JD Franklin
Born April 18, 1937 died January 13, 2024 Funeral Service for JD Franklin, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs, TX. Interment will follow at Melhaven Cemetery in Sulphur Springs, TX. Visitation will be held Friday, January 26, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, TX. Mr. Franklin passed...
Dinner Bell Menu For January 24, 2024
Alliance Bank is the Community Partner. Charted almost one hundred years ago, Alliance Bank (formerly Sulphur Springs State Bank) has been a strong banking influence in Northeast Texas. Eight cities from Mt. Vernon to Ft. Worth with 16 locations are privileged to be served by Alliance Bank. Dinner Bell has received support from Alliance Bank by partnering with the feeding ministry four times yearly for over eight years. GRAB and...
SSISD Sixth Grade Spotlight Award Winners
January 18, 2024 – Here are the SSISD sixth grade Spotlight Award Winners for the 2nd nine weeks.
Paris Junior College Receives 2023 “Exemplar” ROSE Award from Texas Success Center
Paris Junior College was recently selected as the recipient of the 2023 “Exemplar” ROSE award in Recognition of Scaling Excellence. PJC is the first community college in the state to have achieved the goal of reaching scale in the essential practices across all four pillars of the Texas Pathways strategy. “The Guided Pathways is a wonderful program that provides PJC students with clear program maps to graduation and support...
Julian and Nash Sign Up In Effort to Retain Seats on Sulphur Springs City Council
Jay W. Julian Place 1 Incumbent January 18, 2024 – Two incumbents on the Sulphur Springs City Council have filed their paperwork to hopefully retain their seats on the council in the upcoming May election, as a third candidate has signed up to make a challenge for a third seat on the council. Three seats on the Sulphur Springs City Council, Places 1, 2 and 3 will be on the ballot in the May 4, 2024 election. Jay Julian who...
Cumby Residents Still Face Water Outage
January 18, 2024 – It is all hands on deck in the City of Cumby as their water department attempts to chase down the leaks after the winter freeze. City staff, police personnel, fire departement personnel and elected officials all have pitched in to get their water supply back online. Much progress was made on Wednesday as the water tower was filled by late evening, but quickly drained as water lines to residents filled back up...
Greater Emmanuel MBC Sponsors New Year’s Praise Benefit January 28th
Greater Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church will Sponsor a New Year’s Praise Benefit Musical Honoring Rev. and Sis. Thomas Peters January 28, 2024. The event will begin at 2:00pm. The Benefit will be held at the Cypress Baptist Center, 901 Como St., in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Rev. D. K. Young is the Pastor. The public is invited. Greater Emmanuel MBC New Years Praise Benefit
Bottled Water Distribution for Cumby Residents Affected by Outage
January 17, 2024 – As water woes continue in Cumby, fire department personnel continue to hand out bottled water for residents affected by the outage. Repairs are ongoing for the water system, but as the outage continues into the evening hours, fire department personnel have set up a command station on Main St. in Cumby across from City Hall to distribute bottled water for those who are without.
Winnsboro Christus Hospital Donates to Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center
January 17, 2024 – For eight years, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Winnsboro has held their annual Christmas Wreath silent auction to raise money for Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center. The wreaths are donated by businesses, community members, and CHRISTUS Associates. Once they are collected, they are auctioned off with all proceeds donated to NETCAC. This year, the auction raised $2,000 to be donated. The Northeast...
Pat Davidson
Graveside Service for Pat Davidson, age 84, of Balch Springs, TX will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Bazette Prairie Point Cemetery in Kerens, TX. Visitation will be held from 1:30-2:00 p.m. at the cemetery on Thursday, January 18, 2024. Mrs. Davidson passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024 in Dallas, TX. Pat Davidson was born on July 15, 1939 in Hubbard, TX to James Aubrey Paris and Maudie Pearl (Hedge)...
