Enrollment at Paris Junior College is Stress Free With the Help of Advisors on Hand
August 24, 2023 – Ximena Morales, right, of Sulphur Springs gets help from PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Education Opportunity Center (EOC) Advisor Kim Scarcelli during her enrollment process at the college. For more information about enrollment, call the Greenville campus at 903-885-1232. Registration is under way and Fall classes at Paris Junior College start Monday, August 28, 2023. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs...
Eddie Dean Woodson
Memorial Service for Eddie Dean Woodson will be held Saturday August 26, 2023 at 10:00am at First Baptist Church in Point, Texas with Samual Glenn officiating. Eddie was born November 20, 1961 to Ed Woodson, Jr and Carol Jean McManus Woodson in Sulphur Springs, TX. He departed this world August 9, 2023 in Tyler, TX. Eddie is survived by his children Kristin (Robert) Gable, Brandon Woodson & Keisha Jones, William Woodson, Cheryl...
Adams Turns Himself In, Faces 4 Counts of Homicide
August 24, 2023 – Gerald Lee Adams turned himself into the Hopkins County Sheriff this week. He was escorted to the jail and booked. Gerald Lee Adams in 2020. Photo courtesy of public social media website. Adams, a 61 year-old resident of Paris, TX, was involved in multi-vehicle accident on SH 19, near CR 4764, just south of Birthright. Four were killed and seven were injured. The traffic collision occurred in December of 2022....
2024 Lights of Life Gala Theme Announced
August 24, 2023 – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Annual Gala has become a cult event among locals for its over-the-top themes, delicious meals, elaborate décor, on-your-feet dance bands,and wonderful auctions. Adding to the evening is the fact that proceeds are used for improvement of local healthcare offerings. One of the first announcements each year after the Gala chairs are made public is the theme. Through the...
White House Announces New Student Loan Repayment Program
August 24, 2023 – The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, like other income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, calculates your monthly payment amount based on your income and family size. The SAVE Plan provides the lowest monthly payments of any IDR plan available to nearly all student borrowers. The new plan can significantly decrease your monthly payment amount compared to all other income-driven repayment plans. Your...
JoAn Coker
Funeral service for JoAn Coker, age 94 of Yantis, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 27, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Byron George officiating. A private family graveside will be held after. Pallbearers will be Cory Coker, Keith Thronton, Major David Coker Jr., Peyt Blevins, Baylee Riddle, and Langston Ray. Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Coker, Fred Jones, Mark Rogers and Jeff Philpott. Visitation will be...
Lela Hollis
Funeral service for Lela Hollis, age 89 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday,August 25, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with buddy Wiggins officiating. Interment willfollow at Rock Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Hollis passedaway on August 22, 2023 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Lela was born on August 25, 1933 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to C.W. and Olga...
JOHNNIE LEE BARRETT
JOHNNIE LEE BARRETT, 78, of LR, departed this life August 17, 2023. He is preceded in death by: father, Sugar Barrett; mother, Mary Juanita Barrett; brother, Thuster Barrett. He leaves to cherish his memory: spouse, Lue Jean Barrett; children, Jonathan Barrett, Monica (Larry) Smith, Jabali Barrett, Tamika “Nikki” (Ryan) Gore; siblings, William “Bill” Barrett and Nita Marie Barrett-Jones; six grandchildren, two...
Billie Jean Burns-Ross
Jean Ross passed away quietly at her beloved home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She was the first born child and only daughter of W.B. and Guylah Burns of Delta County. She eloped with a handsome native Hopkins County boy, Nelson H. Ross, in 1948 after he returned from WWII. Jean was happy to spend her whole life in these two counties living a good ‘ol country life. She had a tireless work ethic that started with picking cotton by hand....
The S.O.C.K. Program is back!
August 22, 2023 – The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the kick-off of S.O.C.K. Support Our Campuses and Kids! This opportunity was created for businesses to partner with schools, with the belief that the more our community is involved and invested in our schools, the more successful our schools and children will be. Please contact Communications Coordinator, Amber Grimes, at 903-885-2153 x 1129 or email...
