Sulphur Springs Emergency Sirens Will Be Tested February 3
February 3, 2025 – Emergency sirens will be tested in Sulphur Springs at noon today by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management Office. The test is to gauge the reliability of the emergency warning system and is conducted to find any potential flaws in the system so they can be corrected prior to a real emergency situation. The sirens could be sounded not only for weather warnings such as tornadoes, which are the most common in the...
UT Architecture Library Named for Texas’ First Black Architect
February 3, 2025 – AUSTIN, Texas — Two days after the U.S. Supreme Court integrated American higher education with its 1950 Sweatt v. Painter decision, John Chase, a Black student, enrolled in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas. Now, the library at the heart of that school will be named the John S. Chase Architecture and Planning Library, thanks to a generous gift and pledge from Chase’s son, Tony Chase, and...
Steps to Take to Prepare for Cold Snaps on This Second Cup Of Coffee
On this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark had a chat with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Mario Villarino-Gutierrez. John Mark and Mario discuss different steps you can take to prepare for cold winter weather when it is in the forecast. The two talk about staying informed, home preparations such as leaving your facet drip to help avoid damaging pipes, the importance of checking in...
TxDOT Gives Wake-up Call for Texas Teens to Always Buckle up
Nearly half of teens killed in traffic crashes were not wearing seat beltsJan. 30, 2025 AUSTIN – Texas teenagers have big dreams for the future, and a simple click can help keep them alive. TxDOT’s Teen Click It or Ticket campaign is urging all teens to buckle up—every seat, every ride. Texas has seen a rising trend in teens not wearing their seat belt in a crash, jumping up 6% from 2022 to 2023. Out of the 296 teens that...
Paris District Road Report for Week of February 3, 2025
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting February 3, 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 distractions...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, February 2, 2025
Hey friends, do you ever feel like you’ve completely messed up and have destroyed Gods plan for your life? Let me speak to that spot. Let me remind you that God chose you in Christ to be holy and made right long before he even created the world! Let’s just talk about David the Shepherd Boy. Friends, it just hit me. It hit me that as Samuel was anointing David, the young Shepherd Boy, with oil to be...
Donald Meeks
Graveside for Donald Meeks, age 68, of Como, Texas will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Greenpond Cemetery in Como, Texas with Buddy Wiggins officiating. Pallbearers will include Levi Barnes, Jeremiah Meeks, Wayne Wilkerson, Jim Murray, Evelyn Horne, and Carrol Meeks. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs. Mr. Meeks passed away...
L. J. Massey
September 24, 1942 — January 30, 2025 Funeral service for L.J. Massey, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Massey passed away at Rock Creek Nursing Home on Thursday, January...
Alfred Robert Hall, Jr.
March 27, 1942 ~ January 30, 2025 (age 82) Alfred Robert Hall, Jr. passed away on January 30, 2025 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. With our condolences.
Lone Oak Native Serves Aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer
January 31, 2025 – U.S. Navy sailors serve and protect from around the globe, and every sailor got their start somewhere. Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Ricardo Vasquez, from Madera, California, and Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Seaman Tyler Williams, from Lone Oak, Texas, heave mooring line on the foc’sle of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) while departing Naval...
