Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library to be Open May 10th
May 4, 2025 – The Hopkins County Genealogical Society announces that their library will be open Saturday, May 10th, 2025, from 9:30am to 1:00pm. The library will be open for “all your research needs.” The Hopkins County Genealogical Society hopes “you will join us in searching for our roots!” The Hopkins County Genealogical Society Library is located at 611 North Davis Street, Sulphur Springs,...
Paris District Road Report for Week of May 5, 2025
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin and Grayson Counties for the week starting May 5, 2025. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades, and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid...
Darrell Wilks
September 11, 1942 — May 2, 2025 Graveside service for Darrell Wilks, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Gafford Chapel Cemetery of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Darrell Gene Wilks passed away on Friday, May 2, 2025, at his residence. Darrell Wilks was born on September 11,...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, May 4, 2025
Hey friends! Recently when the student ministry met on the square to have some ice cream and do some street ministry, we read in Luke 19 about Zacchaeus the tax collector. Read with me in Luke 19:1-10. [1] Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. [2] There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. [3] He tried to...
Wildcats Baseball Team and the Ladycat Softball Team won Playoff Games Thursday night
May 2, 2025 – Both the Sulphur Springs Wildcats baseball team and the Ladycat softball team won playoff games Thursday night. The Ladycats claimed a 1-0 pitchers duel vs. Gilmer in their best-of-three area-round series at Mt. Pleasant. Game two of the series will be at 5 p.m. Friday and will be broadcast on KSST. Game three, if necessary, will be played shortly after game two. The Wildcats took a 2-1 win over Nevada Community in...
How to Prevent the Most Common Men’s Cancer
May 1, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – Skin cancer is the number one cancer men are diagnosed with in the United States. Not to worry, the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation has men covered with some skin saving facts. By age 65, men are twice as likely as women to develop melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer. Additionally, men are more likely to die from a skin cancer diagnosis than women. This is partly because...
CHRISTUS Health Earns Highest Rating for Hospital, Patient Safety in East Texas
May 1, 2025 – (EAST TEXAS) – Four CHRISTUS Health hospitals in East Texas have earned the top rating for health care safety from the Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization that assigns grades to U.S. hospitals based on their ability to prevent medical errors and harm to patients. CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler, Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, Good Shepherd Medical Center – Longview and...
Dinner Bell for May 7, 2025
DINNER BELL, First United Methodist Church SPONSOR: Texas Farm Credit andFirst UMC Sojourners Sunday School Class 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. If you are a farmer, a rancher or “country living is just for you”, Texas Farm Credit is able to...
Billy James Turner
December 9, 1953 ~ April 28, 2025 (age 71) Billy James Turner VISITATION: Monday May 5, 2025 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM West Oaks Funeral Home 500 S. Hillcrest DriveSulphur Springs, TX 75482 GRAVESIDE SERVICE Monday May 5, 2025 11:30 AM Como Cemetery Highway 11 East Como, TX 75431
Laurence Earl Franklin
Laurence Earl Franklin, age 70, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Dallas, Texas.Born on September 13, 1954, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, Laurence was the beloved son of the late David and Shirley Franklin. He spent his early years in Sulphur Springs before relocating to Irving, Texas, in the late 1980s, where he became an active and valued member of the community, especially through his dedication to coaching youth...
