Dinner Bell Menu for December 24 & 31, 2025
December 11, 2025 – WEEK OF: December 24 & 31, 2025 COMMUNITY PARTNER: N/A The Angel of the Lord told the Shepherds living in the fields, “I am bringing you news of great joy for all the people. Un to you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. From Luke 2: 10-11. This Christmas message has been repeated for over two thousand years. May it bring joy, peace, and comfort to you ...
Dinner Bell Menu for December 24 & 31, 2025
December 11, 2025 – WEEK OF: December 24 & 31, 2025 COMMUNITY PARTNER: N/A The Angel of the Lord told the Shepherds living in the fields, “I am bringing you news of great joy for all the people. Un to you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. From Luke 2: 10-11. This Christmas message has been repeated for over two thousand years. May it bring joy, peace, and comfort to you ...
Dinner Bell Menu for December 17, 2025
December 11, 2025 – WEEK OF: Dec. 17, 2025 COMMUNITY PARTNER: Christus Health Systems Christus Health was founded on January 28, 1999, with the merger of Houston’s Sisters of Charity Health Care System and San Antonio’s Incarnate Word Health System; however, its story extends back to 1866, with the founding of St. Mary’s Hospital in Galveston, Texas by the Sisters of Charity. In 2016 Christus merged with...
Chamber Connection – December 3, 2025
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 by the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. The awards will be announced at the Chamber’s membership banquet on Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. When nominating a person or business, please write in the nomination letter the reasons you are proposing...
The Engine Behind the Gala: Volunteers
December 1, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The 20th annual Gala is slated for Saturday, January 24, 2026. This event is no small feat. Planning an elegant evening for 500 or more attendees including signature drinks, open bar, catered meal, live band, dancing, live and silent auctions, and games. These activities add up to many moving parts, lots of coordination, and even more planning. The main source of...
Dinner Bell Menu for December 3, 2025
December 1, 2025 – COMMUNITY PARTNER: Christus Health 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. In July 2016 the Hopkins County Hospital District and Christus Health formed an alliance in which Christus became the leasing entity of the hospital...
FedEx Fowl-Up Causes Smoked Turkey Delivery Delays
November 27, 2025 – TYLER, Texas — A Thanksgiving scramble is underway after a major Texas turkey supplier said hundreds of its holiday orders may not be delivered in time. Greenberg Smoked Turkey, Inc., a longtime family-run business in Tyler, reported that turkeys bound for North Texas customers became stuck inside a FedEx distribution facility in Hutchins. The delay, which the company says is outside its control, has left...
Dinner Bell Menu for November 26, 2025
November 26, 2025 – COMMUNITY PARTNER: The Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry will not be preparing meals on Wednesday, November 26th so our dedicated volunteers may share the Thanksgiving Holiday with friends and families. Wishing you a Thanksgiving filled with love, laughter, and gratitude. Enjoy the time with your loved ones! See you December 3rd for food and fellowship! MENU:HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We encourage...
Dinner Bell Menu for November 19, 2025
November 19, 2025 – COMMUNITY PARTNER: The Knights of Columbus A partner with Dinner Bell since 2017, the Knights of Columbus have smoked our Thanksgiving meal turkeys since 2018. The Knights of Columbus was organized in Connecticut in 1882 to serve their church, community, and family with virtue. Fraternity and patriotism were added to the Knights founding principles of charity and unity in 1885 and 1900...
Dinner Bell Menu for November 12, 2025
November 4, 2025 – COMMUNITY PARTNER: Alliance Bank The doors to the kitchen of the First United Methodist Church will reopen at 11:00 a.m., for meal service beginning at 11:30 a.m. Doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Alliance Bank was chartered as Sulphur Springs State Bank on June 13, 1927, by the two largest shareholders of First State Bank which had failed. Located at the Southwest corner of Main and...
