Obituary – Frances Beers
Frances “Fran” Rowena Watkins was born at home in Venango, Nebraska, to Ross and Lillie Watkins. She is survived by her beloved husband of seventy years, Bernie Beers; son, Brad Beers (his wife, Kylene Neal); daughter, Ellie Beers Moore (her husband Mark); her grandchildren, who she always said were grand – Meredith Beers, Baker Beers, and John Moore; her sister, BJ Weatherby and BJ’s husband Verne Nielson; five nephews; three nieces;...
Republicans Rally Around Stump Speakers
Republicans rallied around stump speakers while enjoying homemade ice cream, popcorn and hot dogs Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Hopkins County Civic Center. The prevailing message carried throughout the 2nd Old Time Political Rally hosted by Hopkins County Republican Party was the need to make a big push to get everyone possible to Stephen Willeford, national spokesman for Gun Owners of America and “The Good Man and a Gun”...
Obituary – Bruce “Pops” Logan
Bruce “Pops” Logan A funeral service for Bruce “Pops” Logan, age 94 of Dike, Texas will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 26, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Elder Dale Vreeland officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Russell Logan, Paul Logan, Mark Doughty, Joe Don Joslin, Asa Joslin and Pete Doughty serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday,...
Lonnie Ford Jr.
Lonnie Ford Jr. Lonnie Ford Jr. was born December 16, 1933, to the late Lonnie Ford Sr. and Myrtle Pittman Ford in Hopkins County. Lonnie accepted Christ as his personal savior at an early age, united with Independent Missionary Baptist Church. He attended elementary school in Como, Texas, Center Point High School in Camp County, and graduated from Frederick Douglas High School in Pittsburg, Texas. After graduating from high school,...
Obituary – Bob King
www.murrayorwosky.com Bob King, of Dike, Texas, passed away peacefully on, July 22, 2022, to be with our heavenly lord. Services with not be held. He was born on May 25, 1943, to Lawrence Westbrook King and Helen (Cobb) King in New York and grew up in Dallas, Texas. He attended Texas Tech where he obtained his B.A. and later returned to school to pursue and then obtain his master’s degree. He then decided to serve this country and...
Verdon Raymond Graves
Verdon Raymond Graves Verdon Raymond Graves, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, passed away in the early morning hours of July 21, 2022, with his wife by his side. He was born December 7, 1927, in the Teagarden Community, a rural area near Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma, the third son to parents Boyd Miles Graves and Elsie Armstrong McCorkle Graves. Verdon had such a long, interesting, and happy life, from his rural hardscrabble childhood,...
Nutrition Can Be Confusing
Johanna Hicks, Extension Agent By Johnna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Foods that are okay to consume by some are not recommended for others, depending on medical conditions and the body’s ability to digest them. Let’s consider artificial sweeteners. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, states that sugar substitutes are safe to consume in the...
City Council To Consider Requests To Establish 2 Reinvestment Zones, 6 Zoning Changes
Gift, 2 Economic Development Projects, Real Property Matters, Contract Amendment For 2022 SIP Also On July 5 Agenda Sulphur Springs City Council has a lengthy July 5, 2022 agenda, which includes requests to establish two reinvestment zones for new businesses and six zoning changes — including one reinvestment zone request and five rezoning requests to be presented for second and, if approved, final reading; and one new request each to...
Marine Corps League Observes Flag Day
A small gathering of elected officials and community members joined Hopkins County Marine Corps League Tuesday morning for a Flag Day observance on Celebration Plaza. The service began with the Marine Corps League removing head cover as a prayer was offered to start the ceremony. A prayer of thanks was given for for the men and women of the original 13 colonies who “put together the formation of this great nation and for those...
June 1 Chamber Connection: Lots of Events Slated In June Including Dairy Festival
The Reinforcement Foundation Golf Tourney To Benefit Hopkins County EMS, Cumby VFD By Butch Burney It’s Dairy Festival time in Hopkins County! Hopkins CountyDairy Festival The Dairy Festival is back this year with a great schedule of evets, starting June 1-4 with the carnival on the grounds of the Civic Center. The Festival will host a ribbon cutting at noon on Friday, June 10, on Celebration Plaza, before moving to Shannon Oaks...
