CHRISTUS Health: Prioritize Eye Safety During April Solar Eclipse
March 28, 2024 – (IRVING, Texas) – With so many people looking to the skies on April 8 to view a rare total solar eclipse, the potential for eye injuries is real. Clinicians caution that eclipse viewers should prioritize eye safety and take steps to ensure their eyes are protected. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” said Dr. Damon Smith, an ophthalmologist with CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. “We want people to enjoy...
Mary Bonham
Mary Bonham, age 96, of Sulphur Springs passed away peacefully at her home on March 27, 2024 surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held Monday April 1st at 2:00pm at West Oaks Funeral Home, 500 Hillcrest Dr., Sulphur Springs, Texas. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service starting at 1:00pm. Mary Louise Spencer Bonham was born February 15, 1928 in Hopkins County to Johnny and Annie Kitts Spencer. The 3rd...
A&M-Commerce Invites you on an Operatic Adventure: “Fantasy & Farce” Opera Scenes Showcase
March 28, 2024 – COMMERCE, TX—The Department of Music at Texas A&M University-Commerce invites you to immerse yourself in an enchanting world of “Fantasy & Farce” through its upcoming Opera Scenes Showcase Performance. Taking place on April 12 and April 14 in the Jack & Lou Finney Concert Hall at A&M-Commerce, this performance promises to be an entertaining experience for audiences of all ages. In...
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...
