Family Trapped After SUV Crash in Eastern Hopkins County
A family driving from California and headed for Atlanta, was involved in a single car accident Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred on I-30 in eastern Hopkins County. The SUV drifted into the grassy median and traveled several hundred feet before hitting a concrete and cast iron drain. The vehicle’s bumper and various plastic parts were torn from the chassis. The vehicle continued to race further down the median toward...
Mosquito Control in Texas
This time of the year, the temperature and high humidity levels are an invitation to outdoor activities where mosquitoes can be a problem. When it comes to mosquito control devices, about the only thing that works is common sense, says a former entomologist with Texas A&M University. Meanwhile, many Texas citizens are using devices or controls costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars that may offer only marginal control or...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Offers Classes to Community
The Continuing Education Department at the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center is offering medical and software training courses to the public during the month of July. The classes will be held at the campus, located at 1202 West Houston. For registration or additional information, call 903-885-1232 or visit www.parisjc.edu/ce. Microsoft Word Level 1 covers creating, saving and opening documents; editing documents;...
Meal A Day Menu – (903) 885-1661
Meal A Day Menu July 6th – July 10th Monday Chicken on a bed of Rice Providence Vegetables Tossed Salad and a Roll Tuesday Fish Hush Puppies Pinto Beans Green Tomato Relish Wednesday Beef Lasagna English Peas Garlic Toast Thursday Rope Sausage Black Eyed Peas Corn Bread Spinach Friday Salad Plate Chicken Salad, Pasta Salad Potato Salad, Broccoli Salad And Fruit Salad...
Meal-a-Day needing driver for Friday
Meal-a-Day needs at least 2 additional drivers to make the rounds on Friday. No CDL required. Karon Weatherman heads up the local organization. Meal-a-Day feeds 140 to 180 people depending on the day and menu. The vacant routes will take approximately 1 hr to complete. Drivers will receive free lunch, and manifold blessings. Karon Weatherman is the Program and Marketing Director at the Senior Citizen’s Center located at 150...
“A Streetcar Named Desire” July 23 – 31
Home for the summer, Triston Pullen, a student at Santa Fe University of Art and Design, will be directing “A Streetcar Named Desire” to be staged at the Gospel Opry House, in six performances July 23-31. Evening performances will be at 7 p.m. and a matinee Sunday, July 26 is at 2 p.m. Proceeds from “Streetcar” will be used to fund a scholarship for a SSHS graduate in the drama department. Tickets in advance are $10 each and are...
Registration for the Second Summer Semester Underway at PJC
CHECKING ASSIGNMENT Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center student Karla Martinez of Sulphur Springs, right, reviews her assignment with psychology instructor Linda Miles, left, as physics and astronomy instructor Jonathan Belew looks on. Martinez, a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School and a former dual credit student, is also enrolled in A&P science. Registration for the second summer semester is underway at the campus,...
Second Arrest in Armed Robbery
Hopkins County Sheriff’s officers arrested a second man in connection with the armed holdup of a couple at Highway 11 West and County Road 4703 just before 3 a.m. Friday. Arrested were 20-year old Demetrius Shawn Williams and 18-year old Jason Floyd Koenig. Both men were charged with aggravated robbery before Justice of the Peace B. J. Teer. Teer set bond at $75,000 for each man
Brashear Baptist Church 4th of July Celebration
Brashear Baptist Church invites everyone to join their 4th of July Celebration. The event starts at 6 PM at the Family Life Center.




