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Lions Help With Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
Sep30

Lions Help With Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts

Article from KETR.org Lions Hurricane Relief7 Lions Hurricane Relief8 Lions Hurricane Relief9 Lions Hurricane Relief10 Lions Hurricane Relief11 Lions Hurricane Relief12 Lions Hurricane Relief13 Lions Hurricane Relief3 Lions Hurricane Relief4 Lions Hurricane Relief5 Lions Hurricane Relief6 TEXAS-Hurricane Harvey was as storm scientists predicted. In August, federal meteorologists emphasized their prediction of an increasingly dangerous...

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Nate Newton Headlines A & M-Commerce Recovery Month Celebration
Sep16

Nate Newton Headlines A & M-Commerce Recovery Month Celebration

COMMERCE, TX— On September 24, 2015 at 7 p.m. in Ferguson Auditorium on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce, the Recovery Month Celebration Committee, Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, A&M Commerce Athletic department, and Commerce High School will sponsor Recovery Month Celebrations with guest speaker Nate Newton, former Dallas Cowboy football player. Nate Newton...

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Qeuna Alliyah “Kiki” Dawson
Feb09

Qeuna Alliyah “Kiki” Dawson

Qeuna Alliyah “Kiki” Dawson was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas on September 20, 1994, the daughter of Reginald Dewayne Petty and Leandria Jenean Dawson passed away January 27, 2024. Survivors include her mother, Leandria Dawson; maternal grandparents, Melody Dennis Booth and Leroy Ben Dawson Sr.; sisters, Ashley Tutt, Kaila Rice (Zach), Enlin (Dee) Nelson, Deonna Petty and Alexus Petty; Aunts, Chachandra Henley Hall...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Awards Ceremony to be held January 15, 2024
Jan05

Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Awards Ceremony to be held January 15, 2024

The Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony is scheduled to take place Monday, January 15, 2024, beginning at 7 PM, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 208 Fuller Street  Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 Guest Speaker will be Zenetta Drew, Executive Director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre.  She has been Executive Director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre since 1987. During her tenure, Dallas Black Dance Theatre has grown...

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Christopher Dial
Feb09

Christopher Dial

A funeral service for Christopher “Chris” Dial will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, February 10, 2023, at Morning Chapel in Sulphur Springs, Texas with Pastor Lavelle Hendricks officiating. Interment to follow at East Caney Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Tapp Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mr. Dial passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Sunny Springs Health...

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33rd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards
Jan12

33rd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards

Dr. Lavelle Hendricks, pastor of East Caney Baptist Church, invites everyone to attend the 33rd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards event on January 16, at Morning Chapel Baptist Church. Singers from numerous churches will make up a spirit-filled choir, and the address will be delivered by Cameron Young, a graduate and former football standout at SSHS. Individuals from around Hopkins County will receive recognition for their deeds....

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Christine Askew
Dec23

Christine Askew

Funeral services for Christine Askew, age 96 of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 10:00A.M. on Friday,December 24, 2021 at East Caney Missionary Baptist Chruch with Dr. M. Lavelle Hendricks officiating.Interment will follow at East Caney Cemetery with Jonathan Crook, Tristan Crook, Jaylon Hawkins, Braylyn Adams, Roderick Godbolt and Dedrick Godbolt serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Christine was born on...

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Women’s History Month Observed Virtually with a ‘Women of Distinction’ Awards Ceremony
Mar16

Women’s History Month Observed Virtually with a ‘Women of Distinction’ Awards Ceremony

TAMU-Commerce Professor Lavelle Hendricks, Pastor of East Caney Missionary Baptist Church in Hopkins County, announces a virtual event honoring women to be held in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Sunday March 28, 2021 at 5:30pm. You are welcome to attend this free event at https://tamuc.zoom.us/j/93955723705, or get more information at [email protected]. The Inaugural Gyeula Watson ‘Women of Distinction and Honor’ Awards...

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2019 Colorblind Ministries Awards Reflect ‘Fruit of Spirit’  in Community Leaders
Sep16

2019 Colorblind Ministries Awards Reflect ‘Fruit of Spirit’ in Community Leaders

Pastor C.J. Duffey (center) with honorees Colorblind Ministries founder and Pastor C.J. Duffey and his wife Cathey launched the Fruit of the Spirit Awards in 2016, and held the fourth annual ceremony on Saturday September 14, 2019 in the cafeteria of Sulphur Springs High School. Members of the community were selected for the honors in a spirit of love, fellowship, service and recognition, having shown the ‘fruits of the...

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Social Change Awards Presented at 2019 Annual MLK Awards Ceremony
Jan22

Social Change Awards Presented at 2019 Annual MLK Awards Ceremony

The Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Ceremony in Sulphur Springs, Texas on MLK Day, Monday January 21, 2019 at 7pm. honored local citizens who continue the legacy of “fostering human dignity and our common humanity through their projects, programs and visions.” Over 50 individuals received the 2019 Social Change Award” at the event. Dr. Lavelle Hendricks, Pastor of East Caney Missionary Baptist...

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