Saltillo ISD Homecoming Court for 2023-2024 Announced
This is the Saltillo ISD Homecoming Court for 2023-2024: Front Row L to R: Kenzi Pipkin – Freshman Duchess, Jamie Alvarez – Sophomore Duchess, and Jordan Cartwright – Junior Duchess; Senior Homecoming candidates Standing L to R: Reece Vowels, Katelyn Cline, Ryleigh Redar, Harley Perez, Maysen Pipkin And Gabby Ross. Activities Friday, January 12th – PepRally led by the senior class at 9:45 in the gym. The games...
SSHS Students Named to the Texas All-State Band
Caroline Prickette was recently named to the Texas All-State Band on clarinet. She along with 13 other Wildcat Band members qualified and competed at the Area level on Saturday, Jan 6 at Chapel Hill High School in Tyler. The top students from six regions came together for auditions to be considered for the Texas All-State Band. Our Area (Area C) stretches from Northeast Texas down through the Beaumont and Houston areas. “The...
The Next HCGS Monthly Meeting to be Held January 18th
Come join us on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at 611 N. Davis St., for ” The First Years of Hopkins County through the Eyes of John Sellers and his Research.” John will do a storytelling lecture about his early finds in Hopkins County history through newspapers, courthouse records, and online research. Everyone knows what a good story-teller John is (and if you don’t, it’s time...
Janet (Littlefield) Basham
Graveside service for Janet (Littlefield) Basham, age 69, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at West Hill Cemetery in Sherman, TX in the outdoor chapel with Bro. Glynn Tyson officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Basham passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024, in Dallas, TX. Janet was born on May 27, 1954...
Nancy Lou Acker
Funeral Service for Nanny “Nancy” Lou (Gillham) Acker, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, TX, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 12, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, TX. Bro. Michael Davis will officiate with Bro. Michael Stone and Doug Walker assisting. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Cooper, TX. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at the...
Dinner Bell Menu For January 10, 2024
City National Bank is this weeks sponsor. MENU Old Fashioned Hamburger Casserole Bacon Green Beans Garden Salad French Bread Trotter Family Special Cake HAPPY 2024!!! GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BY FOLLOWING SAFE HEALTH PRACTICES AS FLU AND COVID ARE STILL...
Roan Oak Masonic Lodge Awards Six Paris Junior College Nursing Scholarships
January 8, 2024 – The Roan Oak Masonic Lodge #860 of Garretts Bluff helped six Paris Junior College nursing students breathe easier last month when they awarded them $500 scholarships. Present to bestow the scholarships were Worshipful Master Logan Thomas, Senior Deacon Pat Thomas, and Master of Ceremonies/Scholarship Committee Chair Alan Tapp. “It’s always a great pleasure to work with PJC and their nursing program,” said Tapp....
Paris Junior College Welcomed Interim President with New Year
January 8, 2024 – When Paris Junior College reopened on January 2, 2024, a new era began at the institution. Dr. Jerry King, former president of Trinity Valley Community College and a dedicated educator, took the helm as PJC’s interim president while a search is conducted to replace Dr. Pamela Anglin, who resigned at the end of 2023. “The Board is pleased and excited to have Dr. King join our team during this transition...
Donald Wayne Owen
Donald Wayne Owen grew up in Seminole, OK, and attended Seminole High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics Engineering from Oklahoma University in 1968. He began his career at Southwest Electric Company, Oklahoma City, OK, as an electrical engineer in the 1970s. He was an entrepreneur at heart, starting companies in both the engineering and pool industries, notably TAPS Inc., and OB Cues (Don was the “O” in OB and the...
Try a Mortgage Lifter Tomato in 2024 From Master Gardener David Wall
January 7, 2024 – If you’re looking for a “different” large (as in huge!) tomato with great flavor, then perhaps the Mortgage Lifter is a plant you should consider. It’s an indeterminate, open-pollinated, heirloom tomato producing fruit weighing up to 2.5 pound that will produce until frost! The plant has a pinkish-red beefsteak-shaped fruit that has few seeds. Maturity occurs in 80-85 days. The plant can grow as large as...
