Obituary – Billie Joyce Suttle
Billie Joyce Suttle Billie Joyce Suttle passed away in Sulphur Springs, Texas on March 24, 2022, and is now in the presence of her Savior that she so lovingly served. Funeral services for Billie Joyce Suttle of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2022, with Rev. Halston Potts and Rev. Robert Burns officiating. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2022,...
Franklin And Hopkins Counties Have Lowest Area February 2022 Unemployment Rates
Franklin and Hopkins Counties continue to lead the Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area in February 2022, marking least the ninth consecutive month both have had the lowest unemployment rates. Franklin, Hopkins and Delta were also once again the only counties in the NET WDA with unemployment rates below the overall 4.7% state average last month, according to the local area unemployment statistics (LAUS) released Friday morning...
Hopkins County Dairy Festival Will Return In June 2022
Annual Salute To Dairy Industry will Feature With Pageant, Parade, Balloons, Ice Cream The Hopkins County Dairy Festival will return in June, after a 2-year hiatus due to the pandemic, with all of the traditional events of recent years, HCDF Board members announced this week during an informational reception hosted for interested 2022 Dairy Festival contestants and their families. Hopkins County Dairy Festival logo This year’s...
Official Grand Opening Of Outdoor Fitness Court- Newest Addition To Pacific Park – Is This Friday
The official grand opening of the newest quality of life addition at Pacific Park, a sleek, modern outdoor Fitness Court® with a supporting mobile app, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2022, in the park. The capital project is a featured part of an initiative launched by National Fitness Campaign (NFC), a nationwide consulting organization that partners with cities and schools to plan, build and fund healthy...
Warning Sirens To Be Tested March 24 In Sulphur Springs
The City of Sulphur Springs plans to test the warning sirens throughout the city at lunch time Thursday, March 24, 2022, to ensure all are functioning properly, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson. The sirens could be sounded not only for weather warnings such as tornados, which are the most common in the area, but also in case of any emergency that could affect the safety and lives of citizens in Sulphur...
City Spring Clean-Up Week Planned April 18-23, 2022 For Sulphur Springs Residents
The annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up has been set for Monday-Saturday, April 18-23, 2022. Sulphur Springs residents may bring large items to discard from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on clean-up days to the city collection site, located about half of a mile east of Flowserve. City Manager Marc Maxwell stresses, Spring Clean-Up Week is strictly for city residents, not for commercial interests. This simply allows city residents to transport...
3 Jailed March 21-23, 2022 On Felony Warrants
Three people were jailed on felony warrants March 21-23, 2022, in Hopkins County, according to arrest reports. Carlotta Fiona Davis-Noyes(HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steve Huffman took custody of Carlotta Fiona Davis-Noyes at Jefferson County jail in Beaumont at 11:30 a.m. March 22, 2022, and transported her to Hopkins County jail. The 47-year-old Beaumont woman was booked into Hopkins County jail at...
Dining Out With Diabetes
Johanna Hicks By JOHANNA HICKS, Texas AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] The title actually has two meanings: 1) for persons who have diabetes, they take diabetes with them when dining out; 2) for persons with diabetes, there are some tips for dining out. When eating out, you do have choices. The following tips for eating healthfully in restaurants are based on suggestions from...
Obituary – Meddie Shaw Jr.
A graveside service for Meddie Shaw Jr., age 77, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday March 26, 2022, at Mel Haven Cemetery with Pastor James Mason officiating and the nephews serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be on Thursday, March 24, from 1 to 5 p.m., at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Shaw passed away on March 21, 2022, at Christus Mother Francis-Tyler. Meddie Shaw Jr. was born in Winnsboro, Texas, on...
2022-23 Head Start And Pre-Kindergarten Registration At SSISD To Be Held Next Month
Sulphur Springs ISD Head Start and pre-kindergarten registration for the 2022-23 school year will be held next month. This year’s Head Start and Pre-K roundup offers virtual and in-person registration, but all families with eligible children must provide the same required documentation. Head Start and pre-k programs are located inside Douglass Early Childhood Learning Center, 600 Calvert Street. Head Start provides: certified...
