Chamber Connection – November 13, 2024
By Butch Burney The annual Economic Development Conference is back, and we have an experienced speaker and college professor, Mick Normington, to present information on jobs, housing, unemployment and education for our area. Mick has two master’s degrees, co-authored the book “Working Texas Style,” previously worked at the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Labor Market Department of the Texas Workforce Commission, and is now a...
The Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting to be Held November 21st
November 14, 2024 – Join us in-person, if you can, by Zoom, if you can’t make it! Thursday, November 21, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m. @ 611 N. Davis St., Sulphur Springs Tx– Don Easterling Don Easterling will review his latest book, Tales of a Purple Tiger. In the book he discusses the history of football, UIL, and the history of football in Mt.Vernon. He will cover the hiring of the first coach, Herman Morgan...
Texas A&M Forest Service Honors Personnel and Service at 2024 Annual Meeting
November 14, 2024 – TYLER, Texas Texas A&M Forest Service held the agency’s annual personnel meeting today in Tyler, Texas. Statewide agency employees gathered to recognize the past year’s agency accomplishments and employee achievements. “Our agency has had a successful year of overcoming many challenges,” said Texas A&M Forest Service Director Al Davis. “This year’s personnel meeting was a great day to reflect on our...
Paris Junior College Hosts Basketball Classic this Weekend
November 14, 2024 – The Paris Junior College Women’s Basketball Classic has seen tremendous growth, with eight teams competing on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15 and 16, in the Hunt Center on the Paris campus. “We’re excited for the Classic,” said PJC Athletic Director Clay Cox. “It’s an event that is bringing in a lot of quality teams, players, and coaches, and hopefully it’s a recruiting...
Rep. Patterson Files Suite of Bills Aimed at Protecting Minors Online.
PATTERSON FILES SUITE OF BILLS AIMED AT PROTECTING MINORS ONLINE, IN SCHOOLS, AND EMPOWERING PARENTS TO DO THE SAME November 12, 2024 – Austin, TX – As pre-filing began for the 89t Legislative Session, Texas State Representative Jared Patterson (R-Frisco) filed a suite of priority bills aimed at protecting minors online, in schools, and empowering parents to do the same. “Heavily addictive social media platforms are...
Breast Cancer Support Group Holds First Meeting in Hopkins County
November 13, 2024 – The inaugural meeting of Hopkins County’s Breast Cancer Support Group was held on Tuesday, November 12 with an excited group of women in attendance. The highlight of the evening was a presentation by Debbie Stribling about being thankful for a cancer journey. She eloquently presented a moving piece written by Liz Curtis Higgs. Renee Maeker presented the opening prayer, and Kristi Brewer provided a closing...
Dollie Mae Thomas Smith
Funeral service for Dollie Mae Thomas Smith, formerly of Sulphur Springs, TX, will be Saturday November 16, at 1pm in Dallas, TX. With our condolences.
Bobbie Jean Kelly Harper
Funeral service for Bobbie Jean Kelly Harper will be Saturday November 16, 2024 at 11Am at 3rd Ave Baptist Church at 2408 Elsie Faye Higgins Dr in Dallas, Tx. Visitation will be Friday from 4PM till 8PM at Singing Hills Funeral Home at 6221 University Hills Blvd. Bobbie Jean Kelly Harper, age 80, of Dallas, Texas passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2024. With our condolences.
Learn What’s Going on With CANHelp and Blue Santa on this Episode of A Second Cup Of Coffee
On this episode of KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, John Mark sat down with the Executive Director of Hopkins County CANHelp, Brian Crump. The two chatted about the coat drive currently under way, Blue Santa, and a little bit about the history of CANHelp. Brian Crump also talks about how CANHelp will extend their hours November 14th and November 21st so families may have more of an opportunity to sign up for...
Alice Hurley
May 26, 1950 — November 12, 2024 Sulphur Springs Graveside service for Alice Hurley, age 74, of Reilly Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 15, 2024 at Nelta Cemetery. Visitation will be held 30 minutes prior at the cemetery. Mrs. Hurley passed away at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. With our condolences.
