Signature Solar is the 2024 Gala Marquee Sponsor
Jan18

Signature Solar is the 2024 Gala Marquee Sponsor

Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is thrilled to announce its 2024 $40,000 Marquee sponsor for the 18th annual fundraising Gala.  Signature Solar’s Founder and Owner James Showalter has agreed to sponsor the upcoming Gala at this generous level.   Gala Co-Chair John Sellers and Foundation Executive Director Kayla Price met with Showalter and Signature Solar’s Kenny Rogers to discuss the possibility. ...

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Authorities Issue a Declaration of a Local State of Disaster For Cumby
Jan18

Authorities Issue a Declaration of a Local State of Disaster For Cumby

January 18, 2024 – This declaration will allow the City of Cumby to obtain more resources from the State of Texas.  Currently, a public works task force from Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is on the scene helping local workers on a large leak on Cumby’s water system.   Beginning January 17, 2024, Cumby, Texas has a water outage due to multiple breaks in the water lines as a result of the recent...

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JD Franklin
Jan18

JD Franklin

Born April 18, 1937 died January 13, 2024 Funeral Service for JD Franklin, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs, TX. Interment will follow at Melhaven Cemetery in Sulphur Springs, TX. Visitation will be held Friday, January 26, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, TX. Mr. Franklin passed...

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Dinner Bell Menu For January 24, 2024
Jan18

Dinner Bell Menu For January 24, 2024

Alliance Bank is the Community Partner. Charted almost one hundred years ago, Alliance Bank (formerly Sulphur Springs State Bank) has been a strong banking influence in Northeast Texas. Eight cities from Mt. Vernon to Ft. Worth with 16 locations are privileged to be served by Alliance Bank.  Dinner Bell has received support from Alliance Bank by partnering with the feeding ministry four times yearly for over eight years. GRAB and...

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SSISD Sixth Grade Spotlight Award Winners
Jan18

SSISD Sixth Grade Spotlight Award Winners

January 18, 2024 – Here are the SSISD sixth grade Spotlight Award Winners for the 2nd nine weeks.  

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Paris Junior College Receives 2023 “Exemplar” ROSE Award from Texas Success Center
Jan18

Paris Junior College Receives 2023 “Exemplar” ROSE Award from Texas Success Center

Paris Junior College was recently selected as the recipient of the 2023 “Exemplar” ROSE award in Recognition of Scaling Excellence. PJC is the first community college in the state to have achieved the goal of reaching scale in the essential practices across all four pillars of the Texas Pathways strategy. “The Guided Pathways is a wonderful program that provides PJC students with clear program maps to graduation and support...

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Julian and Nash Sign Up In Effort to Retain Seats on Sulphur Springs City Council
Jan18

Julian and Nash Sign Up In Effort to Retain Seats on Sulphur Springs City Council

Jay W. Julian Place 1 Incumbent January 18, 2024 – Two incumbents on the Sulphur Springs City Council have filed their paperwork to hopefully retain their seats on the council in the upcoming May election, as a third candidate has signed up to make a challenge for a third seat on the council.  Three seats on the Sulphur Springs City Council, Places 1, 2 and 3 will be on the ballot in the May 4, 2024 election. Jay Julian who...

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Cumby Residents Still Face Water Outage
Jan18

Cumby Residents Still Face Water Outage

January 18, 2024 – It is all hands on deck in the City of Cumby as their water department attempts to chase down the leaks after the winter freeze. City staff, police personnel, fire departement personnel and elected officials all have pitched in to get their water supply back online. Much progress was made on Wednesday as the water tower was filled by late evening, but quickly drained as water lines to residents filled back up...

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Greater Emmanuel MBC Sponsors New Year’s Praise Benefit January 28th
Jan17

Greater Emmanuel MBC Sponsors New Year’s Praise Benefit January 28th

Greater Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church will Sponsor a New Year’s Praise Benefit Musical Honoring Rev. and Sis. Thomas Peters January 28, 2024. The event will begin at 2:00pm. The Benefit will be held at the Cypress Baptist Center, 901 Como St., in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Rev. D. K. Young is the Pastor. The public is invited. Greater Emmanuel MBC New Years Praise Benefit

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Bottled Water Distribution for Cumby Residents Affected by Outage
Jan17

Bottled Water Distribution for Cumby Residents Affected by Outage

January 17, 2024 – As water woes continue in Cumby, fire department personnel continue to hand out bottled water for residents affected by the outage. Repairs are ongoing for the water system, but as the outage continues into the evening hours, fire department personnel have set up a command station on Main St. in Cumby across from City Hall to distribute bottled water for those who are without. 

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