Federal Programs at Paris Junior College Bring Local Success
March 27, 2025 – Paris High School senior Isaiah Hampton has racked up a lot of ink – both in print and digitally, thanks to his many impressive achievements over the last few years. What many people may not know is the help he received from two federal programs at Paris Junior College. Hampton had been participating in PJC’s Educational Talent Search (ETS) and then applied to Upward Bound (UB) as a sophomore. Both...
Dinner Bell for April 2, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: 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. The beginning of nuns and hospitals in Texas dates back to 1866 when the Bishop of Galveston wrote a contact in France for help! ...
Pittsburg Man Asking for Lawyer, Lawyer, Lawyer, Ends Up in Jail, Jail, Jail
Blake Danile Lee Saylor March 27, 2025 – A 28-year-old man attempted to sail through Hopkins County on Interstate 30 early Thursday morning, but caught the attention of deputies from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. It all began with a report of a reckless driver on I-30 traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed near the 127 mile marker at 1:17am. Officers quickly spotted the suspect vehicle and observed several...
Loyd Allen Lennon
Loyd Allen Lennon, age 50, passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Loyd was born on November 20, 1974, in Sulphur Springs, TX to Rex Lee Lennon and Deborah Jean Shelton. On August 19, 2017, he married the love of his life, Lori Alice Buchanan. He is survived by his wife, Lori, of Sulphur Springs, his daughter, Mariah Burns and husband Colton, his mother, Deborah Shelton...
Jackie Verne Bowling
May 7, 1935 – March 24, 2025 A baby girl, Jackie Verne, was born to Jack W. and Melverne Hargis Glosup on May 7, 1935. Jackie spent her childhood in the Posey and North Hopkins communities and graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1953. She worked for Lone Star Gas Company until June 28, 1956 and on that date married the love of her life, Clyde Bowling. They were blessed with two sons, Larry and Terry, and moved to...
Annie Mearl Wilkerson
Annie Mearl Wilkerson was born on September 26, 1942, to parents – Sammie Harris, Sr. and Pearl Lee Kelly Harris in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She departed this life at the age of 82 on March 23, 2025. She joined Morning Chapel Baptist Church at an early age. She participated in Youth and Adult Choirs, BTU, Vacation Bible School, Season Saints, and various other activities in the church, and continued as a faithful member until her...
Inocente J Ramirez
January 6, 1950 — March 25, 2025 Sulphur Springs Inocente J. Ramirez, age 75 of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on March 25, 2025 at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs. Inocente was born on January 6, 1950 in Zacatecas, Mexico to Juan Ramirez Dligado and Trinidad Fernandez Ceballos. He married Ernestina Guerrero in Rio Granda, Texas in 1973. Inocente worked paving asphalt. He is survived by his wife, Ernestina; children,...
Hulene Person
Funeral service for Hulene Person, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Mitchell Chapel Church of God in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Interment will follow at Mel Haven Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 28, 2025 at Murray-OrwoskyFuneral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Ms. Person passed away at Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital on Thursday, March...
Laura Kirtley
Laura Kirtley Funeral service for Laura Kirtley, age 56, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 28, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs. Interment will follow at City Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ms. Kirtley passed away at her home on Sunday, March 23, 2025. Arrangements are under the direction of...
2025 PBR World Finals
March 25, 2025 – 2025 PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast to Bring Fans Nearly Two Weeks of Western-Themed Entertainment to Fort Worth and Arlington from May 8-18 Diverse lineup of largely free-to-attend programming accompanying the PBR World Finals and Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo, to feature the landmark Women’s Rodeo World Championship, $1 Million ABBI Futurity, Stockyards Stampede, Drone Shows, Cowboy Church and more FORT WORTH,...
