Sherman Roy Phelps
Memorial Service for Sherman Roy Phelps, age 80, of Winnsboro will be held at 2:00 p.m, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jeff Harris officiating. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Sherman passed away on March 25, 2024 at East Texas Hospice in Tyler, TX. He was born on March 13, 1944 in Plainview, TX, the son of Edgar Phelps and Gladys Hoff Phelps. Sherman married Diana (Webster)...
Angela Jean Johnson
Angela Jean Johnson, age 60, of Sulphur Springs, TX passed away at her home in Sulphur Springs, TX on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Angela Jean Johnson was born in Dallas, TX on November 14, 1963 to Janice Chambliss. Angela was married to Gary Frank Johnson until his passing and then married Van Hall Adams. She was a Nurse Aide for many years. During that time, she met many people who became her life-long friends. She is survived by her...
SSISD Plans Final Town Hall Meeting Prior to Early Voting for Bond
March 27, 2024 – Early voting for the May 4th SSISD Bond will open April 22nd and continue through April 30th as SSISD plans to hold their final Town Hall Meeting on April 18th at Sulphur Springs Elementary located at 829 Bell St. in Sulphur Springs. The public meeting will begin at 6pm with an informational presentation followed by a Q&A session and an optional tour of the campus. All eligible voters in the school...
What’s the Best Shovel for Your Garden From Master Gardener David Wall
March 26, 2024 – For most of us, a shovel is a shovel is just a shovel, never mind that there are so many types; short-handled, long-handled, rounded, round-point, flat, ditching, long bladed, trenching, and serrated. Additionally, there’s the digging spade, garden spade, perennial spade, and scoops. They’re made from steel, plastic, stainless steel, carbon fiber, and aluminum. And, there’s the price from under $10 to over...
Chamber Connection – March 27th
By Butch Burney March 26, 2024 – We have less than two weeks before the Great Total Solar Eclipse on April 8! Here are a few items we want our residents to know: The crowd we have is weather dependent. Yes, we are expecting a lot of visitors – thousands – if the weather is sunny. If it’s raining, we won’t see the people driving here, so we don’t yet know what to expect, crowd-wise. Don’t panic. This is a one-day affair. There is...
William Greg Campbell
William Greg Campbell, 58 of Paris Tx, went to be with the Lord on Thursday March 21, 2024. He was surrounded by his loved ones at his home. Greg was born on July 1,1965 to William and Barbara Wood Campbell. He was born on his mother’s birthday to which she always referred to him as her best birthday gift ever. Greg married Lori Allen on May 27, 1995. Together they raised two beautiful daughters Averie and Allie. One of his greatest...
Dinner Bell for March 27th, 2024
It is our Easter Meal with Community Partner Clayton Homes!!! Clayton Homes has been a Community Partner with the Dinner Bell Ministry every year since the Easter meal in 2018, even donating the hams that are the centerpiece of the meal. Locating in Sulphur Springs in January, 1977 in a temporary office, the first family homes rolled off the production line in August. In 27 years, Clayton Homes has become one of the major...
Barbara Bradley
Barbara Bradley of Sulphur Springs, Texas, at the age of 73 went to her Heavenly home on March 24th, 2024, after an extended battle with health issues. She was born to Sam Kyser Fowler and Mary Louise Atwell Fowler in Crenshaw County, Alabama. She is survived by two sisters, Betty Baum, and Mary Bolding; her children, Melinda (Carl) McDonald and Michael (Jennifer) Barron; her grandchildren Anna Nicole (Pierce) Parker, Kallie (Tyler)...
Another Second Cup of Coffee with Guest Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson Conducted on March 19th
March 25, 2024 – In another episode of A Second Cup of Coffee with John Mark Dempsey with guest Hopkins County Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson, John Mark and Mr. Wilson discuss Spring, what to put out now, a current sale on transplants, and more. Be sure to check it out, you just might learn something! A Second Cup of Coffee with John Mark...
A&M-Commerce and Austin Police Department Establish Preferred Path to a Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice
The partnership provides automatic admission for eligible department employees to obtain a high-value degree with no out-of-pocket expense. March 25, 2024 – AUSTIN, TEXAS: The College of Innovation and Design at Texas A&M University-Commerce and the City of Austin, Texas, have partnered to establish a preferred pathway for Austin Police Department officers to earn their Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with an...
