Dinner Bell for November 13, 2024
The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. Grocery Supply Company was founded in 1947 in Mt. Vernon, Texas by Curtis McKenzie, Kenneth McKenzie and Wood row Brittain. In 1953 it moved to Sulphur Springs on Oak Avenue at the train tracks. Present day operations...
Chamber Connection – November 7, 2024
By Butch Burney Nominations are being accepted for Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Small and Large Businesses of the Year and other superlative recognitions. The awards will be announced at the Chamber’s membership banquet on Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Nominations can be sent to [email protected] or mailed to the following addresses: Citizen of the Year—Chamber of Commerce—110 Main Street,...
Eddie Charles Askew
July 23, 1947 ~ October 4, 2024 (age 77) Funeral Service for Eddie Charles Askew will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Morning Chapel Baptist Church with W. Scott Pannell officiating. Interment will follow the service at Mel-Haven Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Eddie Charles Askew was born to parentage of James Andrew and Floretta McQueen Askew, the eldest of seven children, on July 23, 1947, in...
Paris Junior College Officially Installs Ninth President
September 13, 2024 – Music and testimonials from two college presidents highlighted the official inauguration of Paris Junior College’s ninth president, Dr. Stephen Benson, at the Love Civic Center in Paris, Texas on September 10. The ceremony blended old and new as part of PJC’s 100th anniversary celebration. Hundreds watched the inauguration ceremony featuring an invocation from Christopher Withrow, president of Phi Theta...
TAMU-C Top Cop Bryan Vaughn Lays Out His Vision For Future
August 29, 2024 – Sulphur Springs native Bryan Vaughn highlights his vision for the University Police Department at Texas A&M-Commerce in the following press release from TAMU-C. COMMERCE, TX, August 28, 2024—University police are tasked with the safety and security of students, faculty and staff across campus. That alone is a consuming and complex mandate. Yet, Chief Bryan Vaughn of the University Police Department (UPD) at...
Students Urged to Start School BBQ Teams to Compete at Regional Texas HSBBQ League Qualifier – Saturday October 19, 2024
August 27, 2024 – The HighSchoolBBQLeague is urging high school and middle school students to form BBQ Teams to compete against other student teams in organized competitions across the state. The NHSBBQA is the official event and competition sanctioning body for High School BBQ teams across the nation. The group intends to inspire and prepare students for life by creating a nation-wide competitive High School BBQ (HSBBQ) league...
Chamber Connection – August 7, 2024
By Butch Burney The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a fantastic 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 26, and it’s time for stew cooks to start registering. Registration for last year’s cooks are going out in the mail and email this week, so be looking for it in your mailbox and inbox. You can also register online at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks. We...
Chamber Connection – July 30, 2024
By Butch Burney The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a fantastic 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 26, and it’s time for stew cooks to start registering. Registration for last year’s cooks are going out in the mail and email this week, so be looking for it in your mailbox and inbox. You can also register online at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks. We...
Chamber Connection – July 23, 2024
By Butch Burney Even if you think you know Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County, you are sure to learn a lot through Leadership Sulphur Springs, which is back on this year, with applications online! The leadership class is for Hopkins County men and women who want to learn and become more invested in their local community. It’s an intensive nine-month program that immerses the participants in the business and government of Sulphur...
Dinner Bell for July 10th, 2024
The Dinner Bell is pleased to Honor Grocery Supply Company and Fidelity Express for many years of contributions and personal involvement with its ministry. Grocery Supply Company was founded in 1947 in Mt. Vernon, Texas by Curtis McKenzie, Kenneth McKenzie and Woodrow Brittain. In 1953 it moved to Sulphur Springs on Oak Avenue at the train tracks. Presently the operation is located at the corner of Hillcrest Drive N and Main Street....
