Farm Bureau’s Food Connection With Dinner Bell
FARM BUREAU VOLUNTEERS HELP SERVE DINNER BELL LUNCH The Dinner Bell Food Ministry celebrated the 5th anniversary of service to the community on Wednesday February 15 at First United Methodist Church dining hall in downtown Sulphur Springs. Officers and members of Hopkins/Rains County Farm Bureau teamed up as Community Partners to help serve the meal and to celebrate the Dinner Bell milestone. Their teamwork is especially fitting...
Failure to Pay Child Support Plagues Moses
Sarah Danyilyn Moses, 30, of Tyler is back in Hopkins County Jail. This time she is incarcerated for Violation of Probation/Motion to Revoke Child Support. She was arrested at the Wood County Courthouse by Wood County Sheriff’s Deputies and transported to Hopkins County. Moses was one of two arrested last week in a traffic stop in front of Hopkins County Courthouse. Investigator Wade Sheets initiated the traffic stop and soon called...
Chamber Connection: February 16, 2017
Tonight is the night!!! “An Evening in the Woods,” dinner and community awards will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m. We are excited to announce that our dinner is being provided by Coffee Off the Square and includes smoked pork tenderloin with orange glaze, roast beef with gravy, green beans with bacon and almonds, build your own baked potato, green salad, rolls, S’mores and a hot...
Geraldine Maddux
Funeral Service for Geraldine Maddux, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Chapel with Jeff Harris officiating. Interment will follow at New Pickton Cemetery with Roger Elliot, Joe Anderson, Roger Wright, Brad Bradford, Bobby Bain and Tiger Massey serving as pallbearers and Rebecca Maddux, Abby Maddux, Charles Maddux and William Maddux serving as honorary pallbearers. ...
Sulphur Springs Varsity Softball Tournament
17 high school teams will descend upon Sulphur Springs to take part in the annual Sulphur Springs Varsity Softball Tournament taking place Thursday through Saturday. Games will be played at renovated Lady Cat Park on the high school campus and at Coleman Park. A good rain Tuesday will provide a good test for Lady Cat Park’s new drainage system. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo is confident the field will be ready. The Lady Cats...
PJC Licensed Vocational Nursing Program Ranked 13th
Paris Junior College’s Licensed Vocational Nursing program has been ranked 13 out of the Top 30 by PracticalNursing.org. The company assessed 77 LVN programs in Texas before choosing the final 30. There are 91 vocational nursing programs listed for 2017 with the Texas Board of Nursing. “LVN programs were assessed on several factors which represent how well a program supports students towards licensure and beyond,” said Practical...
Hopkins County Warrant Round Up
The Justices of the Peace in Hopkins County, Brad Cummings in Precinct 2 and B.J. Teer in Precinct 1, publicized an upcoming warrant round up set for Saturday, February 25 until Sunday, March 5 at a news conference Wednesday morning. The local effort is part of a statewide emphasis. Both JP’s indicate they have no interest in having someone serving jail time because of an outstanding Class C offense warrant. These include...
