PJC Offering Sports Camps This Summer
Several of the Paris Junior College athletic programs are offering summer camps, starting in June and continuing in August. The Dragons All-American Boys Basketball Camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 10-13 in the Hunt Center. Campers will receive a t-shirt and basketball and daily lunch. Instructors will include PJC men’s basketball coaches and players. The cost is $120, though group and employee discounts are available....
Rep. Flynn: Commerce Approved for ‘Qualified Hotel Project’
The City of Commerce can now address lodging and event space needs by building a hotel and convention center thanks to House Bill 4347, which qualifies the city to complete a qualified hotel project using state hotel occupancy taxes, state sales taxes and re-investment funds, according to a press release from Rep. Dan Flynn’s office.
Rotary Club Grant and Scholarship Recipients
The Rotary Club of Sulphur Springs met May 30, 2019, to present both grant and scholarship money to area recipients. 100% of the proceeds from Claws for a Cause 2019 were dispersed among the groups and individuals Rotary Club deemed most worthy. The 2019 event set new records for both pounds of crawfish eaten, and revenue generated. This in turn set new records for the amount of money given back to the community. These increases were...
Frisco Man Allegedly Caught With Stolen Firearm
Patrick Deshaun Holman Patrick Deshaun Holman, 23, of Frisco was jailed Wednesday night after police found a stolen firearm in his possession during a traffic stop, according to arrest reports. Holman was reportedly a passenger in a Toyota Camry stopped on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 122 for traffic violation at 10:38 p.m. May 29 for a traffic violation, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams alleged in the arrest report....
Alleged Car Thief Also Accused Of Using Another Man’s Credit Card
Michael Allen Coker The 51-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of stealing a car in Paris also was charged with credit card abuse. Michael Allen Coker was first arrested Tuesday, after Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper William Gillentine discovered the silver Chevrolet sedan he stopped at 1:40 p.m., just west of Sulphur Springs on Interstate 30, for speeding had been reported stolen in Paris. When Gillentine asked Coker why...
Get a Taste for Reducing Food Waste
Have you ever wondered how much food is wasted? A simple definition of food waste is edible food that is lost, discarded, or uneaten. Research suggests that as much as 40% of the edible food produced in this country goes to waste. That is enough to fill the Rose Bowl – every day! On a household level, USDA estimates that as much as 20 pounds of food per person per month is wasted. Across the United States, the foods wasted most often...
Folwell: Hospital District In Good Shape Financially
Hopkins County Hospital District Board CEO Ron Folwell reported the district to be “doing fairly well” financially, and the director of EMS services reported April to be a good month for the service in the three counties they serve. Financial Report For the first 7 months of the year, the hospital district’s net income was $3.944 million, which means the district “made $811,000 on a consolidated basis for the hospital,” Folwell...
Dairy Festival Board, Sponsors Are “Over the Moon in Dairyland”
Attending the Dairy Festival photo-op were FRONT ROW L. to R. Holly Ragan of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Bill Owens of Jay Hodge Chevrolet, President Carolyn McKinney, reigning Dairy Festival Queen Kaitlyn Ferrell and KSST’s Enola Gay BACK ROW L. to R. Paul Harvey, CEO CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Dr. Dan Hammond of Sulphur Springs Veterinary Clinic, Terry Erwin of the Sulphur Springs News Telegram and Robert Cody of...
Chamber Connection- May 30, 2019
Chamber Connection- May 30 Clarion Pointe has scheduled Business After Hours Clarion Pointe, located at 411 Industrial Drive East in Sulphur Springs has scheduled their Business After Hours and ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, May 30th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please join us for networking, refreshments, and tours of the remodeled facility. The Sweet Grind schedules soft opening The Sweet Grind has scheduled a soft opening to...
New Ordinance Imposing Regulations On Tire Stores Being Discussed by City Officials
Sulphur Springs City Council could soon be asked to consider a new ordinance which would establish regulations for tire store, according to Councilman Jimmy Lucas. The main issue, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell, is large stock piles of old and scrap tires outside of tire businesses presenting potential health and safety issues. Lucas said the matter was first brought to his attention last summer, when a family member was...
