North Hopkins Cemetery to Hold Memorial Day Service May 25th
May17

North Hopkins Cemetery to Hold Memorial Day Service May 25th

May 17, 2025 – North Hopkins Cemetery Memorial Day Service will be held Sunday, May 25, 2025, beginning at 11:00am, in the Chapel. There will be a small program. Everyone is invited. If you can’t attend, but wish to donate, donations may be mailed to Charlene Stewart, 2153 FM 3236, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482. American Flag

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Trading Post for May 16, 2025
May16

Trading Post for May 16, 2025

Golden Companian Mobility Scooter – brand new, used only a few times. Includes user manual and charger. $2500 retail asking $1850, 903 335 5372 or 903 919 2656 Leave message Ford tractor it is a diesel comes with a hay spear on the back 4,500 please call 903-717-1194 For sale 4 qt canner, $20. 7 quart canner $35. Call 903 885 2550 Jewelry boxes, walnut, with stained glass rose, $5 for one, 6 for $20, 903 885 2735 Chihuahuas for...

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Connor Cemetery to Hold Memorial Day Homecoming May 25th
May15

Connor Cemetery to Hold Memorial Day Homecoming May 25th

May 15, 2025 – Memorial Day Homecoming will be held at Connor Cemetery on County Road 3621 off Farm Road 69 North, East of Dike, Texas. The event will take place May 25, 2025. There will be stew. The public is invited.

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Seat Belts Only Work if you Wear Them
May15

Seat Belts Only Work if you Wear Them

May 15, 2025 – TxDOT and law enforcement remind Texans to Click It or Ticket during increased enforcement period PARIS – It doesn’t matter who you are. It doesn’t matter what you do. Everyone needs to buckle up. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is working with law enforcement to remind Texas drivers to wear their seat belt every ride, every time.  First responder learns life lesson In May 2023, Polk County...

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Alliance Bank Donates Medically Equipped Golf Cart to Sports Medicine Program at CHRISTUS
May15

Alliance Bank Donates Medically Equipped Golf Cart to Sports Medicine Program at CHRISTUS

May 15, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – Alliance Bank, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, and the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation have joined forces to protect the health of local student athletes. Alliance Bank has donated a medically equipped golf cart to the Sports Medicine program at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation worked with Alliance Bank and...

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May’s Meeting of the Breast Cancer Support Group was Joyful
May15

May’s Meeting of the Breast Cancer Support Group was Joyful

May 15, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group, sponsored by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation, held their monthly meeting on Monday, May 12. Jalayne Minter presented the program with help from her friend, Stephanie Cohen. Jalayne presented a devotional on joy. The presentation was followed by a fun and joyful activity, which was cookie decorating. Stephanie taught the women how to...

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Paris Junior College’s TRIO Upward Bound Student Ethan Dao Selected for Prestigious Gates Scholarship
May13

Paris Junior College’s TRIO Upward Bound Student Ethan Dao Selected for Prestigious Gates Scholarship

May 13, 2025 – Paris, Texas – Paris Junior College’s TRIO Upward Bound program is celebrating a tremendous milestone: student Ethan Dao has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Gates Scholarship. This elite, full-ride scholarship is awarded to just 300 exceptional high school seniors nationwide each year, out of thousands of applicants. Dao’s selection is a testament not only to his academic excellence, drive, and...

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Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson Chats About an Event May 15th on This Second Cup Of Coffee
May13

Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson Chats About an Event May 15th on This Second Cup Of Coffee

On this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark sat down with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Office Hopkins County Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson. John Mark and Ronnie chat about what wildflowers are in bloom during this time of year, what mulch you should use, a program on lawns Ronnie Wilson will present at the Extension Office on May 15th, 2025, and so much more. Be sure to check out this...

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Max Massey, Sr.
May12

Max Massey, Sr.

Funeral service for Max Massey, Sr., of Cumby, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas with Rev. Johnny Darrow and Rev. Brian Bosworth officiating.  Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Wade Kines, Jared Massey, Chad Ferrell, Gary Lewis, Doyle McKenzie, and Tiger Massey serving as pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers will be Tom Massey,...

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This and That for May 2025 From Master Gardener David Wall
May11

This and That for May 2025 From Master Gardener David Wall

Raw onions are delicious but can really can cause strong odors in the house and on your breath. Soak the slices or chopped pieces in ice water for 10 minutes, then drain.  The onion flavor will stay without the strong odor. Diluting bleach with water is great for cleaning garden tools.  Vinegar is great for removing rust from tools.   Beer is a great fertilizer for garden plants, but use it sparingly. Too much...

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