Snowflake Campaign Will Warm Local Hospital Patients
November 20, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is preparing for the generosity of the community this season as it awaits the names of individuals and organizations to be recognized with a snowflake bearing names of those being honored. Through the Snowflake Campaign, the community is invited to pay tribute to friends or family members with a gift in their honor or memory. The Foundation...
CHRISTUS Health Recognizes National Rural Health Day by Celebrating Commitment to Rural Care
November 20, 2025 -(EAST TEXAS) – CHRISTUS Health recognizing National Rural Health Day on Nov. 20, honoring the dedication and resilience of rural health professionals, organizations and communities across Northeast Texas. CHRISTUS Health hospitals and clinics across the region play a vital role in serving families who might otherwise travel long distances for emergency care, labor and delivery,...
Sherman Gainer
Funeral Services for Sherman Glenn, age 82, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday November 23, 2025 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at 1:00 p.m.. Interment will follow the service at Mahoney Cemetery. Full obituary forthcoming. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com With our condolences.
Dinner Bell Menu for November 26, 2025
November 26, 2025 – COMMUNITY PARTNER: The Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry will not be preparing meals on Wednesday, November 26th so our dedicated volunteers may share the Thanksgiving Holiday with friends and families. Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with love, laughter, and gratitude. Enjoy the time with your loved ones! See you December 3rd for food and fellowship! MENU:HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We encourage...
Texas Seeks Payment for Biden Era Immigration Expenses
November 19, 2025 – Texas’ Republican congressional delegation is pressing federal agencies to release more than $11 billion they say was earmarked to reimburse the state for border security costs incurred during the Biden administration. In a letter sent this week, the lawmakers argue that Texas bore an outsized financial burden responding to what they describe as unchecked illegal immigration and escalating drug trafficking...
A&M CEA Mario Villarino Visited on A Second Cup Of Coffee to Discuss the NETBIO Annual Meeting November 21st
November 19, 2025 – Texas A&M AgriLife Hopkins County Extension Agent Mario Villarino-Gutierrez visited on KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey to talk about the next NETBIO Annual Meeting taking place November 21st, 2025, at 12:00pm, at the Sale Barn in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mario and John Mark also chatted about the beef industry and it’s future, the dairy industry, and much more. Be sure to...
Steve Randell Reed
November 15, 1946 ~ November 15, 2025 (age 79)Funeral Services for Steve Randell Reed, age 79, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Rusty Posey officiating with Bobby Keller assisting. Roger Reed, Rodney Keller, Randall Reed, Don Chapman, Brian Ogles, Wayne Kendall, Stephen Carter, and Mike Booth will be serving as pallbearers. Interment will follow the service at Ridgeway...
Clemente Resendiz
November 21, 1955 ~ November 16, 2025 (age 69)Funeral Services for Clemente Resendiz, age 69 will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Primera Iglesia Bautista in Sulphur Springs, Texas with Rev. Francisco Carreon officiating. Interment will follow the service at Shooks Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Clemente Resendiz
Sandra Kay Conine
September 17, 1938 — November 16, 2025 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Sandra Kay Conine, age 87 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, November 21, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at a later time. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Conine passed away on November 16, 2025 at Wesley House. Sandra Kay Conine
The 2025 United Way Workers met up at the Campaign Thermometer November 13th to Celebrate Going Over Their Goal
November 16, 2025 – The 2025-2026 Hopkins County United Way workers met up at the Campaign Thermometer November 13th, 2025, to celebrate one last time for going over their goal. This is the Hopkins County United Way’s 70th year of raising funds for very important and needy organizations. Their original goal for this year was set at a high $170,000.00. Not only did they reach this goal, they have gone above it, with...
