Dinner Bell Menu For November 29, 2023
Christus Mother Frances Hospital is the Community Partner for the sixth time in 2023! Even though the hospital is a healing institution, one of its yearly goals is to alleviate food insufficiency in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. Sufficiently fed bodies are usually healthy bodies. The assistance Christus gives to the Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry with money and manpower helps that that goal to be met. GRAB and GO with a meal from...
Paris Junior College Students are Busy Getting Ready for Their Upcoming Graduation
PJC GRADUATION November 28, 2023 – PJC-Greenville student Aide Lopez of Royce City, left, is preparing for her graduation from the college on Dec. 15 by obtaining a cap and gown from PJC Graduation Coordinator Rebecca Whitley, right. Commencement exercises will be held at 7 p.m. in the Hunt Physical Education Center on the Paris campus. Paris Junior College graduation December 23
Health Care Foundation’s Annual Snowflake Campaign is Underway
November 28, 2023 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is ready to decorate the main CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs lobby with hundreds of snowflakes this holiday season. The community is invited to pay tribute to friends or family members with a gift in their honor or memory. The Foundation will then send a card to notify the honorees or designated contacts to make them aware of...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report 11-20-2023 – 11-26-2023
Arrests: Anderson, Paul, 42 years of age, of Winnsboro, TX, was arrested on 11-24-2023 for possession of a CS, PG1/1-B>=4G<200G and Tamper fabricate physical evidence w/intent to impair. Shaw, Reginald, 32 years of age, of Quitman, TX,, was arrested on 11-26-2023 for DWI. Calls for Service: The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 94 calls for service during this reporting period. Citations: The Winnsboro Police...
After a Hot Summer the Entire Cow-calf Herd May be Stressed by Mario Villarino
November 27, 2023 – As a cow-calf herd goes into the fall season after a hot, dry summer, the entire herd may be stressed. Excessive heat, short grass and low water tanks stress cattle and make them more susceptible to diseases. Unsanitary conditions and abrupt diet changes also can lead to illness, as can other circumstances of stress. At the end of the summer, the cows are likely pulled down to a thin body condition from...
Another Good Shade Tree for 2024 From Master Gardener David Wall
There are many great deciduous shade trees for yards. Both red and white oaks, for example, will grow straight and true. Red oaks tend to grow faster. There are several other nice shade trees, but one forwhich you’ve hear very little is the Tulip Tree. The Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is native to eastern North America and gets its common name for its tulip-like flowers. It’s also called canoe...
This and That for November 2023 From Master Gardener David Wall
Please consider buying your honey from locally-based bee keepers. Why? Because a lot of the honey in grocery store may not be real. In some cases, jars contain little or no real honey. In fact, honey is one ofthe most falsified foods available. Even though the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a honey grading system so you can know honey quality, there’s no enforcement system, so producers can put whatever they...
Students at Paris Junior College get the Attention they Need to Succeed
MATH CLASS Mathematics Instructor Caleb Talley answers questions for some of the students during a recent class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs – Caleb Talley
Injuries to Trees May Allow Insects to Enter the Tree by Mario Villarino
November 20, 2023 – Injuries to trees that expose the wood or kill the bark may allow insects or disease organisms to enter the tree. Proper treatment protects the tree and promotes faster healing. Few trees reach maturity without receiving one or more wounds from a variety of sources. Yet trees have survived for centuries to become the oldest living creatures on earth despite wounding. Some recent work has involved dissecting...
Chamber Connection for November 21
Chamber Connection – Nov. 21By Butch Burney Find out what the economic forecast is for Hopkins County at the Economic Outlook Conference, with Dr. Ray Perryman as the guest speaker. Dr. Perryman is coming back after about a five-year absence, and if you’re a business professional, you won’t want to miss what he has to say about the local economic outlook. The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County...
