On Being Kind…A Letter to Srs from Karon Weatherman
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Seniors Center, thinks very highly of her Srs! She is always planning surprises and doing special things on their behalf. On the final day of March, Karon sent out an email to all of them on her email list,, saying she hopes they are doing fine and that she misses them! Til she can see you again in person, Karon wants to hear back from you who are shut in and those at home practicing...
Good News! It’s Garden Season in Hopkins County!
Despite the overly wet early Spring, these English peas grown in sandy soil are blooming and vining. Marlon Webb loves to garden. He and his wife Donna grow just about everything you’d expect from a home garden. Marlon freely admits that being able to work outside is one of his God-given blessings, and for him, seeing things grow is one of the best and most rewarding things in life. Here are some of his plantings as of...
Meal a Day Cooks for Shut- Ins With Joy and Love
Karon Weatherman wants everyone to know that the Meal a Day volunteer cooks get a lot of joy out of cooking and packaging lunches for the Senior Citizen shuts-ins they serve. She snapped a photo during the Friday morning March 20 cooking duties. Thanks, volunteers!
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Chimdi Mfebe, Nurse Practitioner New to the CHRISTUS Sulphur Springs family is Nurse Practitioner Chimdi Mfebe, now on staff in Dr. Mena Milad’s office of Gastroenterology. A delight to talk with, Chimdi’s passion for her work and patients was evident during her KSST Good Morning Show interview on Friday March 6, 2020. She has been a nurse for eleven years, having obtained a Master’s degree at Chamberlain University...
Cancelled: 55 Plus Health Fair, Hot Dog Lunch April 7
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, has posted these cancellations of community events.
Lightning Damage During March 17 Thunderstorm
An isolated lightning strike took place at one of the Wesley House Cottages on the grounds of 1044 Church Street during the evening of Tuesday March 17, 2020. According to Executive Director Shanna Smith, everyone is alright and necessary repairs are being made. A resident of Lee Street in Sulphur Springs snapped some photos of lightning damage next door to him in the 600 block of Lee Street. It occurred during a thunderstorm which...
Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center Closed for Activities: Meal a Day Deliveries Still Being Made
According to Karon Weatherman, The City of Sulphur Springs has closed the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center as of Monday May 16, for Seniors activities as well as lunch for walk-ins. Meal a Day located inside the Seniors Center, will only be preparing and delivering meals to Senior shut-ins on the routes.
CHRISTUS Birthing Center Expands Options for Moms
L. to R. Hanna Booth, OB Nurse and Kristi Couch, Nursery Nurse and Lactation Consultant Kristi Couch and Hanna Boone work in the OB Department at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, and both are excited about the new options now being offered to new moms. Hanna has been a nurse for three years, working at CHRISTUS in Sulphur Springs for the past two years. She shares, “I love this field. I come from Winnsboro,...
DBA Meets New Business People, Discusses 2020 Plans
During the regular March meeting for members of the Downtown Business Alliance, upcoming projects and plans were discussed. Also, a couple of new business people attended to introduce themselves and their business ventures. In the absence of President Jason Tulley, VP Linda Galligher presided over the meeting. Billie Ruth Standbridge and Dinky Weeks display a map Longtime member Billie Ruth Standbridge provided a map of downtown...
Another Record Year for the NETLA Sale of Champions, at $474,302.33!
The culmination of the ‘county livestock show’ put on each Spring for 4H and FFA students in the Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show is ‘the Sale’. That’s where the high-point ag mechanics and livestock projects in each specie is placed in the sale ring and offered to the highest bidder. Long ago, Hopkins County began a strong tradition for helping youth see a reward for their efforts in raising...
