The 2024 Hopkins County Dairy Fest Parade Marched Through Sulphur Springs Saturday, June 8th, without a Hitch
June 10, 2024 – The 2024 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Parade marched it’s way through Sulphur Springs, Texas, Saturday morning, June 8th, without any problems. The parade was a huge success and well attended as onlookers watched and cheered. Floats featuring the 2023 Dairy Festival Queen, and the 2024 Dairy Festival Contestants marched through downtown Sulphur Springs. There were First Responders vehicles, with their...
City Managers Report June 4th 2024
CLAIMS – We did not have any workers’ compensation claims or liability claims in May. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN – We have applied for a $250,000 grant from the General Land Office (GLO) to help pay for the plan. They required an amendment to our Financial Management Policy. The amendment was approved at the last meeting. We are still awaiting word from the GLO. COLLEGE STREET – The street itself is ...
David Bennett
Graveside service for David Bennett, age 85, of Como, Texas will be held at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2024 at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Texas with Damon Wilks officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Bennett passed away at Carriage House Manor on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Homer David Bennett was born on September 2, 1938 in Dierks, Arkansas to Rupert and...
CHRISTUS Health Provides Tips to Prepare for Summer Heat
June 10, 2024 – (EAST TEXAS) – The summer heat has arrived, which means understanding and preventing heat-related illnesses is more important than ever, according to CHRISTUS Health. There are four main types of heat-related illnesses: heat rash, cramps, heat exhaustion and the most severe, heat stroke. There were nearly 2,500 heat-related deaths in the U.S. last year, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department reported. “It...
CHRISTUS Heart and Vascular Institute in Sulphur Springs Welcomes First Patient
June 10, 2024 – (SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas) – Joe Bob Burgin is no stranger to the health care system in Sulphur Springs. Burgin was part of the hospital board when it was still Hopkins County Memorial Hospital and was integral in the successful merger with CHRISTUS Health in 2016. When he found out CHRISTUS Health was expanding cardiology services to his hometown with the creation of the Heart and Vascular Institute – Sulphur...
Harold Gene Martin
Harold Gene Martin, of Greenville, Texas passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024, in McKinney, Texas at the age of 96. Harold was born on July 4, 1927, in Sulphur Bluff, Texas to William Arthur and Veda Rae (Stone) Martin. He served in the United States Navy during World War II as a radio telegrapher serving on transport ships. After the Navy, he served as a cook in the Merchant Marines. He later retired from working for the Cotton Belt...
Sharon Ann Coppedge Darst
Nov 24, 1950 – Jun 7, 2024 Sharon Ann Darst, aged 73, passed away peacefully at her home in Brashear, Texas, on June 7th, 2024. Born on August 24, 1950, in Dallas, she was the daughter of Violet Petty Coppedge and Carl Derwin Coppedge, both of Sulphur Springs, Texas. As Sharon attended Bryan Adams High School her heart was captured by Thomas Ray Darst, her lifelong partner. They courted for several years and wed in Dallas, Texas...
Dwayne Fox
Funeral service for Dwayne Fox, age 91, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. David Hamm officiating. Interment will follow at Union Cemetery with Eric Fisher, Ryan Fisher, Jarod Fox, Casey Fox, Benjamin Bell, Jacob Bell, Michael Bell, and Matthew Bell serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Saturday prior to the...
Pepper Corking From Master Gardener David Wall
June 9, 2024 – Several of you just said to yourself, “What is pepper corking?” I know I did the first time I saw the name! I have no idea who came up with the name, as it makes no sense to me. OK, so what is pepper corking? Actually, it’s nothing more than scar marks on the pepper surface. They give the appearance of the pepper not receiving enough water, but the opposite is true. The scarring is caused by excessive water. I...
Local Masseuse Arrested for Prostitution in Sulphur Springs
June 9, 2024 – A Sulphur Springs masseuse got more than she bargained for as she allegedly attempted to bargain with undercover police for more than a massage. The local massage parlor employee ended up in jail for Solicitation of Prostituition after an undercover sting facilitated by local law enforcement revealed the offense in the 1600 block of Broadway. The Texas Penal Code lists the charge as a Class B Misdemeanor for a...
