Holy Convocation at Mitchell Chapel COGIC: Thursday Morning Events
Mitchell Chapel Church of God in Christ, 402 Jackson here in Sulphur Springs, TX.
Chamber Connection, July 19, 2018
by Lezley Brown, CEO Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce It’s time to turn in your t-shirt designs for the 49th Annual Stew Contest!!! The Chamber will be accepting submitted designs from Monday, July 16th through Tuesday, July 31st. The submitted entries will be voted on by the Chamber Board of Directors, and the winner will be announced on August 9th. If your design wins the t-shirt contest, it will be used on all shirts, hoodies,...
Thursday Forecast July 19, 2018
High: 101 with heat index as high as 105; Low: 80; Wind: South, southwest around 10 mph
Michael Gene Poulter
Michael Gene Poulter left this world on July 18, 2018; two days shy of his 82nd birthday. Gene; as he was known by his family and friends was born in Frost, TX on July 20, 1936. Gene worked in the cotton fields and gins while he was growing up and was a football star in high school. As a young man, Gene worked for Convaire and Bell Helicopter, but country living called him, and he moved to north east Texas to go into the dairy...
Benjamin R. Crook
Funeral services for Benjamin R. Crook, age 37, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Mel Haven Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Benjamin passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018 at his residence. He was born on February 3, 1981 in Washington, DC, the son of Benjamin Craig Crook and Paulette Brown. He was a member of...
Charles Shropshire
Funeral service for Charles “Charlie” Shropshire, age 92, of Mt. Vernon will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Calvary Baptist Temple in Mt. Vernon with Bro. Troy Hollingsworth officiating. Interment will follow at Richland Cemetery in Brinker. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Monday, July 23, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Shropshire passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at his esidence in...
Update: Excessive Heat Warning Continues Through Sunday Evening
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning in effect from Wednesday, July 18, at 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. Sunday evening. High temperatures ranging from 103-108 are possible each afternoon. The very hot temperatures will increase risk of heat related illnesses. An Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity...
Mary Elizabeth Savage
Mary Elizabeth Savage, 75, formerly of Commerce, passed away peacefully in Dallas on Sunday, July 15, 2018. She was born on August 9, 1942, in Louisiana, the daughter of George and Lois Gibbs Jenkins. She retired as an employee of ETSU (now Texas A&M Commerce) after 30 years of service. Mary was an avid Cowboys fan, and a member of Mt. Moriah Temple Baptist Church in Commerce. Two daughters are left to treasure her memory;...
Several Wildcat Basketball Players on Recruitment Radar of Postsecondary Schools
KSST has done several stories about the tremendous recruiting interest in Wildcats Basketball stand out 6-foot-8 power forward Victor Iwuakor, who will be a senior this school year. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta says several other Wildcats have also drawn interest from colleges. Perhaps the tallest of the Wildcats, 6-foot-9 power forward Xavier Cork, an incoming senior, is attracting a lot of attention from recruiters....
