White, Gurley Earn Top Honors Among Saltillo High School Senior Class Of 2022
May19

White, Gurley Earn Top Honors Among Saltillo High School Senior Class Of 2022

Trinity White and McKenna Gurley earned the top honors among the Saltillo High School Senior Class of 2022. Trinity White, Saltillo High School Senior Class of 2022 valedictorian Trinity White, daughter of Robert and Shannon White, earned distinction as the 2022 senior valedictorian with a 3.824 grade point average. She has been active in Academic UIL, athletics and school organizations. White is a four-year member of the Beta Club,...

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Red River Historian Robin Cole-Jett Featured  Speaker At May 19 Genealogical Society Meeting
May19

Red River Historian Robin Cole-Jett Featured Speaker At May 19 Genealogical Society Meeting

Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s May meeting will feature Robin Cole-Jett, known as the Red River Historian. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. May 19, 2022, at the research library at 611 North Davis St. in Sulphur Springs, or may be accessed via Zoom. For more than 20 years, Cole-Jett has researched, documented, and shared the history of the Red River Valley of the Southwest through her website, presentations, books, articles,...

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25 Graduates Ranked In Top 10% Of SSHS Senior Class Of 2022 Recognized At Honors Breakfast
May18

25 Graduates Ranked In Top 10% Of SSHS Senior Class Of 2022 Recognized At Honors Breakfast

The top 10% of Sulphur Springs High School Senior Class of 2022 was recognized Tuesday morning, May 17, 2022, at a special honors breakfast at 7 a.m. at Hopkins County Civic Center. “Today, we give special recognition to 25 honor graduates of Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2022. This class has 256 candidates for graduation. This is a special time for these young people, their families, our community and school. We are...

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Understanding Causes For Muddy Ponds
May18

Understanding Causes For Muddy Ponds

Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D. Hopkins County Extension Agent By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Hopkins County, [email protected] A frequent complaint of pond owners, especially after filling newly constructed ponds, is a muddy, dirty, or turbid appearance. According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, many owners wish for clear sparkling waters but are instead greeted by muddy...

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Obituary – Roy Pillard
May18

Obituary – Roy Pillard

Roy Pillard A funeral Service for Roy Pillard, age 77, of Poteau, Oklahoma, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 20, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Lawn Cemetery with a military coalition presentation. Pallbearers will be Michael King, Johnny King, Ben King, Ryan Pillard, Jordan Pillard and Kelly Wheeler; and Joseph Morris serving as honorary pallbearer. Visitation...

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Texas A&M AgriLife Experts Recommend Pediatric Advice On Infant Formula
May18

Texas A&M AgriLife Experts Recommend Pediatric Advice On Infant Formula

By Johanna Hicks, Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Agent for Family & Community Health, [email protected] With the shortage of infant formula on store shelves and uncertainty of when there may be new supplies, many people are turning to the internet and social media to find out how to make their own infant formula at home. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension personnel are advising worried mothers to check with their pediatricians...

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CHRISTUS Associates, Others Donate $2,500 To Help A Ukraine Community
May18

CHRISTUS Associates, Others Donate $2,500 To Help A Ukraine Community

Hospital Also Donating Medical Supplies To Send To Kharkov Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 18, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission:To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Inpatient Hemodialysis Now Available We are now offering inpatient hemodialysis for...

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Chamber Connection – May 18, 2022: Graphic Artists May Submit Logo For Total Solar Eclipse Contest
May18

Chamber Connection – May 18, 2022: Graphic Artists May Submit Logo For Total Solar Eclipse Contest

By Butch Burney Graphic artists are invited to submit a logo for the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse that will occur that afternoon. Sulphur Springs is on the centerpoint of the Path of Totality, which means we will assuredly have thousands of visitors that weekend. What that means is that Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County needs to gear up for that event. People travel from literally all over the world to witness a total solar...

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Obituary – Harley Moore
May18

Obituary – Harley Moore

Harley was born on February 16, 1933, in Hopkins County, Texas, to Elton Alexander and Grace Elizabeth (McPherson) Moore. He married Carol Greene on July 3, 1956, in Verona, PA. He was a loving husband and father. Harley was a retired United States Army Veteran. He worked as a truck driver and a dairy farmer. Harley was a member of the Masonic Lodge #180 and previously served on the Cumby ISD school board and the Cumby City Council....

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Moore, Neal Named Top Seniors At Sulphur Bluff High School
May18

Moore, Neal Named Top Seniors At Sulphur Bluff High School

The top seniors at Sulphur Bluff High School have been announced. Trevor Don Moore is the valedictorian and Bailey Rachelle Neal salutatorian of the SBHS Senior Class of 2022. Valedictorian Trevor Moore has attended Sulphur Bluff ISD for 10 years and will graduate with a 4.9 weighted grade point average. This is Moore’s second time to be named valedictorian; he also was the valedictorian of the 8th grade class. Trevor Don Moore,...

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