Tommie Ella Stribling
Tommie Ella Stribling Tommie Ella Stribling of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away February 13, 2022, at the age of 89. Funeral services will be held Saturday February 19, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Willis E. Taylor Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at PHBC cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Live Stream will be available via Facebook; search for Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Tommie Ella...
SKYWARN: Free Virtual Severe Weather Training Offered Tonight For Hopkins, Rockwall Counties
News Release – Feb. 7, 2022 In readiness for the 2022 season, the National Weather Service will be conducting a free, virtual severe weather training class for Hopkins County from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, February 17, 2022. Officially called the SKYWARN Storm Spotter Class, the program will be held in partnership with Sulphur Springs Police Department. The Hopkins County severe weather program is one of several training...
2 Days Left To File Candidacy For Municipal, School and Hospital District May 7 Elections
So Far No Candidates Are Challenged In May 7 Sulphur Springs and Yantis ISD Board, Sulphur Springs City Council Elections With only 2 days left to file, and so far only as many candidates are reported to have filed so far as places on May 7, 2022 Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees, Yantis ISD Board of Trustees, Sulphur Springs City Council and Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors Elections. The filing deadline is the...
Vickey DeVillier
Memorial service for Vickey DeVillier, age 75, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday,February 20, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Posey Cemetery.Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., prior to service time. Vickey passed away on February 15,2022, at her residence. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home.www.westoaksfuneralhome.com With our...
Martha Lou Howard
Memorial service for Martha Lou Howard, age 85, of Yantis, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 19, 2022, at White Oak Baptist Church with Bro. Jimmy Rogers officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Martha passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at her residence. She was born on May 5, 1936, in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of Ray and Dorothy Winans. She married Nelson Howard on March 23, 1957. Martha worked in...
Canning Foods Safely At Home
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Vegetable gardening is just around the corner. Many people have a green thumb, which means a bumper crop of produce! Canning foods at home can be a fun way to preserve an abundant harvest from your garden. However, if done incorrectly, home-canned foods can cause serious, even fatal, foodborne illness. Make...
Hopkins County Seeking Funding For 2 Ventilation Fans For Fire Department
Hopkins County Commissioners Court this week gave the go-ahead to the fire marshal to apply for funding for two ventilation fans for the county fire department, renaming of a SH 11 west spur and taking it on a county road, accepted fire protection agreements from volunteer fire departments submitting them by the Feb. 3 deadline, and consolidated voting centers for May elections. Hopkins County Commissioners Court session, Feb. 14,...
Wildcats Basketball Beats Texas High and Claims 15-5A District Championship
Men’s basketball had a back-and-forth affair with Texas High Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Texarkana, but prevailed 62-53. “It was tough,” Coach Brandon Shaver said Wednesday after the win. The win over the Tigers completed the regular season for Sulphur Springs, capping off a 10-2 district record. Combined with Mount Pleasant’s (9-3) big win over Hallsville (9-3), the Wildcats are officially undisputed district...
Feb. 16 Chamber Connection: Golf Tournament, Patriot Sporting Challenge Coming Up In April
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney Get ready to tee it up for the 33rd Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, coming to Sulphur Springs Country Club on Friday, April 8, 2022. Last year, we had 35 teams participate in the fun day of golfing, and we hope to have more this year.The tournament format is a six-person scramble, with the low net team putting their names on the trophy. There are...
Dinner Bell Menu for February 16, 2022
A special thank you to this week’s Community Partner who wishes to remain Anonymous. That person has been a loyal supporter of The Dinner Bell Ministry over many years. 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 Chicken, Rice and Broccoli Casserole Glazed Carrots Garden...
