The Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Meeting Will Feature an Interesting Talk on Early Anglo-Americans in Spanish Texas
Our speaker for September is Bill Covington, a public school classroom teacher by profession, having spent 28 years in both the Dallas and Waxahachie Independent School Districts. He is a native of Fort Worth, TX, and he resides in Cedar Hill, TX with his wife, June. They have three grown children and one granddaughter. Mr. Covington will be speaking on the “Early Anglo-Americans in Spanish Texas”. This is a particularly...
Dinner Bell Menu For September 20, 2023
A loyal supporter of the Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry for many years is the 10% Club, the Community Partner for the September 20th meal and three other times per year. The dedication of the 10% Club is deeply appreciated by the Dinner Bell organization. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30...
Sitting Pretty at the Gardens at Memorial
September 14, 2023 – Sulphur Springs, TX – In 2006, the project of the very first Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Lights of Life Gala was to fund the establishment of the Gardens at Memorial. The gardens were intended as a quiet place for patient families to sit or walk the meandering pathway in order to think, pray, reflect, or just relax. It took two years and two Galas and other fundraising projects to pay for the...
Appointments are Now Open for the Annual Free Mammography Clinic
September 14, 2023 – Hopkins County Health Care Foundation and Christus Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Partner for their Annual Free Mammography Clinic Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs are once again partnering to offer a free mammography clinic for uninsured women in Hopkins County. This year, the clinic will be...
TxDOT Seeks Input on US 82 Texas Corridor Study
Highway spans all of Texas from Arkansas to New Mexico September 14, 2023 – PARIS – TxDOT is working to shape the future for one of the most important highways in the Paris area, and public input is crucial as the agency looks to meet the transportation needs of tomorrow. TxDOT is conducting an online survey Sept. 11 – Oct. 18, asking the public for their input and perspective on US 82, which stretches across Texas for...
FDA Says Popular Decongestant is Not Effective
September 13, 2023 – The Food and Drug Administration’s independent Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee Sept. 12 by unanimous vote declared oral phenylephrine ineffective as a decongestant. Phenylephrine is a common active ingredient in over-the-counter medications sold under the Nyquil, Tylenol, Advil, Robitussin, Sudafed and Benadryl brands, to name a few. FDA is not bound to the committee’s recommendations, but the...
Paris Junior College Has Staff on Hand to Assist With Enrollment
PJC-Sulphur Spring Center Adult Education Advisor Amy Green, right, assists Kalliope Hedden of Sulphur Springs as she completes paperwork for enrollment into college. For more information about enrollment, call the campus at 903-885-1232. Kalliopie Hedden
Former Sulphur Springs DPS Officer Named First Female Ranger Major in 200 Year History
September 12, 2023 – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the promotion of Texas Ranger Captain Wende O. Wakeman to the rank of major, making her the first female Ranger major in the organization’s storied two-hundred-year history. “Major Wende Wakeman’s years of hard work, her tremendous strength of character and her unwavering determination have all led her to this moment,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “I...
TAMUC Science and Engineering Dean Builds Bridges for STEM Success
COMMERCE, TX—As a young girl growing up in rural Lee County, South Carolina, Dr. Andrea Toney Graham had “big dreams of doing big things.” Since then, she has blazed a pioneering trail through the STEM field, making a lasting impact through her scholarship and leadership. Graham was the first engineer from her household and the first African American to earn a doctorate in industrial engineering from The University of Texas at...
Would You Like Some Peanut Butter with Your Twinkies?
September 11, 2023 – The J.M. Smucker company, otherwise known as Smucker’s, has gobbled up the Hostess Snack Company in a $5.6 billion deal. Smucker’s distributes Jif peanut butter as well as a wide array of jellies and preserves, and now will own the Hostess signature product Twinkie alongside Ding Dongs, Ho-Hos, and Sno-Balls. Smucker’s will be adding to their assortment of products from pet food Meow Mix to...
