Como Battles Water Issues
August 20, 2025 – The following press release was received by Hopkins County Emergency Management concerning the water disruption for the City of Como. The city of Como water department is offering one case of bottled water per family available at city hall. City of Como Water Well Pump Out of Service – Emergency Response Plan ActivatedComo, Texas – The City of Como is currently experiencing a disruption in water service due to...
Linda Jean Sanders
July 7, 1944 ~ August 19, 2025 (age 81) Linda Sanders Obituary Graveside Service for Linda Jean Sanders will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 25, 2025 with Pastor Dustin Cowden officiating. Linda passed away on August 19, 2025 in Tyler, Texas Full obituary forthcoming. With our condolences.
The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group
August 20, 2025 – Sulphur Springs – The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group sponsored by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation met last Monday with special guest Amy Newsom, APRN, FNP-C.Amy shared a wealth of knowledge about nutrition and vitamin deficiency and how regulating the two can improve the quality of life not only for cancer patients, but all people. “The body is like a plant. It needs the proper nutrients...
Foundation Surpasses $1M Raised in FY25 Due to Generosity of Community
August 18, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is celebrating a milestone that has been 28 years in the making. Due to the donations and support of Hopkins County residents and businesses, the Foundation raised over $1 million in the first 10 months of the fiscal year 2024-25. Board members are eager to state that this is means more dollars that will be invested in local healthcare to...
Donna Jane Underwood
Donna Underwood at age 69, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 12th, 2025, at 3:02PM. Services will be held at West Oaks Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Visitation will be Thursday, August 21st, 2025, 6-8PM. Funeral services on Friday, August 22nd, 2025, at 1PM. Burial following at Brashear Cemetery. She married Danny Underwood August 22nd, 1974. She was met at Heavens gates by her husband, Danny Underwood; her son...
Texas Rangers’ Season Outlook: Glimpses of Hope Amid Mounting Challenges
August 18, 2025 – As of mid-August, the Texas Rangers sit just below .500 with a 62–63 record, trailing in the AL West as they continue their wild-card push. EastWLPCTStrkL10GB1Philadelphia Phillies7153.573W16-4-2New York Mets6658.532W23-75.03Miami Marlins5965.476W13-712.04Atlanta Braves5668.452W58-215.05Washington Nationals5074.403L15-521.0 CentralWLPCTStrkL10GB1Milwaukee Brewers7845.634L19-1-2Chicago...
No, $1,390 Stimulus Checks Are Not Coming — IRS and Lawmakers Confirm
August 18, 2025 – Social media posts claiming that $1,390 stimulus checks are set to be distributed soon are false, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and members of Congress. The IRS confirmed this week that no new federal stimulus program has been authorized and that Congress has not approved any new round of economic impact payments. The misinformation appears to stem from viral social media posts and videos...
Abbott, USDA Secretary Rollins Announce $750 Million Screwworm Protection Facility in Texas
Austin, TX — August 15, 2025 — In a major step to safeguard American agriculture, Governor Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a $750 million federal investment to build a Domestic Sterile Screwworm Production Facility in Edinburg, Texas. The facility will combat the northward spread of the New World screwworm (NWS), a dangerous pest threatening U.S. livestock. “Texas agricultural producers...
Governor Abbott Announces Special Session #2
August 18, 2025 | Austin, Texas | Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation identifying 19 agenda items for Special Session #2 that begins at 12:00 PM, Friday, August 15. “Delinquent House Democrats ran away from their responsibility to pass crucial legislation to benefit the lives of Texans,” said Governor Abbott. “Because of their dereliction of duty, Texas families and communities impacted by the catastrophic Fourth of...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, August 17, 2025
Hey friends, I am absolutely enjoying digging deep in the life of David as I prepared the message for this mornings radio show! And listen friends, it just hit me about David the Shepard Boy. It hit me that as Samuel was anointing David, the young Shepherd Boy, with oil to be King one day, that God selected David. He says that he looks at the heart of men, not the outward appearances. It didn’t hit me that God...
