Morning Fire Claims Life of Sulphur Springs Resident
October 27, 2025 – A local man perished in a house fire this morning in Sulphur Springs. The identity of the deceased has not been released.
Today is a Critical Deadline For SNAP Recipients
October 27, 2025 – Austin, TX – Amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, Texans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) face a looming deadline: if the shutdown isn’t resolved by October 27, the state warns that November benefit deposits may be delayed or entirely suspended. Across Texas, about 3.4 million people, including roughly 1.7 million children, depend on SNAP to purchase groceries and...
Panhandle Data Center Orders Nuclear Reactors
Major Nuclear Order Placed by Fermi America to Power Texas Data-Centers October 27, 2025 – Fermi America announced today that it has placed orders for four large-scale nuclear reactors intended to power a massive data-center campus in Texas. The company will build four Westinghouse AP1000 reactors as part of its so-called “HyperGrid” campus near Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. The project, in partnership with the Texas Tech...
Celebrate Texas State Parks Day with Free Admission Nov. 2
Oct. 27, 2025 – AUSTIN — Have you always wanted to visit a state park but never been? Make plans to visit one of 89 Texas State Parks on Nov. 2! In honor of Texas State Parks Day, a tradition born from 2023’s centennial celebration, everyone can visit a state park for the day for free. “We hope that Texas State Parks Day will inspire all Texans to get outside and explore what our great state has to offer,” said Rodney Franklin,...
Does Texas Really Need Another Chicken Joint? Here Comes Bojangles
October 26, 2025 – The fast-growing Southern fried-chicken and biscuits chain Bojangles is firmly setting its sights on Texas — and some residents are asking: do we really need another chicken joint?Bojangles recently announced multiple Texas expansion moves, including key openings in the Houston area (notably in Spring, Texas) and a planned debut in the Dallas–Fort Worth suburbs. Chicken is cheaper for restaurants than...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, October 26, 2025
Exodus 13:21 — “By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.” Hey friends, the fire that led Israel was not one of destruction but direction. It wasn’t a punishment — it was a promise. The same God who brought them out of Egypt would lead them through the wilderness. And Israel’s journey began with...
Grace Horton
March 3, 1945 — October 23, 2025 Sulphur Springs Memorial service for Grace Horton, age 100, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at a later date. Mrs. Horton passed away at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Grace Horton
HC Health Care Foundation’s “Celebrate ‘the girls’” Champions Breast Cancer
October 22, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Foundation’s breast health party, affectionately titled “Celebrate ‘the girls’”, was an incredible evening of laughter, friendship, and breast health education for the public! Women from all walks of life united in the spirit of wellness and community, with the ladies of the Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group serving as hosts. The event is expected to become an annual...
Weekend Weather Outlook for Hopkins County
Daily Forecast: Friday, October 24: Low: 60°F (16°C), High: 78°F (25°C), Description: Breezy this morning; cloudy with a couple of thunderstorms; storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts Saturday, October 25: Low: 59°F (15°C), High: 72°F (22°C), Description: Periods of rain and a thunderstorm; storms can bring flooding downpours and localized damaging wind gusts Here’s your forecast and event update for...
Edna Earl (Davis) Harrod
Edna Earl (Davis) Harrod, age 87 of Mount Vernon, Texas, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Edna was born August 6,1938, in Purley, Texas, to Coy R. and Maude Seple (Corley) Davis. She graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1956. She then pursued further education at Draughon Business College in Dallas, Texas, where she met the love of her life, Gene Davis Harrod. They married on August 16, 1957,...
