Edward “Eddie” Price
Funeral service for Edward “Eddie” Price, age 70, of Sulphur Springs, will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at Trinity Harvest Church of God with Bro. Jason Connor and Donna Albert officiating. Interment will be at Rockdale Cemetery with Cleveland Hooten, Daymon Burke, Marc Burke, Bill Sloan, David Toles and Toby Lewis serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Tony Colley, Todd Parnell and Steve Albert. A...
B.C. Yarbrough
Visitation for B.C. Yarbrough, age 69, of Como will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, December 18, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Yarbrough passed away Friday, December 15, 2023 at his residence after a battle with lung cancer. Buddie Carl Yarbrough was born April 9, 1954 in Dallas, TX to Carl Ruffus Yarbrough and Mattie Duff (Jolley) Yarbrough. He worked in construction for 48 years having owned and operated his...
Brush Project Set on US 271 South in Lamar and Red River Counties
December 15, 2023 PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a roadside improvement project along a portion of US 271 South in Lamar and Red River Counties is set to begin Jan. 3, 2024.The contractor, A.L. Helmcamp Inc., was granted 92 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $2.2 million. The contractor plans to set road alert barricades Jan. 2, 2024 and begin work...
Paris District Road Report for week of December 18, 2023
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Dec. 18, 2023. 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...
Raise Your Hand Texas’ Sponsoring a House District 2 Runoff Candidate Forum January 18th at the Hopkins County Civic Center
“Raise Your Hand Texas” is sponsoring a House District 2 runoff Candidate forum on January 18, 2024. The forum will take place at the Hopkins County Civic Center, in the auditorium, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. The event will begin at 6:30pm. This will be an education-focused event. Come on out and see where the candidates stand on the issues. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Texas A&M Forest Service Presents $22,000 to Texas A&M University’s Association of Former Students
December 15, 2023 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Forest Service presented a check for $22,389 to the Association of Former Students today. The funds are from timber sustainably managed and sold on the John Henry Kirby Memorial State Forest. The state forest, originally known as State Forest #4, was gifted to Texas A&M Forest Service in 1929 by lumber baron John Henry Kirby. As part of the property deed, Kirby...
A Year in Review 2023 by Mario Villarino
2023 Livestock and Forage Education Hopkins County Dr. Mario Villarino| County Extension Agent- Agriculture and Natural Resources RELEVANCE Livestock and forage production are a 3.96 billion dollars industry in the Central Region . Livestock and forage enterprises are affected by climate and market variability. Hopkins County currently has more than 100,000 head of cattle with 27,000 head of dairy cattle....
Hopkins County Records – November/December 2023
Land Deed Transactions 11/6/23 Thru 11/6/23 Andrea Adeyanju Also Known As Andrea Faye Adeyanju to Lee Cody and Lee Kelli; Tract in the J Ybarbo Survey Aaron Denine Malone to Raymond Paul Malone; Tract in the W B Merrell Survey Purvis T Welch and Theda J Welch to PTW Ranch LLC; Tract in the Alex O Wetmore Survey Bascum Lee Chapman Jr and Joseph Chapman to Bascum Lee Chapman III and Jaqlynn Rose Chapman; Tract in the Francis Hopkins...
Paris Junior College Offers Many Options for a New Years Resolution Such as Welding
SETTING UP Welding Lab Facilitator Karl Jansson is setting up equipment for the welding students at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop for a recent class. Lab Asst Karl Jansson weld
Evening Chapel CME Hosts Curbside Luncheon December 24th
Evening Chapel CME will host their “Round The World” Curbside Luncheon December 24th, 2023, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. Cost is a $13 donation. Call before December 22nd for delivery. To place an order, or for more information, please call 903-951-3558.
