Fall Gardening By Mario Villarino
As temperatures start to cool off, our gardening spirit rejuvenates and the idea of going outside starts to become appealing for many. So you want to grow garden fresh vegetables this fall? Where do you start? Simply looking at seed packets in catalogs or local nurseries will not get the job done. One must garden smartly if economical production and utilization are expected. According to Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Services once...
Workforce Training at PJC SS
WORKFORCE TRAINING Justin Davis, right, works on a gas tungsten arc-welding project under the watchful eye of instructor John Plemons. Davis is in the advanced welding class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, where both daytime and evening welding classes are being taught this fall. For more information and enrollment opportunities, call 903-885-1232.
Dinner Bell Menu For October 11, 2017
Dinner Bell Menu for October 11, 2017 The Lions Club this week’s Community Partner. Shepherd’s Pie Bacon Infused Green Beans Garden Salad Buttered French Bread Do Nothing Cake Pineapple Cottage Cheese Sugar Free Dessert Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX.
John Chester Dutch Oven Cookoff Results at Indian Summer Day 2017
The 2017 John Chester Dutch Oven Cook-off at Heritage Park on Saturday October 7 was attended by ten cooking teams, all in the adult division. Seven cooks were from Hopkins County and three were from outside the county. The teams fed over 250 persons who came to enjoy the food at Indian Summer Day. Cook0ff Director this year was Chris Wilson, son of contest founder Rick Wilson. OVERALL WINNERS WERE: Donnie and Katie Martin Fred and...
Monday (Columbus Day) Forecast
50% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 p.m. Monday night; High: 95, with heat index as high as 98; Low: 59; Wind: South: 10-15 mph, gusting to 25 mph
Drug Take-Back Scheduled by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse
According to Karen Weatherman with the Sulphur Springs Seniors’ Center on Saturday,October 14th, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse will be hosting a Drug Take-Back on the Brookshire’s parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This take-back provides People a safe way to dispose of out of date prescription and over the counter medicines as well as left over meds of family members that may have died. Pet medicines will also...
Jerry Clyde Thompson, 78, of Saltillo
Graveside service for Jerry Clyde Thompson, age 78, of Saltillo, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Matinburg Cemetery, in Pine, TX. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Mr. Thompson passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017 at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, TX. Jerry Thompson was born on May 14, 1939 in Pittsburg, TX, the son of Evan...
James Franklin Starrett, 93, of Yantis
Funeral Service for James Franklin Starrett, age 93 of Yantis, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Mike Heard officiating. A military graveside service under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery. There will be a visitation from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 9, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Starrett passed...
