Texas Emergency Management: There is no Gasoline Crisis
Texas Emergency Management Region 1 urges citizens to avoid the temptation to hoard gasoline. Panic buying and hoarding could actually cause shortages in the region. Although Texas refineries may not be currently at 100%, please avoid panic. Along with keeping calm, it’s a good idea to be frugal with the fuel you already have. Avoid extra trips, and use the tried and true fuel saving practices we all know. Make fewer trips....
CHRISTUS HEALTH Reports Minimal Damage to Facilities in South Texas; Utilizing Resources
With at least 16 hospitals along the South Texas Coast closed due to flooding, CHRISTUS Health reports minimal damage to its facilities located along the area. Many hospitals will face serious financial costs due to damage to their facilities and other issues created by the hurricane. William Knous, Manager, Internal and Public Affairs for CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Francis Hospitals told KSST News in an email Thursday morning that...
Quilt Guild Members Are Active Year Round and During Quilt Show Season
The Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild is over 50 members strong. The guild meets monthly on the fourth Monday at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center for a light supper and social time, and business meeting and program. Anyone from beginners to persons currently working on a quilting project are welcome to attend meetings and become members. Annually, the Guild puts on a major quilt show in Sulphur Springs, bringing quilters and...
Additional Charges Added as Local Woman arrested on Warrant
When a Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputy arrested Malaney Ann Tennison, 36, of Sulphur Springs in the courtyard of an apartment building at Moore and Bellview Streets, she was asked if she had anything illegal in her possession. Tennison was being arrested on a warrant for Violation of Probation Tamper Fabricate Evidence. She responded to the deputy by handing him a small baggie containing a crystal like substance believed to be...
Chamber Connection August 31, 2017
My family has lived in Houston all of my life. My aunts, uncles, grandparents, and oh so many cousins have called that area home for as long as I can remember. As a little girl (and still today), I adored the smell of pine trees because they reminded me of my aunt’s house, and her home was my chosen place to be. They’ve been through all the hurricanes before this one, and for the first time ever, water took over their homes. My...
Temporary Road Work Begins Sept. 11
Texas Department of Transportation officials today advised motorists traveling in its northeast Paris District to watch for temporary road work in the days ahead. Contractor Stripe-A-Zone Inc. will begin texturing the shoulders and center-lines of several roadways in Delta, Fannin, Franklin and Hopkins counties on Sept. 11. Crews will also install profile pavement markings on these roads, officials said. The contractor has 36 working...
Ava Jean Birmingham
Funeral service for Ava Jean Birmingham, age 85, of Garland, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, September 1, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel, Sulphur Springs with Randy Daw officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with Matt Coker, Charles Foreman, Charles Amyx, Rick Coker, Jacob Hall and Sonny Taylor serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M. on Thursday, August 31, at Murray...
Wildcat Head Coach Owens Likes Senior Leadership on 2017 Team
For the second straight season, the Wildcats are preparing for their season opener with one less scrimmage and one less practice week due to having spring ball. Last year Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he wished he had a second scrimmage before the season started. This year he seems much more comfortable. He says spring football has been good for the Wildcats against this year. Coach Owens says when fall workouts started, he...
