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A Math Class at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus
Oct13

A Math Class at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus

PJC-Sulphur Springs Center mathematics instructor Caleb Talley explains a math problem to a class room of students.  Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Talley math class

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The Sulphur Springs Public Library to Hold a Wills and Estate Planning Clinic
Oct13

The Sulphur Springs Public Library to Hold a Wills and Estate Planning Clinic

The library is pleased to host Lone Star Legal Aid and their Wills and Estate Planning Clinic. You must preregister by calling 903-785-8711. Join us at the Sulphur Springs Public Library from 1 to 4pm on Thursday October 27 .  10 most important reasons to have a will 1.       Save time, money and stress for your loved ones 2.       Determine who will manage...

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Jo Ann Castle Agee
Oct13

Jo Ann Castle Agee

Jo Ann Castle Agee Jo Ann Castle Agee was born October 19, 1935, to James Aubrey and Hazel M. Poor Castle in Saltillo, Texas, and departed this earth for her heavenly home on October 11, 2022. In a life well lived, Jo Ann was a woman of faith, conviction, and love… and (1 Corinthians 13:13) the greatest of these, is LOVE. The eldest of four Castle children, Jo Ann was raised in the Greenwood community of Hopkins County, Texas. She...

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Margie Sewell Morrison
Oct13

Margie Sewell Morrison

Margie Sewell Morrison A funeral service for Margie Sewell Morrison, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 15, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ed Lantz and Bro. David Larkin officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Michael Morrison, Grant Morrison, Blake Morrison, Brady Atwood, Charles David Sewell, and Jamie Sonnen serving as pallbearers. Honorary...

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Another Successful Ag In The Classroom Hosted At Civic Center
Oct13

Another Successful Ag In The Classroom Hosted At Civic Center

Another successful year of Ag in the Classroom wrapped up Wednesday, with approximately 1,000 fourth graders bused to Hopkins County Civic Center to learn more about agriculture and its importance in our daily lives. Ag in the Classroom 2022Ag in the Classroom 2022 Approximately 300 students attend the first session on Tuesday, Oct. 11, and about 700 more packed the Arena Wednesday morning, Oct. 12, 2022. Not only did students from...

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Volleyball Wins Second Straight, Continues Home Stand Friday
Oct13

Volleyball Wins Second Straight, Continues Home Stand Friday

Sulphur Springs continues their second half of district play Friday at home when they host Liberty Eylau. Coach Bailey Dorner’s team beat the Lady Leopards on their home court earlier this season, and hope to complete the season sweep over Liberty Eylau. Tuesday, Oct. 11 had Sulphur Springs hosting Paris to begin the second half of district season. The two schools played tug-of-war as each team fought to swing the momentum arrow...

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8.7% COLA Increase Announced For Social Security, SSI Beneficiaries For 2023
Oct13

8.7% COLA Increase Announced For Social Security, SSI Beneficiaries For 2023

SSA Acting Director: Medicare Premiums To Go Down Next Year The Social Security Administration this morning announced that approximately 70 million Americans on Social Security and and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will see an 8.7% cost of living increase in benefits in 2023, which averages out to about $140 extra in benefits per month starting in January. SSA calls the increase a “substantial Social Security cost-of-living...

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Obituary — Jack Runnels
Oct12

Obituary — Jack Runnels

Jack Runnels A Celebration of Life for Jack Runnels, age 80, of Emory, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Lake Fork Baptist Church with Associate Pastor Tracey Bartley officiating. Mr. Runnels passed away Friday, October 7, 2022, at Wesley Oaks Memory Center of Sulphur Springs, Texas. He was born on October 28, 1941, to Cyril Runnels and Clayta (DeLozier) Runnels in Pittsburg, Kansas. Jack married Ruth...

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Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized As Booster For Younger Kids
Oct12

Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines Authorized As Booster For Younger Kids

US FDA News Release, Oct. 12, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent to authorize their use as a single booster dose in younger age groups. The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent is authorized for administration at least two months following completion of primary or booster vaccination...

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Team Tennis Makes History, Reaches Area Round For First Time
Oct12

Team Tennis Makes History, Reaches Area Round For First Time

For the first time in Sulphur Springs history, team tennis has reached the Area round. “We felt like we were gonna make history,” Coach Tony Martinez said following the 10-4 Bi-District win over Jacksonville. The team tennis coach said that has been their mantra for this squad, to make history. Coach Martinez said in the 35 years team tennis has been played in Sulphur Springs that year after year, Texas High were district...

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