Rebirth Juneteenth Pageant Set For June 10th
April 5, 2023- The Juneteenth Pageant committee is accepting applications for contestants who want to participate in the event on June 10th. Located at the Hopkins County Civic Center, the theme of the event will be “A Night of Black Excellence”, ages 12 months to 18 years old of all genders are eligible to participate. The registration fee will be $30 with $10 off for each additional child. Tickets are on sale for $10...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – April 5th, 2023
City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the City Manager’s Report to the Sulphur Springs City Council during their regular monthly meeting on April 4, 2023. CLAIMS – We did not have any workers’ compensation claims in March. We had 2 liability claims in March. One was for a sewer overflow. The other will likely become a lawsuit that we will discuss in a future executive session. SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER –City staff has completed...
Weldon Steinman
Funeral service for Weldon Steinman, age 69 of Dallas, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday April 7, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Steve Steinman officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Jeremy Steinman, Joe Fitch, Nick Rogers, Jeff Hill, Evelyn Okelo, and Larry Frazier serving as pallbearers and Steve Steinman serving as honorary pallbearer. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the...
New Beginnings Church Presents: God’s Armor Bearer
A conference this month at New Beginnings Healing and Deliverance Ministries will feature Pastor Terry Nance. The conference will start at 9AM Saturday April 15, 2023.
Baseball hosts Paris for big showdown Tuesday
Wildcats baseball has a huge home-duel with Paris on Tuesday, Apr. 4. Sulphur Springs plays the opposing Wildcats in a bout to stay alive in the playoff race. Last weekend Coach Jerrod Hammock’s squad played two district games over as many days. Unfortunately for Wildcats baseball, Sulphur Springs over those two days played the frontrunners in 15-4A Pleasant Grove and Liberty Eylau. Coach Hammock’s squad were shutout in...
Chamber Connection – April 5
Join us for a Business After Hours – at your business! If you are a Chamber of Commerce member and want to host a Business After Hours (or Before Hours), we have some openings for you! We are scheduling our monthly networking events for the remainder of the year, and are looking for host businesses. The cost of the event is free; we just ask that you provide some refreshments. You simply open your business from 4:30-6 p.m. on the...
Texas Senate Moves To Set Aside Billions For Future Water Needs
April 4, 2023- Texas senators unanimously approved a legislative package Monday April 3rd, that could potentially set aside billions of dollars to acquire new water sources and pay for upgrades to the state’s aging water infrastructure, if approved by voters. Senate Bill 28 and Senate Joint Resolution 75, authored by Lubbock Republican Charles Perry, would create a new water supply fund administered by the Texas Water...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Holiday Closure
April 4, 2023- The Hopkins County Genealogical Society Holiday will be closed on April 7th in observance of Good Friday. Hopkins County Genealogical Society is open on the second Saturday of each month, however April 8th the HGCS will not be open. The HGCS will however be open on April 15th instead. The Mission Hopkins County Genealogical Society: TO PRESERVE genealogical and historical materials of Texas, with emphasis on...
Robbery Suspect Buys Gas and Burgers With Windfall
April 4, 2023 – Nathaniel Raylon Wright, age 20 years-old, was arrested Monday for Felony Robbery. An altercation began at a Hopkins County address on Country Road 1174. At the core of the dispute was an unpaid debt. Wright confounded a man who owed him money. That man attempted to partially repay the debt with a $100 bill. Wright felt that this amount was not sufficient, and demanded more. When the man refused to offer more...
Merle Spence
Funeral service for William “Merle” Spence, 82, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Shane Carrington officiating. Interment will be held at 4:00P.M. on Saturday April 8, 2023 at Walnut Hill Cemetery in Bradley, Arkansas. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Friday, April 7, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Spence passed away...
