Dinner Bell Menu For September 27, 2023
Money Law Firm and 1st American Title Company is sponsoring its fifth meal for the year of 2023. The Dinner Bell Ministry deeply appreciates the support of this entity in helping alleviate food insufficiency in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Mexican...
Paris Junior College Sends Seven to 2023 All Star Game
Breaking all recent records, the Paris Junior College baseball program is sending seven players to the Texas New Mexico Junior College All Star Game being played Friday and Saturday, September 22-23, at Dallas Baptist University. “We’re excited for this group,” said PJC Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach Clay Cox, “they obviously had a strong freshman year and that’s why they’ve been selected to play in the All Star game by the...
Operation of Joint Community Recycle Center Located at A&M-Commerce has Ceased
Effective immediately, operation of the joint Community Recycle Center located on the Texas A&M University-Commerce campus has come to an end. According to a university press release, along with information obtained from Commerce City Hall, the reasons behind the decision include the rising costs of the program, the limited effectiveness stemming from misuse of the recycled collection bins, and a general lack of education with...
Governor Abbott Orders Special Session for School Choice
September 21 – Gov. Greg Abbott stated his long-awaited special session on “school choice” will start in October while promising political consequences for lawmakers who stand in the way of his priority legislation. Lawmakers have expected the special session to start in October for a while, but this is the most specific Abbott has been about the timing yet. And his blunt statements on the politics mark an escalation of pressure...
Frances Ann “Annie” Stiff
Funeral service for Frances Ann “Annie” Stiff, age 78 of Sulphur Spring, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 22, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Prairie Valley Cemetery in Lone Oak, Texas with Jeff Carson, Tyler Follis, Michael Boyte, Zach Brown, Colby Mayfield, and Harold McClure serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Keller, Jody...
Student Advisers Help Future Paris Junior College Students With Each Step of Enrollment
September 21, 2023 – Paris Junior College Student Advisor Charle Fox helps new student Jack Parker get set up for testing at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus.
Texas A&M Forest Service Employee Earns Prestigious National Award for Fire Protection
September 21, 2023 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A Texas A&M Forest Service employee was honored with the Current Achievement Award for Fire Protection during today’s National Association of State Foresters Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Paul Hannemann, retired Texas A&M Forest Service Chief of Fire Operations and Incident Response Department Head, is recognized for having been at the forefront of innovative and...
Frances Stiff
Funeral service for Frances Ann “Annie” Stiff, age 78 of Sulphur Spring, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 22, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Prairie Valley Cemetery in Lone Oak, Texas with Jeff Carson, Tyler Follis, Michael Boyte, Zach Brown, Colby Mayfield, and Harold McClure serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Keller, Jody...
Lawrence Henry Fathke Jr.
Funeral service for Lawrence Henry Fathke Jr. (L. H. (aka Jr.)), age 80 of Yantis, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, October 6, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Perry Crisp officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Jr. passed away peacefully on September 17, 2023 at his residence with his loving wife by his side. Jr. was born on February 2, 1943 in Temple, Texas and was raised in...
Alfonzo Mendez
Visitation for Alfonzo Mendez, age 94 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Mendez passed away on September 18, 2023 at Sunny Springs Nursing Home. Alfonzo was bon on June 6, 1929 in Ecuador to Rosa Miranda. He married MaLu Nunez in 2008 in Dallas, Texas. Alfonzo worked for a telephone company and as a crossing guard. He loved watching over and...
