Paris District Road Report for week of April 15, 2024
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting April 15, 2024. 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 distractions such...
Jury Summons Cancelled
April 12, 2024 – Hopkins County District Clerk Cheryl Fulcher contacted KSST and reported that the Jury summons for Monday, April 15, 2024, at 9:00 am at the Hopkins County Courthouse has been CANCELLED. If you got a summons to appear for Jury Duty Monday, April 15th, at 9:00am, at the Hopkins County Courthouse in Sulphur Springs, Texas, you need not appear.
Grant Bailey
Grant Bailey Graveside service for Grant Bailey, age 45, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2024 at Reilly Springs Cemetery, Reilly Springs, TX. Serving as pallbearers will include Kaden Bailey, Gage Bailey, Jud White, Ty McKeever, Jonathan Farris, Caleb Wallace, Austin Duncan, and Kerry Bailey. Mr. Bailey passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Arrangements are under the direction of...
Diane Snyder Ross
Mrs. Diane Snyder Ross, 80, of Sulphur Springs, TX, passed away April 10, 2024, in Sulphur Springs. She was born May 22, 1943, in Burbank, CA, to Glenn E. and Florence Elnora Skelton Snyder. Diane lived most of her life in Sulphur Springs. She loved oil painting, crocheting, reading, and all animals. She was preceded in death by her parents, Glenn Snyder and M.R. (Rowe) and Florence Flemens; and brother, Robert Lee Snyder. Survivors...
Second Cup of Coffee Conducted April 2nd with Guest Dawna Pryor
April 12, 2024 – On this episode of A Second Cup of Coffee with John Mark Dempsey, John Mark had another chat with Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center Coordinator Dawna Pryor. In this interview, the two discuss Cinco De Mayo, Mother’s Day, Senior Prom, and other upcoming activities. Go ahead and give it a view. A Second Cup of Coffee with John Mark...
Dinner Bell for April 17th, 2024
The City National Bank, its shareholders, officers, employees and account holders, support the Dinner Bell Ministry, feeding those who need a meal, multiple times yearly since 2016. The City National Bank headquartered in Sulphur Springs is the 75th largest bank in Texas. It was organized in 1889 making it the oldest still operating banking institution in Hopkins County. It has 18 branches in Hopkins, Wood, Rains, Van Zant, Gregg,...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Next Meeting April 18th
April 11, 2024 – At the next Monthly meeting of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society, Donna Toups will present “Relatives ‘Round Me.” Her program will include a demonstration of the use of familysearch.com to determine how/if we are all related, beginning with starting a family tree and entering a deceased relative. Donna Toups and her husband, both native Texans, have 4 children and 13...
Chamber Connection April 10, 2024
April 10, 2024 – Chamber Connection – Butch Burney Way to go, Hopkins County! Monday was one of the most special days I have ever witnessed. The weather cooperated to give us a glorious view of one of God’s special wonders, and we had visitors from literally around the world to help us celebrate the Total Solar Eclipse on the centerline. At the Chamber, we personally met people from at least 35 states and nine different...
Dinner Bell for April 10th, 2024
The Kiwanis Club of Sulphur Springs is part of the Texas Ramp Project and constructed more then 50 wheelchair ramps for all ages with restricted mobility in Hopkins County in 2023. What the Kiwanis Club is famously “known for” is the Pancake Breakfast held each year at the Civic Center. A Pancakes Breakfast of pancakes, sausage and bacon with milk, coffee and juice is the fundraiser that supports the charitable programs of...
James Lee Willhite
James Lee Willhite passed away in Mesquite, Texas on April 6, 2024, at the age of 92. He was born on July 24, 1931, in Leflore County, Mississippi. James was the second of nine children. He joined the U.S. Army at the age of seventeen and retired after a 22-year career in Communications where he served his last year in Vietnam. He then spent 15 years as an electrician at East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce). He...
