Sulphur Springs Holiday Trash Pickup
December 18, 2023 – There will not be any trash pickup Christmas Day, December 25, 2023. Trash will also not run on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2024. All trash pickup will run a day behind for these two weeks. This message respectfully submitted by Natalie Burling, City Secretary, Texas Registered Municipal Clerk. City of Sulphur Springs logo
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report 12-11-2023 – 12-17-2023
Arrests: Riffle, Sara 40 years of age, of Winnsboro, TX, was arrested on 12-14-2023 for Assault by Contact Family/Household Member/Dating Relationship Pyron, Stephen 32 years of age, of Winnsboro, TX, was arrested on 12-17-2023 for a Warrant out of Wood Count. Calls for Service: The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 133 calls for service during this reporting period. Citations: The Winnsboro Police Department issued...
Elaine Cox
Martha Elaine Patrick Cox, 81, of Pine Forest Community, passed away on December 17, 2023, as the result of a stroke at home. Elaine was born on April 17, 1942, to Coy and Lucile Patrick of Garland, Texas. After graduating from Garland High School in 1960, she went on to study Elementary Education at the University of Texas at Austin. After graduation, she landed her first job as a teacher for Garland ISD. She instructed students in...
Holiday Trash Pickup Schedule 2023
Trash service will not run on Christmas 12/25/23 or New Year’s Day 01/01/2024. ALL trash pick up will run a day behind for these two weeks.
Quaker Oats Recalls Granola Products, Over 40 Items Included
December 18, 2023 – The Quaker Oats Company announced the recall of specific granola bars and granola cereals listed below because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be...
Zenobia Thomas Stribling
Zenobia Thomas Stribling, 89, of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She was born June 7, 1934, the daughter of Lester, and Kelsia Simms Thomas. Zenobia grew up in the East Caney Community, and was a member of the East Caney Baptist Church. She attended Douglas schools, and upon graduating moved from the area for a number of years. She later...
Frankincense and Myrrh for Christmas From Master Gardener David Wall
December 17, 2023 – We all know the story of the Magi bringing gold, frankincense and myrrh to Joseph, Mary and Jesus, but there was always the question of what was it, and why was it so important to warrant giving to the Christ child. Further, why has it been traded as an object of value for thousands of years. Frankincense is tree sap or resin that comes from multiple trees in the Boswellia genus. Trees are tapped,...
Welders Being Certified at the Paris Junior College
Welding Certification December 17, 2023 – Because welding is such a skilled trade that requires precision work, it is necessary to become certified as a welder before landing a great job. Requirements for welders can vary from employer to employer. John Plemons, the instructor at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Welding School, recently tested his summer classes and 28 students passed and received their certification and ready to go to...
Dinner Bell For December 20 and 27, 2023
There will be no Dinner Bell meals on December 20 and December 27 to allow the staff to celebrate the holidays with family and friends. Please come on January 3, 2024 as we start our 13th year with this feeding ministry. May the community have a MERRY CHRISTMAS and experience a joyful, blessed and HAPPY NEW YEAR. JANUARY 3, 2024 to meet again. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BY FOLLOWING SAFE HEALTH PRACTICES AS FLU AND COVID ARE...
Edward “Eddie” Price
Funeral service for Edward “Eddie” Price, age 70, of Sulphur Springs, will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at Trinity Harvest Church of God with Bro. Jason Connor and Donna Albert officiating. Interment will be at Rockdale Cemetery with Cleveland Hooten, Daymon Burke, Marc Burke, Bill Sloan, David Toles and Toby Lewis serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Tony Colley, Todd Parnell and Steve Albert. A...
