Brookshire Grocery Co. Acquires Three Diamond Foods Grocery Locations
September 18, 2023 – Brookshire Grocery Co. Acquires Three Diamond Foods Grocery Locations in Northwest Texas TYLER, Texas, Sept. 18, 2023 – Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) and Diamond Foods announced today that they have entered into an agreement under which BGC will acquire the Diamond Food Market stores in Henrietta, Mineral Wells and Aubrey, Texas. The location in Mineral Wells will be converted to a Brookshire’s and stores in...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report 09-11-2023 – 09-17-2023
Arrests: Nowlin, Christopher, 22 years of age, of Texarkana, was arrested on 09-15-2023 for Possession of Marijuana <2oz. and Unlawful Carrying Weapon. Burgess, Weston, 22 years of age, of Texarkana, was arrested on 09-15-2023 for Possession of Marijuana <2oz.Parker, Anthony, 17 years of age, of Texarkana, was arrested on 09-15-2023 for Possession of Marijuana <2oz. Calls for Service: The Winnsboro Police Department...
Wood Mulch in Your Garden From Master Gardener David Wall
September 18, 2023 – There are all sorts of mulches available for your garden, but wood mulch is often called a gardener’s best friend. The object is to cover the soil and protect the vegetable plants by keeping sunlight off the soil, thus lowering soil temperature, while helping to retain moisture, suppress weeds, and slowly increase available nutrients. Newspapers and cardboard are often used and work very well, but they tend...
Road Work Slated on SH 78 in Fannin County
September 17, 2023 – PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a project to improve a portion of State Highway 78 north of Bonham in Fannin County will begin Oct. 7, weather permitting. The contractor, Highway 19 Construction LLC, Sulphur Springs, Texas, was granted 240 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $2.6 million. The target completion date for this...
Almost Half of All Child Car Seats Aren’t Installed Correctly
September 17, 2023 – TxDOT kicking off “Save Me With a Seat” campaign during National Child Passenger Safety Week AUSTIN – Car seats work. Just ask Mandy Watson who was in a head-on crash with her 11-month-old and 5-year-old as they were going to lunch more than a decade ago. “Immediately after the crash, I climbed in the back seat. In that moment I knew it worked. I knew their car seats did everything they were supposed...
Paris District Road Report for week of September 18, 2023
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting Sept. 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...
The Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Meeting Will Feature an Interesting Talk on Early Anglo-Americans in Spanish Texas
Our speaker for September is Bill Covington, a public school classroom teacher by profession, having spent 28 years in both the Dallas and Waxahachie Independent School Districts. He is a native of Fort Worth, TX, and he resides in Cedar Hill, TX with his wife, June. They have three grown children and one granddaughter. Mr. Covington will be speaking on the “Early Anglo-Americans in Spanish Texas”. This is a particularly...
Dinner Bell Menu For September 20, 2023
A loyal supporter of the Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry for many years is the 10% Club, the Community Partner for the September 20th meal and three other times per year. The dedication of the 10% Club is deeply appreciated by the Dinner Bell organization. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30...
Sitting Pretty at the Gardens at Memorial
September 14, 2023 – Sulphur Springs, TX – In 2006, the project of the very first Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Lights of Life Gala was to fund the establishment of the Gardens at Memorial. The gardens were intended as a quiet place for patient families to sit or walk the meandering pathway in order to think, pray, reflect, or just relax. It took two years and two Galas and other fundraising projects to pay for the...
Appointments are Now Open for the Annual Free Mammography Clinic
September 14, 2023 – Hopkins County Health Care Foundation and Christus Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Partner for their Annual Free Mammography Clinic Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs are once again partnering to offer a free mammography clinic for uninsured women in Hopkins County. This year, the clinic will be...
