Paris Junior College Offering One Free 8-Week Class
PJC offering one free 8-week class; deadline to register is Monday, March 21 To assist those affected by COVID-19, Paris Junior College is offering one free eight-week flex term class, starting Monday, March 21. PJC will be closed for Spring Break March 14-18, so students would be advised to register by Friday, March 11. “Our region’s decline in the number of students enrolled in higher education is a problem not...
Sulphur Springs City Council Eyeing Renewal Of Curfew For Unaccompanied Minors
Sulphur Springs City Council, on first reading, approved renewal of Ordinance No. 2762, establishing a curfew for unaccompanied minors. Light pole and banner on Celebration Plaza in downtown Sulphur Springs. Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson, during the regular City Council meeting on March 1, 2022, said the ordinance gives officers an option that serves as a safety measure, offering officers a legal option in dealing with...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – March 1, 2022
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the following report to the City Council during the regular monthly council meeting on March 1, 2022. COVID-19 Response We have 3 patients in the COVID unit at the hospital. Claims We did not have any liability claims or workers compensation claims from February. Senior Citizens Building It looks like we are going to get the $2.4 million in grant funding that we...
Spring Break – Arrive Alive
By Johanna Hicks, Family & Community Health Extension Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Ahhh, spring break – something many people enjoy. Spring break can be a particularly dangerous and deadly time on Texas roadways. Each Spring break, too many young, promising lives are cut short due to the fateful and regrettable decision to get behind the wheel and drive drunk. In an effort to stop this deadly trend,...
Jail Inspection, LED Light Renovations, Website Service Agreement Discussed By Commissioners
LED Light renovations for three county facilities, a website service agreement, recent jail inspection, and the Texas opioid multi-district litigation settlement agreement offers were discussed this week during the regular Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting. Jail Inspection The Hopkins County jail received another exceptional rating of 100 during a recent Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspection, according to Hopkins...
Myra Mikeska
Myra Jean Hathaway Mikeska was born on August 20, 1934, in Sulphur Springs, TX, at the corner of Mulberry St. and California St., to Charlie and Bertie Patterson Hathaway. She was named after the late Myra Wilson who was the president of the Ladies Cemetery Society of Sulphur Springs for forty-three years. She attended Lamar Elementary and was a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School in 1952. After graduation, she worked four years...
Eldon (E.R.) McWilliams
Funeral services for Eldon (E.R.) McWilliams, age 83, of Brashear, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. David Burns officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with Brandon Gowin, Jeff Shedd, Joshua Kerby, Lucas Kerby, Mason Kerby, William Sallee, Johnny Edwards Jr., and Daniel Foster serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be Toby Reeves posthumous....
Obituary – James “Jim” Keith
James “Jim” Keith A memorial service for James “Jim” Keith will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Eric Robinson officiating. Interment at Pierce’s Chapel Cemetery will be held at a later date. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Keith passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022, at UT Health, Tyler. Jim was born on October 30, 1943, in Lamesa, Texas, to Elbert...
Emma Jean Koger
A Graveside service for Emma Jean Koger, age 98, will be held at Reilly Springs Cemetery on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 1:00PM. Officiating will be Buddy Wiggins. Mrs. Koger passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022 at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, TX. She was born the daughter of Bee Williams and Adele Mackechney Williams in Reilly Springs, TX on April 14, 1923. Jean married Roy Koger in Hopkins County Texas on May 30, 1943....
Republican, Democratic Party Primary Election Results For March 1, 2022
While some US and state races for party nominations were determined in the March 1 Primary Elections, others will require a runoff election in May to determine whose name will be on November ballots. The local candidates for county officers ran unopposed for their party’s nomination and face no challengers from the other party either. County Elections Below are the votes received for local county offices held by the candidates,...
