December 4 is Deadline ! How Families Can Sign Up For ‘Blue Santa 2020’
The Blue Santa Toy Drive is an annual partnership of Hopkins County and Sulphur Springs Law Enforcement and Empty Stocking. This year’s sign-up process to receive toys in the Blue Santa Toy Drive for children of families in need of assistance is being conducted on-line only. Qualifying families can get on the list to receive Christmas gifts for their children ages 0-16. Please go to www.canhelponline.org to see the sign-up...
Shop Local at ‘Christmas Market on Main Street’ December 5 from 9am-4pm
Love shopping local at Christmastime? Here’s some great news! The Christmas Market on Main Street will be held downtown Sulphur Springs on Saturday December 5, 2020 between the hours of 9am and 4pm. More than two dozen vendors and merchants will be set up in an open-air market style and inside their stores, so plan to ‘shop til you drop’! Many will be offering door prizes and complimentary refreshments. You’ll...
Dec. 3 COVID-19 Update: 44 New Cases, 63 Active Cases
Texas Department of State Health Services’ Dec. 3 COVID-19 update provided both good and bad news for Hopkins County. While the number of new COVID-19 cases was four times higher on Thursday than on Wednesday, the patient count in the hospital COVID unit declined for the third consecutive day. No new COVID-19 deaths were reported for Hopkins County, but there also were no new recoveries on Thursday either. There were also fewer...
2 Contracts Related To Pacific Park, Senior Center Projects Approved
Sulphur Sulphur Springs City Council this week during their regular December meeting approved two contracts related to the Pacific Park improvement and Senior Citizens Center construction projects. Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski recommended the council approve of the contract as proposed with MHS Planning & Design, LLC, for professional services for design and engineering for a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department...
NET Continuing Education Conference Held In Sulphur Springs
The ROC in Sulphur Springs Thursday served as the location for the 11th Annual District 4 Northeast Texas Continuing Education Conference, hosted by Texas AgriLife Extension Service. “It’s great to be serving the community,” Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Agent Mario Villarino said Thursday morning. “We are excited we were picked among other cities or counties that could have sponsored this today,”...
Patsy Nell Beckham Beck
A private graveside service for Patsy Nell Beckham Beck, age 79, of Richardson will be held at Pleasant Grove North Cemetery on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Patsy passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Carrara Nursing Home, Plano. Patsy was born to Archie Beckham and Fannie Lou Patman on December 31, 1940 in Hopkins County. She married Jerrel Beck of Hopkins County. She practiced as a local beautician for 50 years. She is survived...
Wildcats Tennis Opens “Spring” Season at Kaufman Tourney Thursday
Tennis at Sulphur Springs High School is transitioning from fall semester team tennis to spring semester tennis. There is something new this school year. After the completion of the team tennis schedule in late October, the Wildcats’ players took several weeks off and then got right back at it. In the past the spring semester tennis would not start until a late January tournament. This year, the Wildcats have at least one...
Paris Junior College Dual Credit Student Opportunities Growing, Regents Learn
Opportunities for dual credit students at Paris Junior College continue to expand, according to a report presented Monday evening, Nov. 23, to the PJC Board of Regents. Dual credit provides high school students the opportunity to earn both college and high school credit while enrolled in high school. Course credit is awarded through the school district for high school academic requirements and through PJC for semester credit hours...
Barbara Gail Carroll
Funeral service for Barbara Gail Carroll “Gilliam”, age 76, of Rockwall will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:00pm-2:00pm. Barbara passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Texas Health Presbyterian of Dallas. Barbara was born to James Gilliam and Bonnie Boykin Gilliam on November 9, 1944 in Sulphur Springs. Barbara married the love...
Ruby Nell McWilliams Moseley
Ruby Nell McWilliams Moseley went to the Lord December 2, 2020 at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs. She was born on August 29, 1930, in Brashear, TX. She was the eldest childof John Edward and Ruby Opal (Paton) McWilliams. She attended school at Divide and Miller Grove. She met James Moseley at a friend’s party where he played guitar in a band. They married on May 28, 1949 at her parent’s home in Brashear. They were...
