Elevated Wildfire Risk Expected Across Texas this Week
November 6, 2025 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service warns of increased wildfire danger, as changing weather conditions impact the state.After increasingly dry conditions over the past 10 days, Texas has experienced a warming trend this week. In portions of the Texas Plains, last week’s first hard freeze has pushed native grasses into dormancy. Dormant and cured grasses ignite more easily and require less...
GSC Leader David Burns Becomes an Ironman in Florida
November 6, 2025 – On November 1, 2025, David Burns, GSC’s Corporate Director of Analytics, achieved a remarkable personal milestone: he became an Ironman. Competing in the renowned Ironman Florida in Panama City Beach, David crossed the finish line at 9:33 p.m. after 14 hours, 8 minutes, and 23 seconds of swimming, cycling, and running—totaling an extraordinary 140.6 miles. The day began with a frigid 52-degree morning as he...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Open November 8th
November 6, 2025 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society announces that their library will be open Saturday, November 8th, 2025, from 9:30am to 1:00pm. The library will be open for “all your research needs.” Be the one at the table to share your family history. The Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library is located at 611 North Davis Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas.
William “Bill” Arthur Keath
Funeral Service for William “Bill” Arthur Keath, 86, of Emory, Texas will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, November 7, 2025, at Wilson-Orwosky Chapel with Brother Ellington “Buddy” Wiggins officiating. Bill was born on July 13, 1939, to Norman Ray Keath and Cynthia Margaret Gross in Independence, Kansas. Serving as pallbearers are Tony Netz, Cameron Gabriel Keath Headrick, Case Anthony Netz, Caleb Ray Netz, Colter Lee Netz...
Newman Larry McElvy
February 8, 1942 — October 31, 2025 Greenville Newman was born on February 8, 1942 in Brashear, Texas to Newman and Vallie (Ferguson) McElvy. He married Ann Boggs on November 27, 1963 in Greenville, Texas. In 1975 Larry graduated from East Texas University. Larry worked as an IT Manager for Raytheon. He was a fixer of broken things. One of his favorite things to do was going to garage sale to buy broken items, to then fix them. Larry...
Open House This Saturday at 903 Farm and Feed
November 5, 2025 – Join the Crouch Family on their new venture and enjoy lunch on them. (No it’s not Italian food). You will be happy to know that Frank, the official 903 Farm and Feed greeter, has returned from his weight loss surgery and is back on duty. Find out more about Frank and his lifestyle on his Instagram Page. Just some of the farm supplies available at 903 Farm and Feed. You should be able to grow a trophy...
Dinner Bell Menu for November 12, 2025
November 4, 2025 – COMMUNITY PARTNER: Alliance Bank The doors to the kitchen of the First United Methodist Church will reopen at 11:00 a.m., for meal service beginning at 11:30 a.m. Doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Alliance Bank was chartered as Sulphur Springs State Bank on June 13, 1927, by the two largest shareholders of First State Bank which had failed. Located at the Southwest corner of Main and...
Winners Announced for the 11th Annual George Dorner 42′ Tournament
November 5, 2025 – The eleventh Annual George Dorner 42′ Tournament was held November 1st, 2025. Twenty six teams competed. The event was held at Sulphur Bluff United Methodist Church, in the Fellowship Hall. Proceeds will be used to buy Bibles for Sulphur Bluff Graduating Seniors of the class of 2026. The winners were… In first place, Jerry Pritchett and Jimmy Dale Fite. In second place was Anne McConnell and Travis...
Hopkins County United Way Breaks the Thermometer, Again
November 5, 2025 – The Hopkins County 2025-2026 United Way met for their last Campaign Pledge Report Meeting of 2025 Wednesday, November 5th, to revel exiting news! The theme and drive for this year’s campaign is, “It’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood,” and Hopkins County came through and showed that it IS a beautiful day in the neighborhood! This year’s campaign marks the 70th Anniversary of...
Dionicia Lopez Marroquin
April 29, 1955 — October 25, 2025 Sulphur Springs Celebration of Life for Dionicia Lopez Marroquin will be at 2:00 PM on November 15, 2025, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel in Sulphur Springs, TX. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother Dionicia Lopez Marroquin, affectionately known as Nicha and Corina, at the age of 70. She departed this life on October...
