw the most activity. Sanders...
Gary D. Graham
Funeral services for Gary D. Graham, age 70, of Yantis will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Lake Fork Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Stephenson and Rev. David Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery with Tommy Peugh, Dickie Nelson, Carl Galligher, Dale Owens, David Stribling, Bobby Ogle and Mike Carnes serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be his nephews. Visitation will be from...
Commissioner’s Court to Consider Agreement for Right of Way Funds on Highway 11 Project
Hopkins County Commissioners Court will consider approving an agreement to contribute right of way funds for the project from State Highway 11 from 6 miles East of FM 2653 to Highway 19 and consider the donation of the Haz-Mat Trailer to the Paris Fire Department when they meet Monday at 9 a.m. for their regular session in the Commissioner’s Courtroom on the first floor of the county courthouse, 118 Church Street. Also on the...
Nellie Marie Duck
Funeral services for Nellie Marie Duck, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at New Beginnings Fellowship Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2016 with Pastor Paul Pogue and Pastor Larry Jordan officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday June 26, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Nell stepped into the presence of her Savior Jesus, on Saturday,...
SSISD Summer Maintenance Work
Sulphur Springs Independent School District has many maintenance jobs underway in preparation for the next school year. One of the most exciting for high school students is the changes being made the student parking lot. The parking lot is being repaved and repainted, due to the stripes 50-100 new spots will be added. The re-pavement will extend to the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, Ag Extension Building, and the Southwest...
Volleyball, Soccer Camps Begin Monday
The Sulphur Springs ISD will be offering volleyball and soccer camps next week. Both will be run by new head coaches here. After ten years as the head volleyball coach at Paris Junior College, Justin Maness, the new Lady Cats Volleyball Coach, will have camp Monday through Wednesday in the main high school gym. Actually there are two camps: one for girls entering the fourth through the seventh grades will take place each day from 9...
Jallah Named PJC Soccer Coach
Paris Junior College has named Sylvester Jallah its new soccer coach to take the helm of the men’s and women’s soccer programs. Jallah brings experience to the college as both coach and player. Both PJC soccer teams are in Division I in the National Junior College Athletic Association. “I am excited for the new opportunity,” said Jallal. “I look forward to continuing to add to the rich and successful history of Paris Junior College. I...
PJC Welding With Caitlin Kimberlin
Caitlin Kimberlin is a rocking welding student at the Sulphur Springs PJC Campus. Caitlin is a 19 year old girl from Lone Oak, Texas who grew up dirt track racing and welding on her dirt track car. Racing and welding on the cars fueled her passion for fabrication, she is in her third semester of the program and will be graduating in August 2016. After graduation Caitlin aspires to travel for her occupation building roll cages...
