Back to School: CHRISTUS Health Stresses Importance of Immunizations
August 8, 2024 – (EAST TEXAS) – As students prepare to head back to classrooms, CHRISTUS Health is stressing the importance of immunizations and physical exams for a healthy start to a new school year. Texas law requires children to be vaccinated against several diseases before attending school, including MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), hepatitis B, and DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis), among others. Although there...
Chamber Connection – August 7, 2024
By Butch Burney The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a fantastic 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 26, and it’s time for stew cooks to start registering. Registration for last year’s cooks are going out in the mail and email this week, so be looking for it in your mailbox and inbox. You can also register online at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks. We...
Carla Winnett
Evaline Carla Winnett was born on August 25, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas to Carl W. and Willie Bell (Alcorn) Hunter. She married Wilburn Winnett in Dallas, Texas on November 13, 1979. Carla was a hairdresser and enjoyed getting to know her customers over the years. After retiring, she became a homemaker and she spent her summers with her grandchildren and creating art. She loved watching figure skating, game shows and spending time...
Sulphur Springs City Council Member Touts Lithium Extraction Company as City Seeks Lease
August 7, 2024 – The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council saw the council approving a “brine lease” with a company to extract valuable lithium from the “Thermo Mine” property which is now owned by the City of Sulphur Springs. The move was touted by one council member on social media as he suggested that citizens should do their own due diligence if they are approached for a similar lease....
Department of Labor Fines East Texas Pallet Maker $250,000
M&H Crates Inc. faces $254K in penalties after 2024 follow-up inspection. JACKSONVILLE, TX – Despite receiving warnings and citations for more than a decade, a Jacksonville pallet manufacturer’s history of failing to protect employees from the risk of amputation continues, a U.S. Department of Labor follow-up inspection has found. Inspectors with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Summer Graduation Set for August 9 and 10 at A&M-Commerce
August 6, 2024 – Mark your calendars for summer commencement ceremonies this week at Texas A&M University-Commerce. COMMERCE, TX, August 6, 2024—Summer graduation at Texas A&M University-Commerce is almost here! Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, August 9 and Saturday, August 10. Ceremonies will be held in Ferguson Auditorium on the A&M-Commerce campus. For location information, view the campus...
Estelle Baxley
Fneral Service for Estelle Baxley, age 104, of Cumby, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 9, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas with Joe Hall officiating. Interment will follow at Cumby Cemetery with Stephen Moore, David Lemon, Jason Rector, Kevin Meisenheimer, Jeramy Parrish, and Jacob Groves serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Open This Saturday
This coming Saturday, August 10th, will be the second Saturday of August. Which means the Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library will be open for use. They will be open from 9:30am to 1:00pm. Come do a little research, or just browse amongst our collections. The library is located at 611 North Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Tx.
Dinner Bell for August 7, 2024
Christus Mother Frances Hospital of Sulphur Springs initially partnered with the Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry in March 2017. That was the beginning of a long and multi year commitment among the entities.The hospital has at least 8 associates who volunteer for meal service for the six times yearly partnership. One of the goals of Christus Mother Frances is the alleviation of food insecurity in Sulphur Springs/Hopkins...
Meal-A-Day Makes Small Change to Weekly Menu
August 6, 2024 – Starting this week, Meal-A-Day will start a new Friday menu plan. Fridays will now feature a ‘Cold Lunch’. “Right now we are looking at sandwichs, pasta salads, fruit, and maybe some chips.” said Director Amanda Dietlin. “Things that can be prepared the day ahead, and delivered without the need for Friday morning cooking.” Prep Team hard at work at Meal-A-Day The Friday meals...
