Free Mammogram Appointments Are Going Fast
September 26, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The free mammography clinic sponsored by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation only has 6 appointments left. Uninsured Hopkins County women over 40 are eligible to take advantage of this program. The free mammograms will be conducted at the Jack & Ruth Gillis Women’s Center at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. The Gillis Women’s Center staff can be...
Avoiding Aggressive Bees This Fall! From Master Gardener David Wall
September 26, 2024 – As the cooler weather this fall encourages us to spend more time outside, there will be the annual problem of what we consider to be aggressive bees of all types, yellow jackets, and both red and black wasps. So, what can we do to keep the aggressive pests away from us, especially if we’re hypo-allergic? First, why are they aggressive? Basically, food supplies are getting scarce, and the colony is at its...
Chamber Connection – September 25, 2024
By Butch Burney Stew merch is here! Stew merch is here! Whether you’re in the market for a Stew T-shirt, hoodie, mug, tumbler, sticker, towel or other merchandise for the 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest, sponsored by Alliance Bank, you can find it at the Chamber of Commerce. Stop by the Chamber office and get your gear for the Stew Contest on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Buford Park. Tickets Tickets are available at all of the local...
Glenda Joyce Phillippi
October 31, 1947 ~ September 19, 2024 (age 76) Glenda Joyce Phillippi passed away on September 19, 2024 in Houston, Texas Full obituary forthcoming. With our condolences.
Bert Kirkpatrick
April 13, 1932 — September 24, 2024 Funeral service for William Bert Kirkpatrick age 92, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, September 30, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Greg Anderson and Shane Carrington officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Cheyenne Smithers, Jim Clater, Dale Brown, William Cody Smithers, Stephen Richter and Dusty Clater serving as pallbearers. Honorary...
Nellie Dodd
September 9, 1936 — September 24, 2024 Funeral service for Nellie Dodd, age 88, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 27, 2024, at Murray-Orwosky Chapel with Michael Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Rockdale Cemetery with Anthony Stone, Ruston Bult, Casen Bolt, Mac McCoy, J.D. McCoy and Chad Bult serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jaden Gafford, Jaxon Gafford, and Judah McCoy....
James Knox McLaren
April 4, 1936 — September 20, 2024 James “Jim” Knox McLaren passed away September 20, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. However, he will continue to live in the hearts of the many who loved him. Although Jim’s parents lived in Austin, he was born in Dallas, Texas, on April 4, 1936, because his mother felt that Dallas had the best doctors. He grew up in the Travis Heights area of Austin playing ball at Stacy Park with kids who became lifelong...
Paxton Takes on Sagebrush Lizard
September 24, 2024 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced that Texas will be suing the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Biden administration officials for declaring a rare lizard endangered earlier this year. dunes sagebrush lizard The dunes sagebrush lizard lives the southeastern part of New Mexico and west Texas. They rely on a species of oak to make their homes cooler....
Superintendent Steeber Addresses Latest Threat to SSISD
September 24, 2024 – Dr. Deana Steeber, Superintendent of Sulphur Springs ISD sent a letter to teachers, staff, and parents in the district outlining her displeasure with what has become a rash of threats to schools in the district. Over the past weekend, a 14 year old female student who attends SSMS was charged with a felony charge of making a terroristic threat through social media. Dr. Steeber stated in part that SSISD takes...
Johnny McAfee
July 12, 1942 — September 22, 2024 Funeral service for Johnny McAfee, age 82, of Saltillo, Texas will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at Shannon Oaks Church in Sulphur Springs, Texas with Jeff Harris officiating. Interment will follow at Old Saltillo Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mr. McAfee passed...
