Meal A Day Menu – Dec. 20-24, 2021
Dec19

Meal A Day Menu – Dec. 20-24, 2021

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 Dec. 20-24, 2021, includes: Monday – Smother Beef Patties, Mashed Potatoes, Winter Blend Vegetables and Roll.Tuesday – Chicken Spaghetti, Green Beans and Garlic Toast.Wednesday – Rope Sausage, Black-Eyed Peas, Corn...

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Paris District Road Report For Dec. 20-31, 2021
Dec19

Paris District Road Report For Dec. 20-31, 2021

TxDOT Logo Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district from Dec. 20-31, 2021. 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 as...

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P&G Issues Voluntary Recall of Aerosol Dry Conditioner, Shampoo Spray Products
Dec18

P&G Issues Voluntary Recall of Aerosol Dry Conditioner, Shampoo Spray Products

News Release CINCINNATI — The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) Friday issued a voluntary product recall to the consumer level of aerosol dry conditioner spray products and aerosol dry shampoo spray products from Pantene, Aussie, Herbal Essences, and Waterless produced in the United States, in addition to previously discontinued aerosol dry shampoo products from Old Spice and Hair Food, due to the presence of benzene...

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2 Arrested At Walmart Friday Night
Dec18

2 Arrested At Walmart Friday Night

Two people were arrested at Walmart Friday night, a man for shoplifting and a wanted woman spotted as the officers were leaving the store, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Justin Wilkerson and Zack Steward reported responding to a theft report at Walmart late Dec. 17, 2021, at Walmart. Upon arrival they contacted the store asset protection staff, who had detained a male...

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Two-Vehicle Crash On FM 2285 Results In 1 Fatality, 2 Being Flown To Area Hospitals
Dec18

Two-Vehicle Crash On FM 2285 Results In 1 Fatality, 2 Being Flown To Area Hospitals

A major two-vehicle crash on FM 2285 Friday night resulted in one fatality and two people being flown to area trauma centers. According to a news release from Sulphur Springs Police Department, police responded to what was reported as a fatal crash on FM 2285 near Sulphur Springs Lake at 8:47 p.m. Dec. 17, 2021. The crash on FM 2285 was a head-on collision involving two vehicles, a Toyota Camry driven by 73-year-old Shirley Robinson...

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Trash Collection Schedule In Sulphur Springs Unchanged During Holidays
Dec18

Trash Collection Schedule In Sulphur Springs Unchanged During Holidays

Sulphur Springs residents should plan to dispose of garbage as usual during the holidays. Trash collection trucks will run on the normal schedule throughout the 2021 holidays, with no changes planned, Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell reported Saturday morning, Dec. 18, 2021. The schedule for trash collection in the City of Sulphur Springs can be viewed below or downloaded from the city website by clicking here:

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Wildcats Basketball Falls To Top-Ranked Arlington Grace Prep, 61-57
Dec18

Wildcats Basketball Falls To Top-Ranked Arlington Grace Prep, 61-57

The Wildcats basketball team fought all game long but fell to a tough team in Arlington Grace Prep 61-57 on Friday, Dec. 17. Sulphur Springs kept it close throughout the non-district contest but could not keep up with a lights-out shooting effort from the Lions (12-2). While the loss was a tough one, Coach Brandon Shaver and his squad got a last good test before district play begins next Tuesday in Marshall. The Wildcats basketball...

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Winnsboro Man Arrested On Felony Evading Arrest Charge
Dec18

Winnsboro Man Arrested On Felony Evading Arrest Charge

A 58-year-old Winnsboro man was arrested on a felony evading arrest charge Friday night, following a foot pursuit into the woods off FM 900, according to arrest reports. Bryan Keith Burns Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Warren Williamson was checking the area of FM 900 at FM 3192 for a vehicle reportedly involved in two separate hit and run crashes in the area of FM 900 and State Highway 37 in Franklin County around 8:50...

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Lady Cats Basketball Drops Second District Contest to Texas High
Dec18

Lady Cats Basketball Drops Second District Contest to Texas High

The Lady Cats basketball team lost their first district contest to go down at the SSHS Main Gym home to Texas High on Friday, Dec. 17.  Coach Erica Delley’s squad kept pace with the Lady Tigers through most of the first two quarters, but Texas High managed to pull away going in to halftime 32-18.  Sulphur Springs could not keep up with the Lady Tigers in the second half and fell to Texas High 55-30 for their second straight loss...

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Franklin, Hopkins Continued To Have Lowest Unemployment Rates In November 2021 In NET Workforce Development Area
Dec18

Franklin, Hopkins Continued To Have Lowest Unemployment Rates In November 2021 In NET Workforce Development Area

Franklin and Hopkins Counties continued to have the lowest unemployment rates in the Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area in November 2021. Eight of the nine counties did have unemployment rates of less than 6% for the 11th month of the year, giving the Northeast Texas WDA an overall 4.9% unemployment rate, which is just above the state average of 4.5% unemployment last month. In fact, only three of the counties – Franklin,...

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