Dinner Bell for May 1st, 2024
The Ladies Golf Association of the Sulphur Springs Country Club has existed as long as women played golf on the course! In 1975 the present day golf association was organized with golf rounds of a competitive nature being played the last Wednesday of the month followed by lunch. Tallying scores (low score wins) and remembrances of the day’s rounds make the luncheon the ladies share a memorable event. The golfers take special...
Choral Society to Present Next Concert May 4th and 5th
April 29, 2024 – The North East Texas Choral Society will present their next concert, “I Saw The Light”, Saturday, May 4th, 2024, beginning at 7:00pm, and Sunday, May 5th, 2024, beginning at 2:00pm. Admission is $15 for adults, $5 for children age 6 thru 12, and free for kids younger than 6. The performances will be held at the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium, 1200 Houston Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas. You...
PJC Reminds Supporters That Tuesday is East Texas Giving Day
April 29, 2024 – PJC joins East Texas Giving Day to support student success Paris Junior College is proud to announce its participation in East Texas Giving Day on April 30, 2024, joining over 195 nonprofit organizations across north and east Texas in a collective effort to raise critical funds for the local community. East Texas Giving Day is an 18-hour online event that unites the region in support of local needs, providing an...
Expired Registration Leads to Two Arrests
April 26, 2024 – A Hopkins County Sheriff’s officer noticed a 1999 white Honda with expired registration near the corner of Houston and Church Streets. As the car turned into a mearby parking lot, the officer noticed the passenger of the Honda tossing something out of the vehicle. The officer approached the vehicle and asked the driver and passenger to exit the vehicle as a strong odor of marijuana was emitting from the...
Trihalomethanes? What are they? Where are they?
April 24, 2024 – You may have seen a message about trihalomethanes on the back of your water bill. This notice is required by Federal Law. It is mandatory for all municipal water districts to notify customer when levels reach a certain threshold. Trihalomethanes can occur any time of the year, but most commonly appear in Spring and Summer months. Where do these chemicals come from? These carbon based compounds are formed when,...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Provides Resources on Managing Buttercups by Mario Villarino
April 25, 2024 – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service provides resources on managing buttercups, particularly in pasture and forage management. Buttercups are toxic to livestock if ingested in large quantities, so effective control is important for animal health and pasture productivity. AgriLife Extension typically recommends a combination of cultural practices, such as maintaining good pasture health, and chemical control...
A&M-Commerce Hosts Luncheon to Celebrate Lyon Center for Gamebird Research
April 25, 2024 – COMMERCE, TEXAS: Texas A&M University-Commerce hosted a luncheon at the Hilton hotel in Rockwall, Texas, on Tuesday, April 16, to celebrate the university’s planned Ted and Donna Lyon Center for Gamebird Research. A&M Gamebird Research The Lyon Center, which will be located along Highway 24 in Commerce, Texas, approximately 1.5 miles south of the university campus, will feature a state-of-the-art...
What you need to know about Texas’ school safety policies
By Nina Banks, The Texas Tribune April 24, 2024 In response to the deadliest school shooting in Texas, lawmakers have upped legislation concerning gun and school safety. House Bill 3 passed late last year, which created the requirement for an armed security guard to be present on all campuses and also ramped up mental health resources for students. In Texas, the responsibility for establishing the guidelines for public school safety...
May 3 and 4 Designated As County Clean Up Days
April 22, 2024 – The Hopkins County Commissioners Court have designated Friday-Saturday, April 3-4 County Clean Up days. Hopkins County residents may bring larger household items (not commercial) to their county precinct barn to dispose of. Items will be accepted from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday and from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturday. No toxic or hazardous materials will be accepted. That means no shingles, no chemicals, no...
Second Cup of Coffee with Friends of SSISD Co Chair Wes Cooper filmed April 19th
April 21, 2024 – Below is the link to the latest episode of A Second Cup of Coffee with John Mark Dempsey. In this segment, from Friday, April 19, 2024, John Mark sat down with “Friends of Sulphur Springs ISD” Co Chairman Wes Cooper. The two discuss Wes Cooper’s family and career, the current conditions of facilities throughout the Sulphur Springs Independent School District, the School Bond election, and more....