Paris District Road Report for Week of June 10, 2024
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting June 10, 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...
Community Players Inc Presents Willy Wonka Jr for the 2024 Children’s Summer Workshop Beginning June 21st
June 7, 2024 – Community Players Inc/MST 2024 Summer Children’s workshop show is Willy Wonka Jr. Words and music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newly. Adapted for the stage by Leslie Bricusse and Timothy A. McDonald. Based on the popular book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Performances are currently scheduled for June 21st, 22nd, and 28th, beginning at 7:00pm, and June 23rd, 29th, and 30th, beginning at...
KSST Radio Back On Air After Fix From Power Surge
June 7, 2024 – Through the magic of electrical engineering and replacement of hard-to-find components, KSST is back to transmitting at full power. More work is yet to be done, but future outages should be brief.
First Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrant Arrested
AUSTIN – Just over 24 hours since Governor Greg Abbott launched Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is announcing the first arrest from that list. Servando Trejo Duran Jr., 62, was taken into custody in Baytown, Texas by DPS Special Agents and Troopers assigned to the Texas Anti-Gang (TAG) Center in Houston. The Baytown Police Department Special Investigations Division...
God’s Superheroes at St. Luke Baptist Church
June 6, 2024 – Vacation Bible School starts June 24, 2024 and continues through June 27, 2024 at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church from 6:00pm until 8:30pm each evening. Rev. Troy L. Young is pastor at the church located at FM 2285 & Co Rd 4762 in Sulphur Springs. The theme of this year’s vacation bible school is “God’s Superheroes” To find out more info call the church at 903-439-3273 or email them...
Sulphur Springs Clean Up Site Open For Rest of Week
June 5, 2024 – Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell has opened up the Clean Up Site starting Wednesday, June 5 through Saturday June 8 for limbs and debris only to help residents dispose of mounting debris from recent storms. The site is accepting limbs and trees ONLY during this emergency opening and help to unload your yard waste will NOT be provided. The location located on Jefferson Street, just past FlowServe, will be...
Chamber Connection – June 4, 2024
By Butch Burney You have just a few days left if you want to enter the logo contest for this year’s 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival The theme for this year’s 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival is Stewper Heroes and the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is looking for just that right logo. The person who submits the winning logo will receive a Stewper-size package that includes four stew tickets, four T-shirts featuring...
Green Kylinga is a Problematic Perennial Sedge that Thrives in Warm, Moist Environments by Mario Villarino
June 4, 2024 – Green Kylinga (Kyllinga brevifolia) is a problematic perennial sedge that thrives in warm, moist environments, often invading lawns, gardens, and agricultural fields across Texas. The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service provides extensive resources and strategies for managing this invasive weed, emphasizing a combination of cultural, mechanical, and chemical control methods to effectively combat its spread....
Heart Calcium Scan Saves Local Woman’s Life
June 3, 2024 – In July, the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is offering sixty free heart calcium scans to Hopkins County men meeting certain criteria. The Foundation’s board of directors would like to raise local awareness of the importance of this scan. The story of Hopkins County native and resident Missy Caddell is one of triumph. It only has a happy ending because she took her doctor’s advice and got a...
Ash Borer Confirmed in Four More Counties
June 3, 2024 – The invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) has been confirmed in Collin, Franklin, Johnson and Red River Counties. EAB is an invasive wood-boring pest of ash trees that has killed tens of millions of trees across 35 states since its arrival to the United States in 2002. EAB was first detected in Texas in 2016 in Harrison County in northeast Texas. It has now been detected in 24 Texas counties, including positive...
