Sulphur Springs City Council Has Full Agenda for September Meeting
August 30, 2024 – The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will take place at City Hall Tuesday, September 3rd with the public portion of the meeting starting at 7:00 pm. Council members and city staff will begin an executive session at 6:00 pm to deliberate economic development for portions of Thermo Mine property known as Thermo 2 and Thermo 3. Executive session meetings are closed to the public. The regular...
Lottie Mae Moore
Lottie Mae Moore passed away August 26, 2024, at the age of 72. She was born July 11, 1952, in Hopkins County to Cecil Barrett and Catherine Moore. Lottie graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1972. She worked in food services until she took on childcare for most of her family and friend’s children. In her leisure, Lottie loved listening to music and shaking her head to the beat, especially to the song “Kung Fu...
Solar, Wind, and Carbon, OH MY!!
August 29, 2024 – Hopkins County residents have been inundated with the promise (or threat) of green energy projects needing thousands of acres in different parts of the county. Many solar plant projects already have been approved, built, and operating, but more solar companies are leasing land and asking for tax abatements. The green energy projects keep expanding and now include wind (huge windmills), Carbon Capture (C02...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Makes Good on Promise to Sue Texas State Fair
August 30, 2024 – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the City of Dallas and the State Fair of Texas for unlawfully prohibiting firearms from government-owned public property in violation of Texas law. Earlier in August, the Office of the Attorney General gave the City of Dallas fifteen days’ notice to reverse the Texas State Fair’s recently announced prohibition of firearms in Fair Park before a lawsuit would be...
Paulette Wright
Paulette Wright was born on December 29, 1953, at the old home place in Birch Creek. She was welcomed into the world by her loving mother, Roberta Wright. Ms. Paulette Wright, passed away on August 26,2024. Visitation SaturdayDate: August 31,2024Time: 12:00 pm to 12:50 pmPlace: League Street Church of Christ1100 League St. SSulphur Springs Texas, 75482 Funeral Service SaturdayDate: August 31,2024Time: 1pmPlace: League Street Church of...
David Long
December 12, 1968 — August 28, 2024 Graveside service for David Long, age 55, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 9:00-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs. Mr. Long passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral...
Big Lots Stores May Close Soon
August 29, 2024 – Big Lots Stores may soon be a thing of the past. The discount giant is considering a potential bankruptcy filing and may seek court protection within weeks. The company is scrambling to find investors with cash in hand to prop up the company and avoid Chapter 11. Share of BIG fell 27 percent in extended trading and have lost nearly 88 percent of their value this year. The closest Big Lots store in operation is...
CHRISTUS Health Celebrates Community Partners for Fighting food Insecurity in Northeast Texas
August 29, 2024 – (TYLER, Texas) – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System recognized 10 organizations from Northeast Texas as part of the annual community benefit breakfast this week. . The groups were honored Tuesday for their work in fighting food insecurity in the region. “These organizations play a vital role in meeting community needs, and we are blessed to partner and collaborate with them in changing the...
CHRISTUS Health Awards More Than $3.3 Million to Non-profit Organizations
Four Northeast Texas groups from the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances ministry received funds totaling $300,000 for community health initiatives August 29, 2024 – (TYLER, Texas) – CHRISTUS Health is proud to announce the distribution of more than $3.3 million to 47 non-profit organizations across Texas, Louisiana, and New Mexico through the CHRISTUS Community Impact Fund. Four groups in Northeast Texas received funds...
Karla Campbell
Mitsie Karla Campbell, 75, of Sulphur Springs passed away on August 25, 2024 at her residence. Karla was born in Pittsburg, Tx. on May 26, 1949. She was the daughter of B.J. Gearner and Edith Loretta Phillips Gearner. Karla and Dan Campbell were married in Sulphur Sulphur on May 15, 1976 at St. James Catholic Church. She received a Bachelors of Science with honors from Texas Woman’s University on 1971, and a Master Degree from...
