Alleged Car Thief Also Accused Of Using Another Man’s Credit Card
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Alleged Car Thief Also Accused Of Using Another Man’s Credit Card

Michael Allen Coker The 51-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of stealing a car in Paris also was charged with credit card abuse. Michael Allen Coker was first arrested Tuesday, after Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper William Gillentine discovered the silver Chevrolet sedan he stopped at 1:40 p.m., just west of Sulphur Springs on Interstate 30, for speeding had been reported stolen in Paris. When Gillentine asked Coker why...

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Folwell: Hospital District In Good Shape Financially
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Folwell: Hospital District In Good Shape Financially

Hopkins County Hospital District Board CEO Ron Folwell reported the district to be “doing fairly well” financially, and the director of EMS services reported April to be a good month for the service in the three counties they serve. Financial Report For the first 7 months of the year, the hospital district’s net income was $3.944 million, which means the district “made $811,000 on a consolidated basis for the hospital,” Folwell...

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Edmond Kyle Hammond
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Edmond Kyle Hammond

Edmond Kyle Hammond was born April 10, 1924, six miles south of Brashear, Texas in Hopkins County. He attended the Divide Community School until he was 16, when he moved to Orange, Texas. He worked there in a shipyard for six months. There was a shortage of farm labor available during the war, so Ed’s father asked him to come home and help him on the family farm. Ed was granted a six month Farm Labor Deferment, but in November of...

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Dairy Festival Board, Sponsors Are  “Over the Moon in Dairyland”
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Dairy Festival Board, Sponsors Are “Over the Moon in Dairyland”

Attending the Dairy Festival photo-op were FRONT ROW L. to R. Holly Ragan of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Bill Owens of Jay Hodge Chevrolet, President Carolyn McKinney, reigning Dairy Festival Queen Kaitlyn Ferrell and KSST’s Enola Gay BACK ROW L. to R. Paul Harvey, CEO CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Dr. Dan Hammond of Sulphur Springs Veterinary Clinic, Terry Erwin of the Sulphur Springs News Telegram and Robert Cody of...

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WWII History at PJC
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WWII History at PJC

Ken Hanushek PJC-Sulphur Springs Center history instructor Ken Hanushek describes an event from World War II while his students listen intently and make notes during the final days of the spring semester. Registration for summer and fall semester classes is underway on the campus. Call 903-885-1232 for more information.

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Chamber Connection- May 30, 2019
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Chamber Connection- May 30, 2019

Chamber Connection- May 30 Clarion Pointe has scheduled Business After Hours Clarion Pointe, located at 411 Industrial Drive East in Sulphur Springs has scheduled their Business After Hours and ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, May 30th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please join us for networking, refreshments, and tours of the remodeled facility. The Sweet Grind schedules soft opening The Sweet Grind has scheduled a soft opening to...

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New Ordinance Imposing Regulations On Tire Stores Being Discussed by City Officials
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New Ordinance Imposing Regulations On Tire Stores Being Discussed by City Officials

Sulphur Springs City Council could soon be asked to consider a new ordinance which would establish regulations for tire store, according to Councilman Jimmy Lucas. The main issue, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell, is large stock piles of old and scrap tires outside of tire businesses presenting potential health and safety issues. Lucas said the matter was first brought to his attention last summer, when a family member was...

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Margaret Chastain
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Margaret Chastain

Margaret Chastain passed away May 27, 2019, she was 81. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 18, 1938. Raised in New York City, she graduated High School and worked as a secretary for RCA Records and Pan American Airlines. She married Bruce Chastain and moved to Hollywood, CA. Margaret produced TV Commercials for McDonalds and the Budweiser Company. She appeared in several commercials during Super Bowl. She did location shoots as a...

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Channel 18 News:  Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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16 Personnel Changes Approved For SSISD
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16 Personnel Changes Approved For SSISD

Sixteen personnel decisions impacting six campuses were approved by Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees during a special noon meeting Wednesday. Overall, nine resignations were accepted, four new teachers hired and three staff change approved. At the elementary level, Megan Chaney resigned her post as special education aide at Travis Primary, as did Sulphur Springs Elementary math and science teacher Beverly...

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