A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, November 3, 2024
Hey friends! I just love the word of God and I love taking scripture and making it a prayer. As you might imagine, I love David and the Psalms because they are his heart cries to the Lord and they are songs he would sing in worship. This morning I want to share with you one of my favorites! Just meditate on these words!! We are so loved friends! Live loved and live a life set on...
Robert York Dale
Memorial Service for Robert York Dale, age 86 of Saltillo, Texas will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Robert passed away on Friday, November 1, 2024, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Robert was born on March 30, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri to Cecil and Thelma Dale. He married Linda White on February 16, 1990, in Seven Points, Texas. Robert was a leadman for General Motors for many years, he also...
Grocery Supply Raises $100,000 for Charities At Golf Tournament
November 1, 2024 – On October 28, 2024, GSC Enterprises, Inc. held its 36th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Golf Clubs at the Tribute in The Colony, TX. GSC presented to local and regional organizations $100,000. Those benefiting from the 36th Annual Charity Golf Tournament were Morgan’s Mercy Mansion, Lake Country CASA, Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center, Community Chest, GSC Benevolence, and Sulphur Springs Independent...
Leo Wayne Shaw
Leo Wayne Shaw was born March 7, 1946 to Donnie Shaw and Pink Brigham who preceded him in death. He was a member of Evening Chapel CME Church in Sulphur Springs, TX. He worked at Bell Concrete over 30 years and World Travel for years until his departure. leaving numerous friends and co-workers. He married Elizabeth Shaw (Libo) on July 6, 1982. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife,Elizabeth Shaw, (5) step-children, Monalise...
Use An Annual Rye Cover Crop In Your Garden This Fall From Master Gardener David Wall
November 1, 2024 – One way to protect and enrich your garden soil for next spring is to plant a cover crop, and one of the best cover crops is cereal (annual) rye. Cereal rye is a grain crop planted/sown on bare soil immediately after removing vegetable crop residue. It grows very fast and so thick, it quickly outpaces any weeds trying to recover or newly landed weed seeds that sprout. First off. cereal rye’s...
Aaron “A.J.” Brannon
Aaron “A.J.” Brannon passed away on October 30, 2024. Funeral Service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the Service. Interment will follow the service at Shooks Chapel Cemetery. Aaron “A.J.” Brannon
Dinner Bell for November 6, 2024
The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. It was Texas’ gain (especially Sulphur Springs) and California’s’ loss when the Dollison family decided to locate Diversi fied Storage Systems (DSS) in our fair city in January, 2016. Diversified Storage Systems...
Chamber Connection – October 30, 2024
By Butch Burney Saturday turned out to be a glorious day for stew fans as an estimated 7,500 people jammed Buford Park to take part in the 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest, sponsored by Alliance Bank. The weather was pleasant in the morning, when stew was served from more than 170 pots! A big thank you to all those who attended, to our sponsors and especially to those cooks, who spent most of Friday and Saturday making stew for...
James “Cherokee” Morgan
Graveside service for James “Cherokee” Morgan, age 82, of Emory, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at Eureka Cemetery in Hulbert, Oklahoma with Pat “Red Fox” Morgan, James Hinch, Ryan Hinch, David Benaroch, Steve LaRoza and Larry Wright serving as pallbearers. Mr.Morgan passed away peacefully at Emory Health and Rehab on Monday, October 28, 2024. James Daul Morgan was born on August 1, 1942, in...
Neighboring County to the South Institutes Burn Ban
October 30, 2024 – Hopkins County has yet to issue a burn ban this fall, but our neighboring county to the south issued one today. Residents of Wood County are now prohibited from outdoor burning. In Texas, local governments are empowered to take action on the behalf of those they serve. When drought conditions exist, a burn ban can be put in place by a county judge or county commissioners court prohibiting or restricting...




