From the Chamber of Commerce
Happy Friday everyone! Here is our schedule for the week: The Sweet Grind schedules soft opening The Sweet Grind has scheduled a soft opening to begin business on Saturday, June 1st, and they will hold their ribbon cutting celebration on Tuesday, June 18th at noon. The Sweet Grind is located at 213 Main Street in Sulphur Springs. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend! Opening Ceremonies Ribbon Cutting for the Dairy Festival...
TxDOT Upcoming Projects for June 3rd, 2019
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of June 3, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
Fort Worth Braces Regional Champion Trees for Tree-Killing Pest
FORT WORTH, Texas—With the recent confirmation of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) in Tarrant County, the City of Fort Worth, ArborJet and Texas A&M Forest Service united to protect two regional champion ash trees, the regional champion green ash and the regional champion Texas ash, from the deadly pest. Native to Asia, EAB was first found in Michigan in 2002. Since then it has swept across the south and now occupies a quarter...
Helen Ruth Hernandez
Helen Ruth Hernandez, age 89, of Richardson, formally of Emory, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019, at The Reserve at Richardson Rehabilitation Health Care in Richardson.Mrs. Hernandez was born on June 14, 1929, in Emory, to Lois Ruth Rylant Dixon. She was a graduate from Emory High School. She was a homemaker and a wonderful mother for her Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.She will be greatly...
David Bryan Douglas
David Bryan Douglas of Houston, Texas passed from this earth on Monday, May 27, 2019 in Houston, Texas. He died of a heart condition. David was born on June 13, 1951 to Bryan William Douglas and Elsie Aldridge Douglas. His father, mother and his younger sister Teresa Ann Douglas preceded David in death. David Douglas’ family has a long history in the Sulphur Springs and Scroggins, Texas areas. David enjoyed telling the story of...
Amy Michelle Carter
Funeral services for Amy Michelle Carter, age 45, of Marietta, OK, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 2, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, June 1, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Amy passed away on May 26, 2019. She was born on July 22, 1973 in Dallas, TX, the daughter of James Rafford Stibbens and Linda and Douglas Chappuis....
Rotary Club Grant and Scholarship Recipients
The Rotary Club of Sulphur Springs met May 30, 2019, to present both grant and scholarship money to area recipients. 100% of the proceeds from Claws for a Cause 2019 were dispersed among the groups and individuals Rotary Club deemed most worthy. The 2019 event set new records for both pounds of crawfish eaten, and revenue generated. This in turn set new records for the amount of money given back to the community. These increases were...
Get a Taste for Reducing Food Waste
Have you ever wondered how much food is wasted? A simple definition of food waste is edible food that is lost, discarded, or uneaten. Research suggests that as much as 40% of the edible food produced in this country goes to waste. That is enough to fill the Rose Bowl – every day! On a household level, USDA estimates that as much as 20 pounds of food per person per month is wasted. Across the United States, the foods wasted most often...
Edmond Kyle Hammond
Edmond Kyle Hammond was born April 10, 1924, six miles south of Brashear, Texas in Hopkins County. He attended the Divide Community School until he was 16, when he moved to Orange, Texas. He worked there in a shipyard for six months. There was a shortage of farm labor available during the war, so Ed’s father asked him to come home and help him on the family farm. Ed was granted a six month Farm Labor Deferment, but in November of...
WWII History at PJC
Ken Hanushek PJC-Sulphur Springs Center history instructor Ken Hanushek describes an event from World War II while his students listen intently and make notes during the final days of the spring semester. Registration for summer and fall semester classes is underway on the campus. Call 903-885-1232 for more information.
