Mahoney Cemetery 125th Anniversary June 14th
May 26, 2026 – Mahoney Cemetery will be celebrating their 125th Anniversary on Sunday, June 14th at Mahoney Cemetery, 3198 CR 3518 beginning at 10:30am. Families are requested to bring their own picnic lunches. Drinks and ice will be provided. For additional information, phone Gilda Cain, 214-435-4263.
Hopkins County Genealogical Society to Hold Next Lunch & Learn May 27th
May 26, 2026 – Our “Fourth Wednesday Lunch & Learn” is scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 611 North Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Tx. The Hopkins County Genealogical Society invites individuals interested in genealogical research to attend. Bring your sack lunch, salad, or drive-through meal, and join us – and bring a friend. This event is free and open to the public! This...
SSHS Wins UIL Academics State Title; Whisenhunt 100-meter Texas Champ
May 26, 2026 – The Sulphur Springs High School UIL academic team has won the state championship. The 21 Wildcat academic competitors compiled 284 points at the state meet Monday and Tuesday at the University of Texas to 189 for second place Lindale. The Wildcats also outpointed Lindale to win the regional meet, 321 points to 296 ½. Sulphur Springs won the UIL academic district meet by an overwhelming margin, totaling 902 points...
From Quinlan to Defending America Under the sea: One Sailor’s Journey to USS Greeneville
May 26, 2026 – By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Melanie Perez, Navy Office of Community Outreach SAN DIEGO – Seaman Apprentice Dean Watson, a native of Quinlan, Texas, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Greeneville, a fast-attack submarine homeported at Naval Base Point Loma. As a submariner, Watson is part of a small percentage of Navy personnel continuing a 125-year tradition of service under the sea to help ensure...
Olevia “Claudine” Rust
August 7, 1930 — May 21, 2026 Greenville Funeral service for Olevia “Claudine” Rust, age 95, of Greenville, Texas, will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Buddy Wiggins officiating. Interment will follow at Union Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Rust peacefully passed away at her residence on Thursday, May 21,...
Summer Food Service Program Starts Soon
May 25, 2026 – AUSTIN, Texas — As schools across Texas wrap up the academic year, state leaders are reminding families that free meals will still be available to children throughout the summer months. Sid Miller announced this week that the state’s Summer Meal Programs will begin offering no-cost meals at sites statewide starting on or around June 1. The program is administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) in...
Hilda (Holder) Ballard
July 23, 1946 — May 23, 2026 Sulphur Springs Hilda (Holder) Ballard, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away at her residence on Saturday, May 23, 2026. No formal services are being held per her request. With our condolences.
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, May 24, 2026
“‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’” Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV Hey friends! I hear the Lord calling to his people to listen; to enter into a place of prayer where we seek to hear his voice. It’s time we shut down the voices around us; the phones, the TV, computers, social media, and even our friends and family. This call is to come with the purpose to...
Julie Smith
July 11, 1969 — May 22, 2026 Winnsboro Funeral service for Julie Smith, age 56, of Winnsboro, Texas, will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. LD Baxley officiating. Interment will follow at Como Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith peacefully passed away at her residence on Friday, May 22,...
Gysbertus “Bert” Hoppenreys
January 4, 1960 — May 20, 2026 Memorial Service for Gysbertus “Bert” Hoppenreys, age 66 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at St. James Catholic Church with Father Victor Hernandez officiating. Mr. Hoppenreys passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at his residence. Gysbertus “Bert” Hoppenreys was born on January 4, 1960 in Elst Holland in the Netherlands to Gysbertus Hoppenreys and Maria...
