Meal-A-Day Menu And Senior Citizen Center Calendar March 20-24, 2023
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of March 20-24, 2023 includes: MONDAY, March 20- Fish Sticks, Corn Fritters and Coleslaw TUESDAY, March 21- Chicken Thigh with Mushroom Sauce, Rice and Broccoli WEDNESDAY, March 22- Chicken & Dumplings,...
AARP Tax Aide Free Tax Return Prep
March 16, 2023- AARP Tax Aid is available for free tax return prep, this is appointment only. Appointments will be held at Sulphur Springs Library from Feb. 7- April 15, 2023 every Tuesday and Saturday. Tuesday times will be from 9:30 to 1:30, Saturdays time will be from 9:30 to 12:30. No walk-ins are allowed, this is a appointment only event. To apply click here: AARP Tax Aide Registration Packets will be available at the Sulphur...
Texas Rent Relief To Close March 16 2023 At 11:59 AM CT
March 16, 2023- With more than 70,000 applications submitted within the first 24 hours of re-opening, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) announced it will be closing the Texas Rent Relief (TRR) application portal on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 11:59 am CT. For comparison, the highest number of applications seen in a single day when the portal first opened in 2021 was less than 20,000. Applicants facing...
Bill Odom
August 8, 1950 – March 13, 2023 Bill Odom’s library of knowledge obtained during his 72 years officially closed March 13, 2023. He fought a long hard battle against a rare lung disease. He was surrounded by his loving wife and kids at home when he passed. Bill was born August 8, 1950, to Rufus Daniel (R.D.) and Idell Cockrill Odom in Gainesville, Texas. He attended Dallas Christian School and Austin Christian College. Bill was...
John (J.B.) Davidson **UPDATED**
A memorial service for J.B. will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, march 27, 2023 at First Baptist church in the Spence chapel with Fred Lewis and Dr. Jeff Gravens co-officiating. J.B. died peacefully on Monday, March 13, 2023. He had heart disease and kidney complications. J.B. was a 96 years old, a Christian and a member of the First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs, Texas since 1977. J.B. was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He...
2023 USA Pickleball National Championships Coming To North Texas
March 15, 2023- North Texas will be the home to the 2023 USA Pickleball National Championships this November. The tournament will be held from Nov. 4 to Nov. 12 at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch. The organizers of the event say that the event will be the largest-ever pickleball tournament, with over 3,500 amateur and professional players. The winner of the pro event will win a $150,000 prize, the largest in the history...
Texas Rent Relief Accepting New Applications For Limited Time Texas Rent Relief
March 15, 2023 – The Texas Rent Relief (TRR) program has $96 million dollars remaining to help Texans affected by the pandemic. TRR has reopened the Application portal to accept new applications for rent and utility assistance as of March 14 and will continue accepting them until March 28 11:59 pm CT. How to apply: Visit TexasRentRelief.com to review eligibility details and required documents. Collect all documents and...
Texas House Breaks Bill Filing Record, Texas Senate Comes Close
March 14, 2023 – In a wild finish to the 60-day, regular bill filing period of the constitutionally set 140-day Texas legislative session, Texas House lawmakers smashed their previous record of 4,836 bills filed in the 2009 regular session by filing nearly 5,300 bills by the close of business last Friday. In the frenzy, some bill numbers were skipped and yes, there were even a few duplicates filed by the same author as well. It...
Honda Recalls Several Models Over Seatbelt Issue
Honda is recalling nearly a half-million vehicles in the Untied States and Canada due to front seat belts being unable to latch properly. The recall covers some of Hondas top models, these models are: 2017-2020 CR-V 2018 and 2019 Accord 2018 – 2020 Odyssey 2019 Insight 2019 and 2020 Acura RDX Honda released documents by U.S. safety regulations that the surface coating for the channel buckle may deteriorate over time. The release...
Sulphur Springs Cars And Coffee
March 15, 2023- The First Baptist Church Parking lot will again be hosting Cars & Coffee on March 25 at 9am. All Cars are welcome to the event, no matter the make or model. This event as always is a come and go event. The event will be from 9 am to 12 pm. Cars & Coffee Sulphur Springs is a monthly event held on the last Saturday of each month.
