Arlon Aubrey Morgan
Graveside services for Arlon Aubrey Morgan, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 25, 2021, at Martin Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 24, 2021, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Arlon passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com With our...
‘Grace Under Pressure’ Award to Meal a Day Volunteers!
The volunteers who power the Meal-a-Day service for local shut-in senior citizens were recognized earlier this month by RSVP, or the Retired Senior Volunteer Program which is a multi-county service organization. Please read the letter posted below which nominated the volunteers for the honor. Meal A Day was honored with the “2020 Grace Under Pressure Award” at the Retired Senior Volunteer Banquet on Thursday, June 3rd at...
Dinner Bell Menu For June 23, 2021
First Presbyterian Church is this week’s Community Partner. Their participation is greatly appreciated Grab and Go with a meal from our distribution location under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of The First United Methodist Church campus at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Baked Chicken Salad Marinated Tomato Salad Jiffy Corn Casserole Buttered French Bread Slices Caramel Apple Sheet Cake Be...
Meal A Day Menu For June 21-25, 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. Meal-A-Day The Meal A Day Menu for June 21-25, 2021, includes: Monday – Sweet and Sour Chicken, On a Bed of Rice, Oriental Vegetables and an Egg RollTuesday – Beef Spaghetti, Italian Vegetables and Garlic BreadWednesday – Ham and Potato Casserole, Broccoli...
Paris District Road Report for the Week of June 21, 2021
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of June 21, 2021. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
Reception for Retiring Carolyn McKinney Held Friday at SW Dairy Museum
From an accounting position to the Directorship, the 20-plus year career of Carolyn McKinney officially came to an end on June 18, 2021. A steady stream of friends, co-workers and business associates came to say goodbyes and share memories of good times shared at community events. For many years, Carolyn’s duties have included making sure cheese and milk products were featured at major events locally and across the several...
Ribbon-Cutting at the new Grays Building on June 18 in Observance of Juneteenth, a New National Holiday
The community was well-represented as a couple of milestone events came together on a single day for Hopkins County residents. At noon on Friday June 18, as the nation was observing the new Juneteenth national holiday, the local community celebrated the near-completion of the Grays Building Community Center. City Councilman Reverend H. B. Nash More than 100 persons were present to see the interior of the beautiful new facility, hear a...
Tumbleweed Unveils His New One Man Show in Fort Davis
During the pandemic Tumbleweed Smith has been in his studio doing interviews by phone. Since he wasn’t traveling, he used his time going through his collection of more than 13,000 interviews to prepare a new one-man show. This time he is using only colorful women who love to laugh. The new show is OUTRAGEOUS TEXAS WOMEN OF CHARACTER. It will be presented for the first time at 2 PM Saturday, July 3 in the Limpia Hotel Ballroom in...
Tyrik Rollison Joining Coach Owens’ Football Staff at SSHS
On Thursday, June 17, we met up with Wildcats football head coach Greg Owens at the Multi Purpose Building to discuss his recent athletic program update at the June 15 SSISD board meeting. Coach Owens said the athletic update he gave was to answer any questions given to him by the school board that asked by the public and community in regards to things they may not understand. The athletic program update is good because it allows...
Downtown Business Alliance is Accepting New Members and Planning 2021 Events
The Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance is a group of business people and individuals meeting monthly to develop ways to foster and support local business and community pride. DBA has been active in Sulphur Springs for more than two decades. During the recent in-person meeting held on June 15, 2021, discussions were held on the new Billboard located on I-30 near Greenville promoting shopping in Sulphur Springs, the recent...
