CHRISTUS Introduces Newest Resource — A Mobile Athletic Training Room
Approximately 40-50 attended a special ribbon cutting ceremony Monday morning, Aug. 1, 2022, to introduce CHRISTUS’ newest resource — a Mobile Athletic Training Room or MATR (pronounced mater), a specially equipped trailer designed to assist at athletic meets and games. The unit will add to the services available to student athletes who are injured during athletic events or practices. Mobile Athlete Training Room Holding the...
Annual Joint Meeting Of Genealogical & Historical Societies
The Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s annual joint meeting with the Hopkins County Historical Society will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 18, 2022, in the Winifred Building inside Heritage Park, located at 416 North Jackson Street in Sulphur Springs, Texas. (Masks are optional). Paula Altenbaumer will be portraying Hopkins County historical pioneer woman Elizabeth M. Ashcroft, widow of Dr. Levi Henderson Ashcroft and...
A Mineola Man Led Police On Chase Going The Wrong Direction On I-30
A 75-year-old Mineola man led police on a vehicle pursuit while traveling the wrong direction on I-30 early Saturday morning, according to police reports. A Texarkana man was jailed Friday on a warrant. I-30 pursuit Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Matt Glenn responded to a report of a pickup traveling east into oncoming traffic on the westbound side of Interstate 30 at 1:41 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2022. Glenn spotted the truck being...
Recall: 3 Batches Of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30
HELTON, Conn.– Edgewell Personal Care Company over the weekend issued a voluntary nationwide recall of three batches of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 to the consumer level. An internal review found that some samples of the product contained trace levels of benzene. While benzene is not an ingredient in any Banana Boat products, the review showed that unexpected levels of benzene came from the propellant that...
Consider a Red Yucca for your Flower Bed
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) One often overlooked plant that works well in flower beds/gardens is a red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora), also known as pink yucca, red-flowered yucca, soft-tip yucca or samadoque, coral yucca, hummingbird yucca, and false yucca. Regardless of the common name, red yucca is an herbaceous, shrubby, evergreen perennial succulent, which has 5-plus years if...
Meal A Day Menu – Aug. 1-5, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of Aug. 1-5, 2022 includes: Monday – Ham and Potato Casserole, Corn and Normandy Vegetables.Tuesday – Chicken Spaghetti, Italian Vegetables and Garlic Sticks. Wednesday – Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and a...
Warrant Service Reveals Fake Money And Meth
Deputies went to a Nicholson Street address to serve a warrant and ended up finding not only the wanted man but also fake money and meth. Alexander Guzman-Thomas Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Davis and Deputy Josh Davis received information that Alexander Guzman-Thomas could be found at a Nicholson Street residence Friday evening. After confirming the warrant for the 41-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest,...
Obituary – Barry Lawrence
A memorial service for Barry Lawrence, age 76, of Yantis, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home of Sulphur Springs. Mr. Lawrence passed away on July 25, 2022, at his residence. Barry was born in Lansing, MI, to Wallace and Colleen (Lemmon) Lawrence. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Barry was a master installer for Travel and Sound. He loved sailing, his dogs, golfing, working...
Suddenlink Officially Becomes Optimum Aug. 1 — What The Business Reports That Will Mean For Customers
Customers of Suddenlink cable, internet or phone service over the past few years have seen some changes in service, including the Altice name. Suddenlink has announced that the company officially becomes Optimum Aug. 1, 2022. For the near future, what that means for customers is that the name and place to log in are changing. Account numbers will remain the same and most customers will remain the same and customers should be able to...
2 Opioid Settlement Agreements Announced This Week
July 29, 2022, AG News Releases A bipartisan group of attorneys general announced agreements in principle have been reached to address the opioid crisis, one with former opioid maker Allergan and another with opioid maker Teva. Once finalized, the combined Allergan and Teva settlements would provide as much as $6.6 billion nationwide. Both settlements remain contingent on resolution of key issues regarding the settlement structure....
