Jo Ann Fanning Durham
Jo Ann Fanning Durham passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2018, at First United Methodist Church, Fort Worth. A Celebration off Life reception will be held in Wesley Hall following the service. Burial will be at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Visitation: 4-6 p.m. Thursday at Thompson’s Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. Memorials: First Street Mission Fund at First United Methodist Church of Fort...
Dinner Bell, June 6th 2018
Zuni stew and fellowship, all in remembrance of Ann and Quinton Rasure. Dinner Bell D_Bell-June 6-2018-2 D_Bell-June 6-2018-3 D_Bell-June 6-2018-4 D_Bell-June 6-2018-5 D_Bell-June 6-2018-6 D_Bell-June 6-2018-1 Served Wednesdays at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs,...
Parade of Pride: the Dairy Festival’s 59th Parade is Saturday June 9 from Buford Park
David Watson has been a volunteer for the Dairy Festival since, as a four year-old, he posed as a leprechaun on a parade float. David has helped build parade floats for his sister Gena, daughter Kate and others. Even his wife Myra Pilcher Watson rode atop a a float as a contestant in the Hopkins County Dairy Festival, so being part of the parade every year is a family tradition for the Watsons. David encourages everyone to reach out...
City Council Elects Mayor, Plans Workshop to Discuss Capital Improvement Plan for 2019-2023
Members of the Sulphur Springs City Council tabled the agenda item that would have put in place Capital Improvements for 2019-2023. They did agree to conduct a workshop to give further consideration to the project, including the number of projects, that will be included in the improvement plan. Mayor John Sellers and Mayor Pro Tem Emily Glass were re-elected along with the swearing-in of new council members. In the discussion of the...
Profile: Lynda Hager and Patricia Chase… Veteran Volunteers for Dairy Festival
If you have ever attended a Dairy Festival event in Hopkins County, Texas, you were probably impressed by large-scale productions and mass participation by the county’s population, for these are among it’s hallmarks. In 2018, the Dairy Festival tradition is 59 years old, originally created to celebrate the dairy industry’s local economic impact. The 25-member Board of Directors works year-round to produce the annual...
Video Presentation: New City Council Members Receive Oath of Office Tuesday Night
Three newly elected and one newly appointed to the Sulphur Springs City Council were officially given the oath of office Tuesday night during the June regular session of the council. Receiving the oath are Erica Armstrong, Place 1; Jimmy Lucas, Place 2; Norman Sanders, Place 3; and Doug Moore, Place 6...
Monuments, Flag Restored at Weaver Cemetery Thanks to Jail Inmates
All monuments at Weaver Cemetery have been reset and a new Flag flies over the scene after Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum dispatched inmates and staff to the cemetery Tuesday morning. In three (3) hours the monuments were secured back in place. Tatum stated the strength of the inmates was supported by using a backhoe on the large monuments. According to Tatum, County Criminal Investigators are securing a warrant for the arrest...
Boards and Commission Appointments Made During the June 5th City Council Meeting
Sulphur Springs City Council made annual appointments to various boards and commissions in the city and appointed representatives to regional boards during their Tuesday night, June 5th, meeting. Those appointed include: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOUG MOORE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MATT JOHNSON BRAD BURGIN AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD MARK MEADOWS JERRY BREWER KURT SEHNERT SULPHUR RIVER MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT LINDA GALLIGHER LIBRARY BOARD...
