The Sulphur Springs Community Players Will Hold Auditions for ‘Charley’s Aunt’ on August 8-10th
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The Sulphur Springs Community Players Will Hold Auditions for ‘Charley’s Aunt’ on August 8-10th

CHARLEY’S AUNT By Brandon Thomas  Directed by Lloyd Turney Performances: November 5-7, 12-14, 2021 Community Players, Inc. will hold auditions by appointment for ‘Charley’s Aunt’ at Baked and Brewed, 224 Main St. Sulphur Springs, Texas.  Auditions will be on August 8, 9, 10, starting at 6:30pm. Appointments for audition times can be made through SignUpGenius (click here), calling (903) 885-0107 or e-mailing us...

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Robert “Rip” Vanwinkle
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Robert “Rip” Vanwinkle

Robert “Rip” Vanwinkle Robert “Rip” Vanwinkle went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus on Friday, July 30, 2021. Rip was born February 28, 1938, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Don and Velma (Boren) Vanwinkle. He spent his younger days in Petrolia before moving to Kilgore. After graduating from Kilgore High School in 1956, Rip attended Texas A&M. During his freshman year he served as a State FFA vice-president. He was a...

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Bid For New Senior Citizens Center, Grant Application On Aug. 3 City Council Agenda
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Bid For New Senior Citizens Center, Grant Application On Aug. 3 City Council Agenda

Budget Workshop For 2021-22 Budget To Precede Regular Tuesday Meeting Sulphur Springs City Council will hold two meetings Tuesday, a workshop and a regular monthly meeting. The elected officials are slated to discuss and consider acting on a bid for a pre-engineered metal building to become a new senior citizens center during the regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 3., as well as a number of other items, including a reinsurance...

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Stegient Wins Bronze Medal At ATA Martial Arts World Tournament Of Champs
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Stegient Wins Bronze Medal At ATA Martial Arts World Tournament Of Champs

Karisma Stegient of Sulphur Springs won the world bronze medal at the ATA Martial Arts World Tournament of Champions, held July 28-30 in Phoenix, Arizona After COVID ended her season looking outside of the top 10, Stegient won the right to enter the championship level tournament with her combat sparring victory at District Championships last month. Her victory in the 2nd-3rd Degree Black Belts Age 13-14 category is her first world...

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Hopkins County Republican Party Meeting Scheduled Aug. 7, At Pioneer Café
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Hopkins County Republican Party Meeting Scheduled Aug. 7, At Pioneer Café

Hopkins County Republican Party’s monthly meeting  will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, August 7, at Pioneer Café, which was graciously offered for use by Barbara Palmer. Breakfast will be served.  “We will try to have the meeting adjourned  by 9 a.m.,” said Donnie Wisenbaker, chairman of Hopkins County GOP. “This month’s speaker will be Tory Jackson, North Texas Regional Director for the Texas Republican Party. Tory has...

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Dinner Bell Menu For August 4, 2021
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Dinner Bell Menu For August 4, 2021

Mary and John Heilman are the Community Partners for this week’s meal. Their generosity is greatly appreciated. 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 Mexican Lasagna Restaurant Style Mexican Rice Seasoned Pinto Beans Green Salad with Guacamole Ranch Dressing...

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Lois Elizabeth Ferguson
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Lois Elizabeth Ferguson

Lois Elizabeth McLaughlin Ferguson, 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 29, 2021 in Greenville, Texas. Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, Aug 2, 2021 at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home in Greenville, with Dr. Matthew Thomas, and Dr. Matthew Beasley officiating. A graveside service will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Lois was born May...

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Meal A Day Menu For August 2-6, 2021
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Meal A Day Menu For August 2-6, 2021

Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Aug. 2-6, 2021, includes: Meal-A-Day food preparation Monday – Beef Noodle Casserole, English Peas and Garlic toast Tuesday – Broccoli Chicken Divan on a bed of rice, pinto beans and corn Wednesday – Meatloaf, mashed potatoes,...

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Hopkins County Records – July 31, 2021
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Hopkins County Records – July 31, 2021

Land Deed Transactions Record books at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Jennifer Tyler and Jordan Tyler to Sarah Alexis Hope; tract in the Santos Coy surveyElohim Investments Homes to Omega Marketing Inc.; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyAlicia Ramirez and Hulfrano Munoz Ramirez to Emilio Trejo Gamez; tract in the Thomas Alders surveyTerry Barnett Williams to Gary Barnett and Stephanie Barnett; tract in the L. Vannerson surveyBrigit...

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Tommy Drew Owen
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Tommy Drew Owen

Oct. 7, 1945-July 30, 2021 Tommy Drew Owen Tommy Drew Owen of Deport, Texas, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Paris Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 7, 1945, in Clarksville, Texas. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirlene; his parents, Davis (Shorty) and Katie Owen; one brother, Melvin Owen; and two sisters, Mary Bailey and Loretta Owen. Tommy is survived by his wife, Martha Owen of Deport; three...

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