Two Announcements for St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
December 2, 2025 – In local announcements, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will hold their “Parent’s Night Out” event December 9th, 2025, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Enjoy an evening out while your kids have fun at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church’s free Parents’ Night Out event! Children will enjoy a movie night, snacks, and activities while parents Christmas shop or just...
Texas Farm Bureau 92nd Annual Meeting December 5-7 in Arlington, Texas
December 2, 2025 – Approximately 1,000 farmers and ranchers from across the Lone Star State will gather in Arlington for the Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) 92nd annual meeting Dec. 5-7. TFB is the state’s largest general farm and ranch organization, and its delegates will meet to determine TFB official policy, and members and county Farm Bureaus will be recognized for several awards. Delegates will debate policy resolutions that...
The Engine Behind the Gala: Volunteers
December 1, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The 20th annual Gala is slated for Saturday, January 24, 2026. This event is no small feat. Planning an elegant evening for 500 or more attendees including signature drinks, open bar, catered meal, live band, dancing, live and silent auctions, and games. These activities add up to many moving parts, lots of coordination, and even more planning. The main source of...
Dinner Bell Menu for December 3, 2025
December 1, 2025 – COMMUNITY PARTNER: Christus Health The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. In July 2016 the Hopkins County Hospital District and Christus Health formed an alliance in which Christus became the leasing entity of the hospital...
FedEx to Close North Texas Facility, Laying Off Hundreds
December 1, 2025 – COPPELL, Texas — FedEx has announced it will “discontinue operation” of one of its major North Texas facilities next year, a move that will eliminate hundreds of jobs and deal another blow to the region’s already shifting logistics and warehouse sector. The company notified the Texas Workforce Commission that the facility, located in Coppell, will shut down operations beginning in early 2026. While FedEx has...
Let’s Talk Compost By Master Gardener David Wall
November 28, 2025 – So, what is compost? There are many definitions, but one of the best and simplest says that compost is decomposed once-living material. The decomposed material contains many nutrients your growing and producing vegetable plants need. Compost can be “grown” in a turnable container, open container, just in a pile, or purchased at a store (expensive!). All three require you...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, November 30, 2025
Out of the Depths Hey friends read with me Psalm 130, where the writer of Psalm is crying out from the depths. Ever been there friends? In the depths of brokenness or the depths of motherhood or the depths of depression. Whatever depths you have found yourself in, this Psalm is sure to speak to your heart! “Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice.” – Psalm 130:1 Psalm 130 is a song...
Paris District Road Report for December 1, 2025
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains Counties for the week starting December 1, 2025. 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...
Learn About the SSHS Choir’s Christmas Concert Coming up December 9th on This KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey
November 28, 2025 – On November 18th, 2025, Sulphur Springs High School Choir Director, Beth Cole, dropped by for A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey to chat about the SSHS Choir’s upcoming Christmas Program being held at the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium on December 9th, 2025. Beth and John Mark also talked about Sulphur Springs’s Choir students, the All State Competition coming up on January 10,...
Shirley Evans
November 10, 1941 — November 20, 2025 Funeral Service for Shirley Evans, age 84 of Farmersville, Texas will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Tapp Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM. Mrs. Evans passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Lexington Medical Lodge in Farmersville, Texas. Shirley was born November 10, 1941, in Sulphur Springs, Texas to Luther and Fenton (Fisher) Gibby....
