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Team Tennis Bi-District, Lady Cats Volleyball On Road For Tuesday Game Day
Oct12

Team Tennis Bi-District, Lady Cats Volleyball On Road For Tuesday Game Day

As fall starts to creep over East Texas the first two weeks of October, so too falls the playoffs for certain teams. Tuesday, Oct. 11 proves to be a pivotal game day for two teams here in Sulphur Springs; team tennis will be playing in the Bi-District round of playoffs versus Whitehouse and Lady Cats volleyball will be on the road taking on Marshall. Wildcats team tennis should be all too ready to get back on the courts as their final...

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Hopkins County Genealogy Society’s Friday – October 15, 2021 Virtual Seminar
Oct12

Hopkins County Genealogy Society’s Friday – October 15, 2021 Virtual Seminar

Seminar Speaker Judy G Russell Be sure to join us for the statewide genealogy seminar being held this Friday October 15, 2021! This is a virtual event only. When you get a chance thank our presenters for some truly outstanding programs and the sponsors of the programs. We are very fortunate to be able to share these preeminent speakers with you! The video program  links will only be available on Friday, October 15. The...

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Learn About the Innovative Dual Language Education Program at Travis Primary Oct.13 at 5:30pm
Oct12

Learn About the Innovative Dual Language Education Program at Travis Primary Oct.13 at 5:30pm

Dr. Gomez of the Gomez and Gomez Dual Language Consultants will be in Sulphur Springs on Wednesday October 13, for an informational session on the Dual Language Education program offered through SSISD. The Dual Language Education informational meeting will be held at Travis Primary Campus at 5:30 p.m. They will be sharing information about the program and bilingual education in general. English and Spanish-speaking parents and...

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Mainstreet Uncorked: Wine and Music Festival- Winners and More!
Oct12

Mainstreet Uncorked: Wine and Music Festival- Winners and More!

Last Saturday, October 9th, was the annual Mainstreet Uncorked: Wine and Music Festival. Wine Vendors from all over Texas had set up to offer samples and tastings of their different types of wines. There was every type of wine you could imagine-dry, sweet, red, white, fruity, heavy…if you wanted to try it, a vendor had it! Mainstreet uncorked30 Mainstreet uncorked29 Mainstreet uncorked28 Mainstreet uncorked27 Mainstreet...

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Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center Offers 3D Mammography
Oct11

Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center Offers 3D Mammography

Business News: October 11, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. No Excuses – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Nothing will keep us from making your breast health a priority, whether you need a mammogram, help choosing the right physician or treatment plan, from chemotherapy to radiation to surgery. We provide safe, high-quality care in...

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Rep. Slaton Calls For Legislation To Nullify President’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Oct11

Rep. Slaton Calls For Legislation To Nullify President’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Representative Bryan Slaton of House District 2 released the following statementregarding Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-40, which prohibits any entity in the State from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations, and adds the issue to the Special Session call. “Governor Abbott’s order is a much needed, but temporary, relief from the tyranny of vaccine mandates that are becoming more common among...

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Governor Issues Another Executive Order Prohibiting Vaccine Mandates By Any Entity, Adds Issue To Special Session Agenda
Oct11

Governor Issues Another Executive Order Prohibiting Vaccine Mandates By Any Entity, Adds Issue To Special Session Agenda

October 11, 2021 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today again issued an executive order stating that no entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccination by any individual, including an employee or consumer, who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19. Governor Abbott also sent...

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Hopkins County Corrections Officer Arrested In Connection With Investigation Into Discrepancy In Inmate Medication Counts
Oct11

Hopkins County Corrections Officer Arrested In Connection With Investigation Into Discrepancy In Inmate Medication Counts

A Hopkins County corrections officer has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a discrepancy in inmate medication counts at Hopkins County jail, according to jail and sheriff’s reports. Toshia Marie Edmonson AKA Toshia Marie Lindsey (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum reported being contacted Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, by jail medical staff, who’d “noticed a discrepancy in the count of...

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Ruby Nowlin
Oct11

Ruby Nowlin

Ruby Nowlin Funeral Services for Ruby Nowlin, age 90, will be held at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 2 p.m. A visitation is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 12, at Tapp Funeral Home. Mrs. Nowlin passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at her residence in Henderson, Texas. She was born the daughter of William Henry Wesson and Ruby Demple Fraizer in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on July 13, 1931....

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Anita Shaw
Oct11

Anita Shaw

A memorial service for Anita Shaw, age 71, will be held at a later date by family. Mrs. Shaw passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Rock Creek Health and Rehab in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She was born the Daughter of David D. Lee and Dorothy Ury Lee in Sulphur Spring, Texas, on September 28, 1950. Anita worked as a cook before retiring and was of the Baptist faith. She was married to Ennis Shaw in Denver, Colorado. He preceded...

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