Dinner Bell for August 13, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: Christus Health The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. In July 2016 the Hopkins County Hospital District and Christus Health formed an alliance in which Christus became the leasing entity of...
Meal A Day Menu – August 11-15, 2025
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the remainder of the week of August 11-15 2025 includes: Meal A Day Menu Aug 11-Aug 15 2025 Meal-A-Day Meal-A-Day is a non-profit organization providing 150-160 meals Monday-Friday to local senior citizens. Approximately 120 meals each...
Senior Center COOR Dawna Pryor had a Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey August 5th
August 6, 2025 – Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center Coordinator Dawna Pryor had a Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey August 5th to chat about what’s going on at the Senior Citizens Center. Dawna and John Mark talked about the 2025 Ms Hopkins County Senior Classic Pageant, the next “What Helps Me” program that will feature the Red Cross being held August 18, 2025, at 11:00am, the next...
Back to School: CHRISTUS Health Reminds Parents of Required Immunizations as Kids Return to Classrooms
August 5, 2025 – (EAST TEXAS) – As the summer break comes to an end and students across the state prepare a return to the classroom, CHRISTUS Health is reminding parents about required immunizations and their role in limiting transmission of illness. “In the simplest of terms, immunizations are helping the body build an immune response,” said Dr. Evelyn Chou, family medicine physician with CHRISTUS...
Patsy Sue Mitchell Simons
Patsy Sue (Mitchell) Simons, age 91, of Mount Vernon, Texas, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2025. Patsy was born May 29, 1934, in Franklin County, Texas to Madison Jack and Gertie Lee (Carpenter) Michell. A dedicated homemaker, Patsy lovingly cared for her family while also serving her community as a dietician at Mount Vernon Hospital. Her warmth and compassion touched many lives, both at home and through her work. In her later...
Sulphur Springs ISD Announced Policy to Comply With new State law Preventing Students From Using cell Phones
August 4, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs ISD has announced its policy to comply with the new state law preventing students from using cell phones and other personal communications devices in class. Included in the policy are cell phones, smart watches, tablets, radios, pagers, fitness trackers with messaging capabilties, Bluetooth earbuds or headphones, A-I glasses, personal (non-school issued) computers, gaming devices and two-way...
Betty Sue Johnson
Funeral service for Betty Sue Johnson, age 93, of Rockwall, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 11, 2025 at Tira Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Tira Methodist Church. Ms. Johnson passed away in Garland, Texas on Friday, August 1, 2025. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. The online...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Open August 9th
August 4, 2025 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society announces that their library will be open Saturday, August 9th, 2025, from 9:30am to 1:00pm. The library will be open for “all your research needs.” The Hopkins County Genealogical Society hopes “you will join us in searching for those ancestors missing from your family tree!” The Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library is located at 611 North...
Increasing Tomato Production During This Heat From Master Gardener David Wall
August 3, 2025 – Tomato production and may stop during the summer heat. Day temps of 95° and night temps not lower than 75° cause pollen to hardens to an extent that bees can’t do their job. Further, tomatoes have great difficulty manufacturing ethylene, which is necessary to trigger the ability to turn red. To get around this, one can put green tomatoes with ripe or ripening tomatoes and perhaps a ripe...
Paris District Road Report for Week of August 4, 2025
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains Counties for the week starting August 4, 2025. 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...
