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Dinner Bell Menu for July 27, 2022
Jul24

Dinner Bell Menu for July 27, 2022

Hall Oil repeats as a Community Partner for Dinner Bell. Thank you Ruthmary and the Hall Family for the continued support of the Dinner Bell Ministry! GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Kitchen made Tuna, Chicken and Pimento Cheese Salads on a bed of lettuce Individual...

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Evelyn Ruth Westberry
Jul23

Evelyn Ruth Westberry

Evelyn Ruth Westberry, age 55 of Sulphur Springs, TX passed away on July 21, 2022 at Baylor Dallas. Evelyn was born on September 25, 1966 in Tyler, TX to Vernon and Peggy JoAnne (Bridges) Wheeler. She worked as a homemaker. Evelyn loved family time and fishing at Lake Fork. She was very nurturing and loving to everyone. Evelyn always cared for family, plants, animals and everyone who was in need. She was a woman of the Christian...

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Paris District Road Report for July 25, 2022
Jul23

Paris District Road Report for July 25, 2022

Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting July 25, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...

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Resolutions, Land Lease, Software, Approved by Hopkins County Commissioners Court.
Jul23

Resolutions, Land Lease, Software, Approved by Hopkins County Commissioners Court.

Hopkins County Commissioner Court resolved to submit a hazard mitigation assistance grant application and to support state funding to match competitive federal rail programs. Approval was also given for a county property to be leased, a new software program for the county tax assessor/collector’s office, printer/copier contracts, a holiday calendar and a couple of budget amendments during Friday’s regular Commissioner...

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Sulphur Springs Woman Accused Of Swinging Rod At Her Fiancé
Jul23

Sulphur Springs Woman Accused Of Swinging Rod At Her Fiancé

A 26-year-old woman was accused Friday night of aggravated assault by swinging a rod at her fiancé during an argument. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Drew Fisher, Sgt. Tanner Steward and Deputy Zack Horne responded at 10:31 p.m. July 22, 2022, to a disturbance at a County Road 2310 residence. While deputies were en route, the woman advised dispatchers that her fiancé had a weapon and was harming himself. Upon arrival, however,...

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Brock’s Peach Strawberry Ice Cream Won Top Honors At 2022 Freeze Off
Jul23

Brock’s Peach Strawberry Ice Cream Won Top Honors At 2022 Freeze Off

Friday’s Ice Cream Freeze Off was another successful event, well attended with plenty of tasty cool treats to sample First Place WinnerSecond PlaceThird place Shirley Brock’s strawberry peach ice cream won first place honors in the 2022 Freeze off, held at the Senior Citizens Center. Teresa Mathews’ Butterfinger treat, sponsored by At Home Health Care, was ranked second. Third place went to Tina Cox for her pina...

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Hopkins County Records – July 22, 2022
Jul22

Hopkins County Records – July 22, 2022

Land Deed Transactions The following are land deed transactions filed and posted at Hopkins County Clerk’s office June 27-July 7, 2022: Corbet Family Living Trust II, Linda Hay trustee, to John Kevin Corbet; tract in the Fredrick Anthony surveyCorbet Family Living Trust II, Linda Hay trustee, to Linda Hay; tract in the D. Anding surveySusan Steinsiek to Johnny Duncan Steinsiek and Susan Marie Steinsiek, trustees for the Susan Marie...

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USDA Announces Increased Funding For School Meals, Child And Adult Care Meals
Jul22

USDA Announces Increased Funding For School Meals, Child And Adult Care Meals

July 22, 2022 Support Provided For Schools And Child Care Providers Dealing With Rising Food Costs U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an increase in funding to help schools continue to serve kids healthy meals this coming school year and provide financial relief for schools and child care providers. Effective July 1, 2022, the reimbursement schools receive for each meal served will increase by approximately $0.68...

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Arrest Made In Connection With Bank Robberies, Including Pilgrim Bank-Sulphur Springs
Jul22

Arrest Made In Connection With Bank Robberies, Including Pilgrim Bank-Sulphur Springs

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas on July 22, 2022, reported an arrest has been made in connection with a series of bank robberies, including the June 15 robbery at Sulphur Springs Pilgrim Bank. The man taken into custody is believed to have been involved in robberies reported over the course of a month at five Texas banks, according to a press release posted July 22 on the Department of Justice website by...

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Frankie Joe Smith
Jul22

Frankie Joe Smith

On Saturday, July 9, 2022, Frankie Joe Smith, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away at the age of 80 years old.  Frankie was born on January 19, 1942 in Sulphur Springs, TX to Harvey D Smith and Dessie Lavelle Smith. On March 10, 1962, Frankie married Linda Jo Poole. They have lived in the Brinker area outside of Sulphur Springs for their entire lives, where they raised 2 sons, Michael Joe Smith and Christopher Joe...

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