Paris District Road Report for May 4, 2026
May 2, 2026 – Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains Counties for the week starting May 4, 2026. 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...
CHRISTUS Health to Host Free High School Football Combine in Tyler
May 1, 2026 – (TYLER, Texas) -CHRISTUS Health will host a free high school football combine on Saturday, May 9, offering professionally administered performance testing to provide athletes with verified data that can support recruiting opportunities and athletic development. The event will take place at APEC at 1543 E. Grande Blvd in Tyler and is open to student athletes from eighth grade through high school seniors. Athletes...
Cancer Support Group to Meet with Guest Speaker Amy Newsom, APRN, FNP-C
May 1, 2026 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group will meet on Monday, May 11, for their monthly meeting. These inspirational meetings are held on the second Monday of every month at 5:30 pm in the Medical Plaza, 113 Airport Rd. Women who have or have had any kind of cancer are welcome. Ladies who have had skin cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, and more are represented. The group exists to...
Dinner Bell for May 6, 2026
April 29, 2026 – WEEK OF: May 6, 2026 COMMUNITY PARTNER: Brookshire Grocery Company and Junior Waverly Club The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. Our sponsors this week include Junior Waverly Club and Brookshire’ Grocery Company. The Junior Waverly Club was...
Attorney General Paxton Sues Houston-Area “Birth Tourism” Center for Exploiting Birthright Citizenship
Attorney General Paxton Sues Houston-Area “Birth Tourism” Center for Exploiting Birthright Citizenship by Unlawfully Facilitating the Invasion of Chinese Nationals into Texas for the Sole Purpose of Giving Birth April 30, 2026 – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against a Houston-area “birth tourism” operation known as De’Ai Postpartum Care Center (“Center”) for unlawfully facilitating the invasion...
Sulphur Springs High School UIL Academic Team has won the Regional Championship
April 29, 2026 – The Sulphur Springs High School UIL academic team has won the regional championship. The Wildcats academic team totaled 321 points to second-place Lindale’s 296 ½. In all, 21 Sulphur Springs students will be advancing to the State UIL Academic Meet, at UT Austin, May 18 – 19. First place winners are: the Journalism team, including first-place individual winners Abigail Bautista, copy editing, and Anderson...
Baby Carrots and What Passes As Baby Carrots
April 29, 2026 – A growing number of consumers are asking a simple question in the produce aisle: what exactly is a “baby carrot”? The answer is less about farming and more about processing—and it reflects broader changes in how carrots are produced and distributed across the United States. Despite the name, most baby carrots are not immature vegetables pulled early from the ground. Instead, they are cut and shaped from larger,...
Look, Don’t Touch — Leave Baby Wildlife Where You Find Them
April 29, 2026 – AUSTIN — Warmer weather across Texas means more time outdoors and more encounters with wildlife. Spring and early summer are also when many species give birth and raise their young, which can lead to confusion when animals appear to be alone. Each year, well-meaning Texans pick up young wildlife, especially fawns and baby birds, believing they have been abandoned. In most cases, that is not true. Removing these...
Cooper State Park Superintendent Aron Maib had a Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey April 28th
April 28, 2026 – Cooper State Park Superintendent Aron Maib visited on this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey April 28th, 2026. Aron and John Mark chatted about the improved pier going in at Cooper State Park, what type of fish the lake at Cooper State Park is most known for, activities planned at Cooper State Park for the month of May, 2026, and much more. Be sure to check out this...
North Hopkins Cemetery to Hold 2026 Memorial Service May 24th
April 28, 2026 – The North Hopkins Cemetery will hold it’s 2026 Memorial Service on May 24, 2026, beginning at 11:00am. The event will be held at the Cemetery Chapel in Birthright on HWY. 19 North. Everyone is invited to attend. If you can’t attend, you may donate to help with the upkeep of the cemetery and chapel. Please mail donations to North Hopkins Cemetery, C/O Charlene Stewart, 2153 FM 3236, Sulphur Springs,...
