Additional Steps Taken To Strengthen Child Nutrition Programs
USDA Thursday, June 30, 2022 Department providing another nearly $1 billion boost to schools for purchasing food WASHINGTON – The Biden Administration announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide nearly $1 billion in additional funding to schools to support the purchase of American-grown foods for their meal programs. The department also applauds the President’s recent signing of the Keep Kids Fed Act,...
Dan Gregg
Dan Gregg A funeral service for Dan Franklin Gregg, age 88, of Houston, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Rod Gregg, Chad Gregg, Steve Stephens, Mitch Massey, Kale Gregg, and Brad Bouldin serving as pallbearers. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., prior to the service. Dan passed away on June 26, 2022,...
Obituary – Eric Hyatt
Eric Hyatt Eric Wayne Hyatt age 52, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away on June 27, 2022, at his residence. Eric was born on June 26, 1970, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Raymond and Barbara (Marshall) Hyatt. He married Jenifer Fulfer on July 9, 2014, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Eric worked as a maintenance operator at Clayton Homes, as well as starting from an early age, working on a plumbing truck alongside his mother and father....
D6 Inc. Granted Tax Abatement, District, 381 Agreement This Month For Next Expansion
D6 Inc. was granted a tax abatement from Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors and a 381 agreement by Hopkins County Commissioners Court in June 2022, the final pieces from local taxing entities needed to get the next of several planned expansions moving. D6 Inc. In Texas D6 Inc. logo The business began operations at the end of 2020 after purchasing the property known locally as the old Coca-Cola plant, after being...
Obituary – Wes Fry
Wes Fry Visitation for Wes Fry, age 90 of Quitman, Texas, will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Military Honors will be held during the visitation at 10:30 a.m. Mr. Fry passed away on June 30, 2022, at Caraday of Quitman. Wes was born on April 14, 1932, in Muscatine, Iowa, to Howard and Minnie (Frieden) Fry. He married Sue Perkins on September 29, 1987, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Wes...
Summer II Classes at Paris Junior College Offer Many Options to Students
Paris Junior College Public Information Services Summer II classes at PJC offer many options to students Current and future college students will benefit by taking a five-week class from Paris Junior College in the Summer II term that starts Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Graduating seniors from area high schools who have yet to apply to PJC may use the scholarship covering tuition to a Summer II class. Any student starting at...
Jordan Jenay Humphrey
Jordan Jenay Humphrey was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 27, 1997 to Jacob and Bobbi Bounds Humphrey. With family by her side, Jordan left us on her birthday at the age of 25. She was a 2015 graduate of Elk City High School, was a student at SWOSU and was employed by Carl’s Jr. Immediate survivors are her mother and stepfather Bobbi and Travis Rowland of Piedmont, OK, her sister Jade Rowland of Norman, OK and her father Jacob...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Collin County Indecency Warrant
A 28-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Tuesday, June 28, 2022, on a Collin County indecency warrant, according to arrest reports. Steven Michael Canales Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman and Lt. Mark Estes were dispatched to a Main Street restaurant just before noon Tuesday, June 28, 2022, to assist the US Marshals Service in taking Steven Michael Canales into custody on a Collin County warrant. The 28-year-old Sulphur...
FDA Safety Communication: Do Not Use Baby Neck Floats Due to the Risk of Death or Injury
FDA Safety Communication News Release The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning parents, caregivers, and health care providers not to use neck floats with babies for water therapy interventions, especially with babies who have developmental delays or special needs, such as spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1, Down syndrome, or cerebral palsy. The use of these products can lead to death or serious injury....
A Redwood For Your Yard
By David Wall, Mt. Pleasant Master Gardener Several years ago, I wrote an article on the Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), a tree virtually unknown in our area. Howard Garrett, in his latest FB column, also recommended the tree, so let’s talk about it. No, it’s not the giant redwood or sequoia, but it is a beautiful, fast growing, majestic tree. In good soils, 2-3 feet a year is common, and under preferred conditions, a...
