Party on Forrest Lane Lands 4 in Jail
September 15, 2023 – Officers from the Sulphur Springs Police Department were dispatched to a Forrest Lane address on Thursday around 6:30 PM. They would attempt to serve a warrant on the resident, Kortney Michelle Flanigan. Once inside the residence, multiple individuals were observed. They also observed drug paraphernalia, marijuana, and baggies containing meth residue. Because of the proximity of the residence to a public...
Dinner Bell Menu For September 20, 2023
A loyal supporter of the Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry for many years is the 10% Club, the Community Partner for the September 20th meal and three other times per year. The dedication of the 10% Club is deeply appreciated by the Dinner Bell organization. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30...
Sitting Pretty at the Gardens at Memorial
September 14, 2023 – Sulphur Springs, TX – In 2006, the project of the very first Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Lights of Life Gala was to fund the establishment of the Gardens at Memorial. The gardens were intended as a quiet place for patient families to sit or walk the meandering pathway in order to think, pray, reflect, or just relax. It took two years and two Galas and other fundraising projects to pay for the...
Appointments are Now Open for the Annual Free Mammography Clinic
September 14, 2023 – Hopkins County Health Care Foundation and Christus Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Partner for their Annual Free Mammography Clinic Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs are once again partnering to offer a free mammography clinic for uninsured women in Hopkins County. This year, the clinic will be...
TxDOT Seeks Input on US 82 Texas Corridor Study
Highway spans all of Texas from Arkansas to New Mexico September 14, 2023 – PARIS – TxDOT is working to shape the future for one of the most important highways in the Paris area, and public input is crucial as the agency looks to meet the transportation needs of tomorrow. TxDOT is conducting an online survey Sept. 11 – Oct. 18, asking the public for their input and perspective on US 82, which stretches across Texas for...
Rita Whitington
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Rita Whitington, who left us on September 11, 2023, in Montgomery, LA. Visitation to honor Rita will be held on September 15, 2023, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home located at 876 Wildcat Way in Sulphur Springs, TX. A Funeral Service will follow at the same location from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. All who wish to pay their respects and celebrate Rita’s life are...
Billie Gail (Meeks) Jones
Funeral service for Billie Gail (Meeks) Jones, age 71 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M.on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. L.D. Baxley officiating.Interment will follow at Greenpond Cemetery with Bennie Harris, Chad Meeks, Carrol Meeks, DarrelMeeks, Paul Goebal, James Wilkerson, Joe Wilkerson, and John Wilkerson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Eric Meeks,...
FDA Says Popular Decongestant is Not Effective
September 13, 2023 – The Food and Drug Administration’s independent Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee Sept. 12 by unanimous vote declared oral phenylephrine ineffective as a decongestant. Phenylephrine is a common active ingredient in over-the-counter medications sold under the Nyquil, Tylenol, Advil, Robitussin, Sudafed and Benadryl brands, to name a few. FDA is not bound to the committee’s recommendations, but the...
Paris Junior College Has Staff on Hand to Assist With Enrollment
PJC-Sulphur Spring Center Adult Education Advisor Amy Green, right, assists Kalliope Hedden of Sulphur Springs as she completes paperwork for enrollment into college. For more information about enrollment, call the campus at 903-885-1232. Kalliopie Hedden
Sandra Williams
On September 11, 2023, Sandra Williams, 77, of Como, Texas, passed away peacefully at her home with her beloved husband Lynn Williams at her bedside. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 15, 2023 at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Rev. CJ Duffey officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00pm on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Sandra was born July 17, 1946 to Arlis and...
