Dinner Bell for March 19, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: Summit Dental The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. Summit Dental, located at 422 Oak Avenue, offers both preventative and restorative care for adults and children. A dental team led by Dr....
Harry Sims
Funeral Service for Harry James Sims aka Zeke/Harry O will be at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Harold Nash officiating. Corey Sims, Vinnie Sims, Randy Pryor, Ricky Godbolt, Bill Barrett, and Kevin Debase will be serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Dennis Nash, Melvin Person, Ronald Gordon, and Choice Thompson. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....
National Weather Service Issues Red Flag Warning for Hopkins and Surrounding Counties
March 13, 2025 – The National Weather Service of Ft. Worth has issued a Red Flag Warning for Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Young, Jack, Wise, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Delta, Hopkins, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant, Dallas, Rockwall, Kaufman, Van Zandt, Rains, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Somervell, Johnson, Ellis, Henderson, Comanche, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque, Hill, Navarro, Freestone, and Anderson counties in effect...
Lawsuit Claims Girl Scout Cookies Contain Toxic Chemicals
March 13, 2025 – The Girl Scouts of the USA are facing a lawsuit after a viral study claimed that their popular cookies contain toxic contaminants, including heavy metals and the herbicide glyphosate. The lawsuit, filed by consumer advocacy groups, alleges that the organization misled customers by failing to disclose the presence of potentially harmful substances in their cookies. The controversy erupted after independent lab...
Bob Hrobak
January 29, 1969 — March 7, 2025 El Segundo Bob Hrobak, age 56, passed away in Yantis, Texas on Friday, March 7, 2025. He was a resident of El Segundo, California. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 29 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Robert Paul Hrobak was born on January 29, 1969 in Los Angeles, California to Robert Paul and Joy (Bussell) Hrobak. Bob graduated in 1993 from Ohio...
Murray Awaits Bond to Be Set in Shooting Incident
March 13, 2025 – Sulphur Springs police were dispatched at about 3pm Wednesday afternoon, March 12, 2025 to a report of shots fired at the Spring Valley Apartments and were told that a man had been shot in the leg. Officers located the victim and administered aid and began to gather information about the incident. Witnesses identified the shooter as 51-year-old Turon Jenard Murray, who had reportedly left the scene in his...
Sulphur Springs City Wide Spring Clean Up 2025 is April 28th Through May 3rd
February 11, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs City-wide Spring Clean Up 2025 event is scheduled to take place April 28, 2025 through May, 3, 2025. One must show a valid driver’s license, or a water bill, as proof of city residency. Certain trash such as tires, hazardous waste, anything containing refrigerant, and wet paint, will not be accepted. The dumpsite location is a half a mile East of the four way stop at Jefferson Street...
Mark Damon Faulks
A Memorial service for Mark Damon Faulks, age 51, of Arlington, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 14, 2025 with Visitation one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Mark passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Mark was born to Weldon and Kay Faulks on April 27, 1973. He married the love of his life and best friend Angela Elizabeth Martin on...
Greg Abbott Calls On Texans To Support School Choice At Parent Empowerment Day In Austin
March 11, 2025 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott recently highlighted the widespread support for a universal school choice bill for all Texas families at Parent Empowerment Day at the Texas Public Policy Foundation in Austin. As the Texas House Public Education Committee began taking public testimony on House Bill 3, the Governor urged all Texans to voice their support and testify for school choice. “If you look at...
Measles Continues to Spread Especially in Unvaccinated Children
March 12, 2025 – A measles outbreak in western Texas has surged to 223 confirmed cases, with the majority affecting children and teenagers, health officials reported on Tuesday. The outbreak, which has also spread to neighboring Oklahoma and New Mexico, primarily involves unvaccinated individuals or those with unknown vaccination status. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, 80 of the confirmed cases are in...
