Paletas on the Square
July 25, 2025 – Mexican paletas are a beloved summertime treat—colorful, refreshing, and bursting with real flavor. Just dont call them ‘popsicles’. Paletas are packed with real ingredients and bear little resemblance to popsicles. Popsicles are typically made from a mixture of water, sugar, and flavorings, sometimes with added fruit juice or purees. They may also include stabilizers like guar gum or locust bean gum...
Dorothy Jean Bowser Hudson
Funeral service for Dorothy Jean Bowser Hudson, age 95, of Dallas will be Monday July 28 at 11AM at Community Bible Church 840 Wheatland Rd in Dallas. Visitation will be this Sunday 5:30 – 7PM at Golden Gate Funeral Home 4155 S RL Thorton Freeway in Dallas. With our condolences.
Billy Joe Reed
Billy Joe Reed, age 89 of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab. Billy was born in Greenville, Texas on October 17, 1935 to Olin and Genola Lewis Reed.A Memorial service is pending at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Tapp Funeral Home. The online register can be signed at www.tappfuneral.com With our condolences.
Raina Harlow Hernandez
March 20, 2023 — July 21, 2025 Cooper Memorial Service for Raina Harlow Hernandez, age 2, of Cooper, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Raina passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on Monday, July 21, 2025. Raina Harlow Hernandez
Dinner Bell for July 30, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: The Hopkins Rains County Farm Bureau The doors to the kitchen of the First United Methodist Church will reopen at 11:00 a.m., for meal service beginning at 11:30 a.m. Doors will close at 12:45 p.m. The Hopkins Rains County Farm Bureau has been a Community Partner with Dinner Bell Ministry since February 17, 2016. In 2025, they added another week as a...
Maribel Kalp
February 14, 1933 — July 23, 2025 Cooper Maribel Kalp, age 92, of Cooper, Texas passed away at Wesley House Assisted Living in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. With our condolences.
Peggy Coffman
March 8, 1972 — July 20, 2025 Lake Creek Peggy Sue Coffman, age 53, of Lake Creek, Texas passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on Sunday, July 20, 2025. With our condolences.
Crime was at a 25-Year low for the First Half of 2025 in Sulphur Springs
July 22, 2025 – Crime was at a 25-year low for the first half of 2025 in Sulphur Springs, according to statistics released by the Police Department. The statistics cover seven major crime categories — homicide/murder, robbery, sexual assault/rape, aggravated assault, vehicle theft, burglary and theft of property valued at more than $200 — fromr Jan. 1-June 30. The Sulphur Springs police say only 49 crimes were recorded in those...
TEXAS AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER SID MILLER AND USDA TO DEPLOY SWORMLURE-5 IN AGGRESSIVE EFFORT TO STOP SCREWWORM CRISIS
TDA takes swift action to protect U.S. agriculture against New World Screwworm July 22, 2025 – AUSTIN- Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced a bold step forward in the battle against the reemergence of the New World Screwworm (NWS) near the United States. Working closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is...
Over 5 Million Above Ground Pools Recalled in U.S. and Canada
July 22, 2025 – More than 5.2 million aboveground swimming pools sold across the U.S. and Canada over the last two decades are being recalled after nine drowning deaths were reported. The recall covers a range of Bestway, Intex Recreation and Polygroup pools that were sold by major retailers as far back as 2002. According to Monday notices published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, these pools...
