Wildcat Football Blows By Van Alstyne, Hosts Homecoming Game Friday
Sulphur Springs Friday picked up their first wire-to-wire win, beating the Panthers by 30 en route to their first road win on the season. The Wildcat defense forced several stops throughout the game, the offense scored early and often, and special teams routinely set up the offense for success with great field position. Flipping the script from their previous game, in Hallsville, the Wildcats jumped out to a commanding 21 point lead...
Team Tennis Starts District Season 1-0, Continues Home Stand Tuesday
Team tennis continues a lengthy home-stand en route to playoff season. In their first home contest of four straight, Coach Martinez and his squad took care of business. On Tuesday, Sept. 13 Sulphur Springs hosted Atlanta to begin district play. Missing two top players in Ian Westland and Trinity Luckett is never ideal for a squad. Even so, Sulphur Springs did not miss a beat, easily handling Atlanta 10-2 to start district play 1-0....
Three Hopkins County Veterans are Going on the Dallas DFW Honor Flight to Washington DC
We have 3 Veterans who are going on the Dallas DFW Honor Flight to Washington DC from Hopkins County . These men and women will visit the memorials and have a banquet in their honor. There will be about 50 Veterans on this flight. They are being honored with a send off on Thursday September 22nd on the Courthouse steps at 11:30. Judge Newsome will speak and Brad Cummings will sing the National Anthem. We would like to have a large...
Scott Cooper
Scott Cooper, age 54, passed away at his home on September 16, 2022 in Bethel, Missouri. Scott was born April 15, 1968 in Longmont Colorado, the son of Gerald Hugh and Marjorie Blanche Turner Cooper. He was united in marriage to Jennifer Vickers on June 28, 1991 in Sulphur Springs, TX. She survives. He is also survived by his mom Marjorie; seven children, Alyssa Brook Hodges (Mark) of San Diego, CA, Courtney Paige Binggeli (Matthew)...
Recall: Certain Colgate Products Sold At Family Dollar Stores In Texas, 10 Other States
News Release — Sept. 19, 2022 Family Dollar is initiating a voluntary retail level product recall of certain products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that were stored and shipped to a limited number of stores in AZ, CA, GA, ID, IN, MT, NM, NV, OR, TX, and UT on or around May 1, 2022 through June 21, 2022 due to product being stored outside of labeled temperature requirements. To date, Family Dollar is not...
Ramona Moreno Gideon
Ramona Moreno Gideon Ramona Moreno Gideon, age 69, of Scroggins, Texas, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, in Tyler, Texas. Family will receive friends on Monday, September 19, 2022, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Sam B. Harvey Funeral Home and the funeral service will be on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Sam B. Harvey Funeral Home Chapel with Filemon Posadas officiating. Pallbearers will be Paco Constante, Sergio Moreno,...
2 Hopkins County Women Killed In One-Vehicle Crash On I-30 Saturday
09-19-2022 – Two Hopkins County women were killed in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 30 west Saturday morning. Hopkins County dispatchers received the first 911 call about the crash at 7:41 a.m. Sept. 17, 2022; a vehicle was reported to have run off of Interstate 30 west in the area of the 136 and 137 mile markers and was on fire. According to a preliminary crash investigation by Texas Department of Public Safety, Celecia...
Cynthia Jane Farrar
Cynthia Jane Farrar, age 73, of Saltillo, Texas passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Family will receive friends on Friday, September 23, 2022 at Sam B. Harvey Funeral Home from 6-8:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Sam B. Harvey Funeral Home with Pastor Jason Calhoun officiating. Pallbearers will be Larry Wallace, Jr., Cole Anderson, Calan Terrell, David...
Dinner Bell Menu for September 21th, 2022
Our Community Partner, a loyal and repeat supporter of Dinner Bell, is Christus Mother Frances Hospital. We are so grateful for its continued support. 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 starting around 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Chicken Pot Pie Fruit Ambrosia Garden Salad Cookies BE CAREFUL AS THE PANDEMIC IS STILL IN OUR...
The Benefits Of Dandelions
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener Several years ago, I wrote an article on dandelions suggesting they probably weren’t anywhere near as bad as many would have us believe. Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale) have been valued since ancient times for their healing properties. Although this plant has a high overall value, it still can be quite a troublesome aspect for the gardeners. Dandelions The dandelion botanical name...
