It’s the Moment you’ve Been Waiting for… Stew Contest Cook Registration
July 16, 2024 – The 55th Annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Festival Saturday, October 26, 2024 The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a terrific and large Stew Contest, and we want you to participate in it! For those who powered through the rain storm last year, we say a big Thank You! It was wet and muddy, but we still served 3,000 people because of...
Mark Allen Massey
Graveside service for Mark Massey, age 62, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at Tira Cemetery with Bro. Mark Garrett, Bro. Charles Sickles, and Ray Glen Jordan officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Massey passed away at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Mark Allen...
Claude Chapman
Funeral Service for Claude Chapman, age 98, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Mt. Sterling Cemetery with Brandon Hopper, Jackson Rhyne, Jacob Bell, Joe Chapman, Lee Chapman, and Tim Sewell serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Chapman passed away at his home on Sunday, July 14, 2024. With our...
Jerry Gillispie
Memorial service for Jerry Gillispie, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Eason officiating. Inurnment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Willy Sanchez, Dakota Watts, Jeremey Skaggs, Stetsyn Sanchez, and Megan Watts serving as pallbearers. Mr. Gillispie passed away at Rock Creek Health and Rehabilitation in Sulphur Springs on Sunday,...
Learn What Percentage of the Earth’s Water is Fresh Water in This Episode of A Second Cup of Coffee
In this episode of A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark sat down with Texas A&M AgriLife Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson. The two discuss the upcoming Master Gardeners Meeting, the Earth’s water, points on watering your plants, and more. Be sure to check it out! A Second Cup of Coffee with John Mark...
Are Fresh Vegetables Poisoning us From Master Gardener David Wall
July 14, 2024 – It seems like weekly we hear of pesticide use is slowly poisoning us. This is not over the short term, but over many years. Healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables are now recognized that along with nutrients, they also come with dangerous pesticides. While our government has forced some pesticides off the market, it has been slow to move on others. Then, when one product is banned, growers often switch to...
Paris District Road Report for Week of July 15, 2024
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting July 15, 2024. 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...
Two Major Events to be Held at the Old Saltillo Cemetery
July 12, 2024 – Two major events are held each year at the Old Saltillo Cemetery. On July 21st, 2024, the Annual Business Meeting/Memorial Day will be held. The activities will begin at 10:30am that Sunday, in the Old Saltillo United Methodist Church, located at 664 County Road 3357, Saltillo, Texas, 75478. Congregational singing led by Steve Conley will start things off. A Business meeting will follow. Next, there will be a...
Dinner Bell for July 17th, 2024
Texas Heritage National Bank (the 141st largest bank in Texas) is “Large Enough to meet your needs yet small enough to care”. It was chartered as The Bank of Daingerfield in 1889 but converted to a National charter in 1892 becoming The National Bank of Daingerfield. It has operated continuously since its inception weathering both the Great Depression and the banking crisis of the 1980’s. Its headquarters is in...
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Announces the 2025 Gala Chairs
July 11, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Board of Directors is excited to share that the 2025 Gala chairs will be a family affair! Linda and Joe Bob Burgin along with their sons and daughters-in-law, Julie and Brad, and Teffany and Corey, have been tapped to chair the 2025 Gala slated for Saturday, January 25. The Burgins have been very involved in Hopkins County...
