Dinner Bell Sponsored by Mother’s Culture Club
The Dinner Bell’s return meal after Thanksgiving break was sponsored and served by the Mother’s Culture Club. The meal served was a Mexican stackup, including tortillas and butter, sopapilla cheesecake, and a sugar-free butterscotch pudding. Dinner Bell is a free meal served at 11:45 on Wednesdays at the First United Methodist Church, and open to the whole community. If you or your business would like to be a part of the...
PJC Regents Modify Campbell Soup Agreement
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents approved amending a tax abatement agreement with Campbell Soup. The original 2013 agreement was for a single serve beverage line. The modification will apply to the new Plum Organics line for the remainder of the agreement, which runs to 2020. In other business, the Regents: Approved the 2018-2019 Academic Calendar, setting the dates for terms in the academic year. Adopted changes to nursing...
Joe Bell, Sr.
Memorial Service for Joe Bell Sr., age 87, of Sulphur Springs,TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 9, 207 at Hope Family Fellowship with Rev. Rusty Posey officiating. Mr. Bell passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017 at his residence. Joseph William Bell, Sr. was born in Worland, Wyoming on September 4, 1930, the son of William Lee and Marion Ina (Stewart) Bell. He married Judy Ann Freestone on April 11, 1975 in...
Johnny M. Ferguson
Funeral services for Johnny M. Ferguson, 85, of Miller Grove, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Miller Grove United Methodist Church with Rev. Howard Strickland and Rev. Paul Bailey officiating. Interment will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery with Michael Anthony, Brett Darrow, Johnny Darrow, Ricky Williams, Rudy Garrett, and Gary Williams serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Ronny Darrow, Billy...
Cumby Man Arrested for Aggravated Kidnapping and Assault Family/Household Member Enhanced
November 29, 2017 – Asa Cole Bloyed, 33, of Cumby is in Hopkins County Jail following his arrest on two warrants, Felony 1 Aggravated Kidnapping and for Assault Family/Household Member Enhanced. He is being held on a total of $80,000 in bonds. Bloyed was arrested by Cumby Police around 6 p.m. Monday at his residence on West Tarrant St in Cumby. The warrants for his arrest were out of the Cumby Police Department. Bloyed...
Troop 69 All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast is Saturday Dec. 2 at FUMC
On Saturday December 2, Boy Scout Troop 69 will hold a Pancake Breakfast from 6 am until 12 noon in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church in downtown Sulphur Springs. Adult tickets are $7 and tickets for children under age 12 are $5. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat and the menu includes pancakes, bacon, sausage and beverages. The public is invited and tickets are available at the door.
Line Up for the Lions Club 10th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade on Dec. 1
John Campbell, a member of the local Lions Club chapter, stopped in for a chat with Enola Gay on the KSST Morning Show about the annual Lighted Christmas Parade on Friday December 1. Since it’s formation in 1937, the Sulphur Springs Lions Club has been a community leader and a long-time sponsor of the town’s Christmas parade. Ten years ago, the night-time lighted parade idea became a big hit with the local public which...
Lady Cats Suffer First Loss; Enter Winnsboro Tourney Thursday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team, ranked #18 in the state, lost their first game of the season, 64-51 against Idabel, Oklahoma on the road Tuesday night (November 28). A slow start hampered the Lady Cats as they were down 15-6 after the first quarter. They also trailed at the half, 31-20. The Lady Cats staged a comeback in the third quarter outscoring the Warriors, 19-11 to cut the deficit to 42-39. Idabel had a big fourth quarter...
Wildcats Remain Undefeated with Win in Denison
The Wildcats’ basketball team, ranked #13 in the state, remained unbeaten as they topped Denison on the road, 80-66 Tuesday night (November 28). The Wildcats got out to a big lead early and then held on to win as their lead decreased. The game was similar to the Wildcats home win over Lindale according to Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta. The Wildcats improved their season record to 5-0. They will compete in the Curtis...
