The Sulphur Springs Public Library Announces the First Halloween Costume Swap
Oct03
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The Texoma Gospel Music Association Convention and Gathering to be Held in Sulphur Springs October 7-8
Oct03

The Texoma Gospel Music Association Convention and Gathering to be Held in Sulphur Springs October 7-8

Buddy and Ina Gore announce the Texoma Gospel Music Association Convention and Gathering will be held October 7th and 8th in Sulphur Springs, Texas. There will be over 40 artists from many states attending. The Texoma Gospel Music Association, (TGMA), began in 1977 and is one of the oldest Gospel Music organizations in Texas and Oklahoma (thus (TGMA) and now includes many other states.  Originally, Country Gospel was the main forte...

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Sheriff: Deputies Arrest 2, Recover All Property Stolen During A Home Burglary
Oct03

Sheriff: Deputies Arrest 2, Recover All Property Stolen During A Home Burglary

October 3, 2023 – Sheriff’s officers had two Cumby men in custody and had recovered all of the property reported stolen within 7 hours of being notified of a home burglary Monday, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum. HCSO jail file image (left) and current image (right) of Shane Michael Ray AKA Billy Partridge and Shane Michael Partridge Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a burglary at...

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Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center Education Adviser Maria Zuniga Gives a Helping Hand
Oct03

Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center Education Adviser Maria Zuniga Gives a Helping Hand

GETTING ADVICE PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Education Adviser Maria Zuniga gives a helping hand to Kalyle Wright of Sulphur Springs with his college admissions paperwork. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs advice

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Main Street Uncorked 2022
Oct03

Main Street Uncorked 2022

If you have already purchased your tickets, remember to grab your ready to use wine glass and insulated wine tote when you check in on Saturday. Tickets are still available for the event. This years wristband will get you in, but does not include any alcohol. Wineries will be offering samples at $1 each. Click here to purchase tickets If you find a wine you love, it may also be purchased by the glass, bottle or case and will be priced...

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Barbara Cockrum
Oct03

Barbara Cockrum

A funeral service for Barbara Cockrum, age 75, of Birthright, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Cooper Church of Christ with Cade Kennedy, Carson Kennedy, Brock Kennedy, John Pat Kennedy, Brad Wood and Alford Echols serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers include Tommy Long, Danny Evans, Tim Menke, Steve Drummond, Joe Smiddy and Ken James. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, October 3, at...

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Women Encouraged To Receive Regular Screenings
Oct03

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Women Encouraged To Receive Regular Screenings

Texas Health and Human Services Commission News Release AUSTIN – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is encouraging women to get screened regularly for the disease. “Breast cancer screenings can save a woman’s life and mammograms are the best way to detect breast cancer early, when it is easier to treat,” said Rob Ries, HHS deputy executive commissioner for Family Health...

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Obituary -Tess Furguson
Oct03

Obituary -Tess Furguson

A graveside service for Tess Furguson, age 89, of Cumby, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Ridgeway Cemetery with Don Kearby officiating. Visitation will be held at the cemetery 30 minutes prior to service. Mrs. Furguson passed away on September 30, 2022. Tess was born on May 24, 1933, in Brownwood, Texas, to Oral Evans and Lorene (Baugh) Evans. She married Roy Lemyel Furguson on January 21, 1956, in...

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Update: Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle While Crossing FM 71 West
Oct03

Update: Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle While Crossing FM 71 West

A 75-year-old Birthright woman was reportedly killed after being been struck by a vehicle on FM 71 west Friday afternoon, Sept. 30, 2022, while crossing the road, according to Texas Department of Public Safety reports. County 911 dispatchers received two emergency calls about the incident. At 3:13 p.m. Friday, a female reported a person had been hit by a car on FM 71 west at the school. Deputies, park officers and a school officer...

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Dinner Bell Menu for October 5th, 2022
Oct03

Dinner Bell Menu for October 5th, 2022

Jim Helfferich is a repeat Community Partner for Dinner Bell for the first Wednesday in October. “Thank you, Jim.” GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Red Beans and Rice Fried Cabbage Cornbread Squares Garden Salad Southern Pecan Praline Sheet Cake BE CAREFUL AS THE PANDEMIC IS...

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