180 Hog Hunt
Join Hopkins Masonic Lodge 180 for our annual hog hunt! March 19, 2022 sign in 8 – 12 at Cumby city park. Thermal and night vision allowed, no dogs or traps. All state and federal game laws must be upheld. For more information, contact Robert Cash at 903 335 3018.
Enola Gay Mathews Retiring After 32 Years At KSST
Community Invited To Mathews’ Retirement Reception Dec. 22 At KSST Studios Although she was not the first to hold the job, most Hopkins County residents associate mornings with Enola Gay Mathews and KSST. For about 30 years now, many Hopkins County residents have started their day with Enola Gay on KSST Radio 1230 AM. Station manager and owner Chad Young will take over the microphone to continue to inform and entertain KSST...
Blue Santa Receives $2,000 Boost From BT Medical, District 7 Masons
Blue Santa received a $2,000 boost from B.T. Medical Supplies LLC and District 7 Masons and to ensure all Hopkins County children have gifts to open Christmas morning. “The needs this year are greater. The response that we get through our normal toy collection and means has not been the same. We’ve had a downturn the past several years. As the needs are great, the funds are less. It kind of puts us in a situation,”...
Travis E. Baxley
Funeral service for Travis E. Baxley, age 80, of Cumby, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September30, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Joe Charles Hall and Jason Rector officiating. Interment will follow at Cumby Cemetery with Kenneth Hines, Benny Springfield, Bill Jenkins, Lanny Rainey, Johnny Powell and Ricky Petty serving as pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jacob Groves, Kevin Meisenheimer, Jeramy Parrish,...
Eddie Hicks Haynes
Eddie Hicks Haynes Eddie Hicks Haynes, 81, of Cumby, passed away early Sunday morning, July 28, 2019 in Greenville, TX. Eddie was born in Razor, Texas (Lamar County), on March 22, 1938, the son of Troy Haynes and Gladys Hicks Haynes. He was a retired Classified & Production Coordinator for the Dallas Times Herald. Eddie served in the United States Army as well as the Army National Guard of Texas, earning the rank of Major. He...
Robert W. “Bob” Vinson
Robert Vinson ( December 21, 1934 – April 11, 2019 ) Funeral services for Robert W. “Bob” Vinson, 84, of Cumby, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Cross Power Church in Campbell with Lance Crump officiating. Masonic graveside services and burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Cumby with Christopher Lay, Caleb Penland, Mike Smith, Monroe Hobbs, Bobby Schroeder, J.J. Jones, Ryan Vaughan and Rickey James...
Chamber Connection October 4, 2018
The deadline for entry into the World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest is Friday, October 5th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 49th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the cooks come-and-go reception on Tuesday, October 16th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their grocery reimbursement check from the Chamber, their goody bags, and a list of rules and regulations for the Stew Cook-off. ...
Miller Grove News June 16, 2017
Many things have happened in “The Grove” since my last writing nearly a month ago. May was a busy month and June has been nearly as busy. My garden is in full swing and taking up the majority of my free time but hey, at least it is producing and not being consumed by grasshoppers…yet! I took a quick vacation out to Amarillo on May 19-20. I went with my cousins Hunter, Nathan, and Tiffany (Hunter’s wife). We had a lot of fun on the...
Community Calendar March 30-April 8, 2017
The 55+ Health Fair will be Tuesday, April 4th at the ROC and 1st Baptist Church from 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon. There will be more than 50 Vendor Booths and every Vendor will bring a $25.00 Door Prize for your chance to win. ETMC – Quitman will be doing FREE Cholesterol Checks and other groups will be testing your Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar. Seniors are welcome to come and bring friends. Feel free to educate yourself...
James LeRoy (J. L.) Tucker
Masonic Funeral services for James Leroy Tucker, age 89 of Sulphur Springs will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Maxon and Bro. Bob Woodworth officiating. Masonic services will be provided by the Commerce and Sulphur Springs Masonic Lodges. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, August 27, 2015 at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas with his nephews, Buff Tucker,...
