Mr and Miss Paris Junior College 2023
Mar05

Mr and Miss Paris Junior College 2023

Paris Junior College sophomores Meilana Lopez and Ryan Davis were named Mr. & Miss PJC 2023 during halftime of the Dragon basketball game against Kilgore College. Mr and Miss Paris Junior College 2023

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Dinner Bell Menu for March 8, 2023
Mar05

Dinner Bell Menu for March 8, 2023

The Cross Country Cowboy Church repeats as a Community Partner for Dinner Bell. The members of that church show such outreach to the Hopkins County Community. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) around 10:30 on Wednesday morning. MENU LUCIOUS LASAGNA with Added Zucchini Strips GARDEN SALAD BUTTERED FRENCH BREAD SLICES OOEY GOOEY CAKE with BUTTER SAUCE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND...

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Paris District Road Report for March 6, 2023
Mar04

Paris District Road Report for March 6, 2023

Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting March 6, 2023. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...

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Tim Choate
Mar04

Tim Choate

Tim Choate, age 57 of Mineola, Texas passed away on March 2, 2023, at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs. Tim was born on December 31, 1965, in Lubbock, Texas to Floyd Leo and Linda (Graves) Choate. He married Elva Naomi Smith. Tim worked as a metal fabricator. He loved to fish and loved Jesus. Tim was a man of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Naomi; daughters, Amber Hawkins and husband, Billy, Krystal Choate and...

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FDA Releases Draft Guidance For Labeling Plant-Based Milk Alternatives
Mar03

FDA Releases Draft Guidance For Labeling Plant-Based Milk Alternatives

March 3, 2023- The FDA released a Draft Guidance Feb. 22 to help ensure appropriate labeling of plant-based products that are marketed and sold as alternatives to milk. This draft guidance will provide industry with recommendations that will result in clear labeling to fill consumers with information to help them better understand plant-based milks. It also states PBMA (Plant-Based Milk Alternatives) with common and usual names have...

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Studying Psychology at Paris Junior College
Mar03

Studying Psychology at Paris Junior College

STUDYING PSYCHOLOGY PJC-Sulphur Springs Center psychology instructor Marla Elliott, right, answers some questions for some students in her classroom. Listening closely are, from left, Liberty Gauntt, Takara Galloway, Lucas Williams, Preslie Lappin and Mary Hedden. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Marla E Psyc

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Both Track Teams Have Solid Outings in Mount Pleasant
Mar03

Both Track Teams Have Solid Outings in Mount Pleasant

Both track squads were originally slated to be in Mount Pleasant Thursday, Mar. 2 but the Tiger Invitational had to be moved forward due to poor weather coming in Thursday. As a result, Thursday’s meet in Mount Pleasant got moved forward to Wednesday, with both track teams showing improvements over last week’s season-opener. Where both squads finished 5th in Lindale last week, the Lady Cats came up 4th in Mount Pleasant,...

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Sulphur Springs City Council To Cancel Member Election Early
Mar03

Sulphur Springs City Council To Cancel Member Election Early

March 3, 2023- Sulphur Springs City Council members are meeting March 7 to discuss canceling the election for the newest members of the council. The election for the newest members of the city council has not received any additional nominees for positions 6 and 7 on the council. Should the council cancel the election then the two newest members of the council will be Tyler Law for position 6 and John Sellers for position 7. Tyler...

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Sulphur Springs City Council To Discuss Annexation Of Proposed Residential Property
Mar03

Sulphur Springs City Council To Discuss Annexation Of Proposed Residential Property

March 3, 2023- Sulphur Springs City Council is meeting March 7 to discuss the annexation of a Hwy 11 property owned by Oak National Development, LLC. The council will first hold a public hearing to hear comments from those who may be affected by the annexation. Members of the City Council will then discuss and act on Ordinance 2825 on it’s first reading. If approved on the upcoming meeting, Ordinance 2825 will appear on a future...

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Two Man Team Arrested for Forgery
Mar03

Two Man Team Arrested for Forgery

March 3, 2023 – A two man team was arrested at a Sulphur Springs, TX business for attempting to cash forged checks. The men entered a Gilmer street business on Thursday around 4pm. Business staff called police after the checks were presented. When confronted inside the business by police, Kevin Lank Jones and Jason Daniel Robert Fontenot concocted a story about one of them being picked up by the other on the road. Their plan was...

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