Dinner Bell Menu For September 6, 2023
GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
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Chicken Sour Cream Enchiladas
Mexican Corn Salad
Tortillas
Crumb Cake
New Popeyes Under Construction
September 1, 2023 – Anyone who is an afficionado of fast food will find favor that construction crews are working feverishly to finalize the latest offerings of deep-fried fowl. Popeye’s was granted a building permit in the amount of $1,141,500 from the city of Sulphur Springs on August 2, 2023 with excavation and foundation work beginning soon after as lack of rain has allowed crews to make quick work of the project. The new location will be located on Shannon Road between the Mockingbird intersection and new McAlister’s restaurant.
Popeyes also known as Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. has been on an expansion binge since they announced they would add 200 new stores back in 2022. The chain currently has 2,988 Popeyes locations in the United States. Texas has the most Popeyes locations with 408 restaurants, which is about 14% of all Popeyes locations in the US. An additional 800 locations are located outside of the United States. The company formed in 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana and headquartered in Miami. It is currently a subsidiary of Toronto Canada based Restaurant Brands International which was a new company formed in 2014 as the result of the merger between Burger King and Canada’s Tim Horton Coffee. The conglomerate also owns the Firehouse Subs chain.
Other types of “Popeyes” fans should not be looking for spinach on the menu of the upcoming restaraunt as the restaurant was NOT named after your favorite cartoon sailor. Nor will they have olive oil on the menu, as you may have to opt for one of their other signature sauces. “Well, blow me down!”
Those looking for employment will soon be able to apply online at Popeyes.com as the new location is listed on their website but the application portal has not yet been activated.
Social Security Recipients Can Expect Another Raise for 2024
September 1, 2023 – Anyone who gets a check from the Social Security Administration (SSA) each month got a hefty raise for 2023 with an average 8.7% increase due to recent inflation. The Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is calculated each year and the next year’s adjustment is released by SSA sometime in October preceding the next calendar year. This year’s scheduled date for the announcement is October 12, 2023, but experts have calclulated a 3% raise in next year’s benefits. The final amount will have to be determined by the Social Security Administration after September’s data is included in the calculations.
SSA began using Cost of Living Adjustments in 1975, before that time adjustments were set by legislation. The two highest COLAs were 1980 and 1981, when the adjustments were 14.3% and 11.2% respectively. Last year’s 2023 adjustment of 8.7% was the highest increase since 1981 and the third highest since 1975.
Those that receive Supplemental Security Income checks will see about the same increase as Social Security recipients.
Temporary Fossil Park in Ladonia
August 30, 2023 – Along the banks of the North Sulphur River, construction is underway on Lake Ralph Hall which will evenutally cover 12 square miles. The Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD) is in charge of the project. Construction of the new lake has displaced a fossil park along the shores under a the State Highway 34 bridge, but fossil hunters are still in luck as a temporary park has opened while construction of the reservoir is ongoing. The temporary park is located immediately east of Farm to Market Road 2990, on the north side of the river, just west of the old park site. This temporary fossil park will remain open until construction of Lake Ralph Hall is finished, according to the water district.
A new permanent fossil park can be created downstream of the lake’s dam, UTRWD said. UTRWD and the city of Ladonia “are working to select another spot where fossil hunters can continue to easily access the river bottom after the reservoir is built. By offering access to different locations on the Sulphur River, the park relocation will provide opportunities for additional untapped fossil discoveries,” UTRWD said in a statement on its website.
The fossil park will continue to be a huge draw for tourists looking for prehistoric artifacts washed away by water that removes sediment from the fossil beds. The largest piece recovered so far is a six-foot section of jawbone from a mosasaurus, an “underwater lizard” that used to swim in the region tens of thousands of years ago, back when it was a sea. The jawbone is being kept at the Perot Museum of Science in downtown Dallas.
To find out more information including location and hours of the temporary park, visit the City Of Ladonia’s webpage about the park. Ladonia Temporary Fossil Park
Dinner Bell Menu For August 30, 2023
Diversified Storage is making its third appearance at Dinner Bell this year! A great big thank you to the Dollason family and their employees for supporting Dinner Bell so strongly!!!
GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 on Wednesday.
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Chicken Pot Pie
Broccoli Salad
Buttered French Bread Slices
Peach Cobbler Crisp
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BY FOLLOWING SAFE HEALTH PRACTICES AS FLU AND COVID ARE LURKING! WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN! WEAR MASKS WHERE REQUIRED! GET INOCULATED AND BOOSTED!
DINNER BELL CARES ABOUT YOUR HEALTH!!!
Dinner Bell Menu For August 23, 2023
Today we honor and recognize the service of the Hopkins County United Way to our great communities in Hopkins County. Together we are UNITED to care for the needs of our neighbors. The portion of the funds collected and distributed to Dinner Bell buys groceries and supplies to prepare weekly meals. Thank you to the local United Way organization and workers. A big thank you to ALL citizens who participate in the United Way campaign.
GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 on Wednesday.
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PIMIENTO CHEESE, TUNA FISH SALAD, AND CHICKEN SALAD ON LETTUCE
MARINATED VEGETABLE SALAD
CRACKERS
DO NOTHING CAKE
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AS COVID AND FLU ARE AROUND THE CORNER! WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN! WEAR MASKS WHERE REQUIRED! GET INOCULATED AND BOOSTED!
DINNER BELL CARES ABOUT YOUR HEALTH!!!
Dinner Bell Menu For August 16, 2023
Alliance Bank is a very supportive entity in Sulphur Springs by being a Community Partner four times a year. This is the third event in 2023. Dinner Bell appreciates the Alliance Bank and its staff which give graciously to the area.
GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 on Wednesday.
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Baked Spaghetti
Sauteed Yellow and Zucchini Squash
Garden Salad
Buttered French Bread Slices
Kentucky Butter Poke Cake
BE CAREFUL AS THE PANDEMIC AND FLU ARE STILL IN OUR MIDST! WEAR MASKS WHERE REQUIRED! WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN! GET INOCULATED AND BOOSTED!
DINNER BELL CARES ABOUT YOUR HEALTH!!!
Grand Jury Indictments for August 2023
Links are provided if details of the arrests are available.
ARDON,MANUEL ANTONIO – MONEY LAUNDERING >=52,500<$30K
BAILEY,ERIC ANDERSON – POSS CS PG1/1B <1G DFZ IAT 481.115
GREAVES, FAITH EMILY – POSS CS PG1/1B <1G DFZ IAT 481.115
BOYKIN, TIFFANY DAWN – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=4G<200G
HARDMON,CHRISTOPHER RAY – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=4G<200G
BRITTON,BRADLEY KEITH – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G
MCPHERSON, NESSICA RACHELE – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G
MCPHERSON, NESSICA RACHELE – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=4G<200G
DUVALL, EUGENE PERCELL II – MAN DEL CS PG 1-B >=4G<200G DFZ
GARLAND, DARIUS ANDIAN – UNL POSS FIREARM BY FELON
GARLAND,DARIUS ANDIAN – TAMPER/FABRICATE PHYS EVID W/INTENT TO IMPAIR
GARZA, ALEXANDER – UNL POSS FIREARM BY FELON
GARZA, ALEXANDER – POSS CS PG1/1B <1G DFZ IAT 481.115
HARVELL, JHERICO LASHEA – POSS CS PG1/1B 1G DFZ IAT 481.115
HARVELL, JHERICO LASHEA – THEFT OF FIREARM
GREAVES,CHRISTOPHER GRADY – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G
HARP,HEATH JUSTIN – UNAUTH USE OF VEHICLE
HERNANDEZ-JINEZ,RAMIRO – TAMPER/FABRICATE PHYS EVID W/INTENT TO IMPAIR
HERNANDEZ-JINEZ,RAMIRO – PROH SUBSTANCE/ITEM iN CORR/CIV COM FACILITY
HERNANDEZ,CASHIUS ANTONIO – TAMPER/FABRICATE PHYS EVID W/INTENT TO IMPAIR
HERNANDEZ,CASHIUS ANTONIO – MAN/DEL CS CAUSE DEATH OR SBI IAT
INFANTE, ROBERT RAY – SEX ABUSE OF CHILD CONTINUOUS: VICTIM UNDER 14
LANG,RICHARD LEE – POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=4G 200G
LIBIGS,ALYSSA MARIE – POSS CSPG2>=1G<4G
SELF, HEATHER LASHAY – FORGERY GOVT/NATIONAL INST/MONEY/SECURITY
Dinner Bell Menu For August 9, 2023
Christus Mother Frances Hospital yearly sets goals to benefit the citizens of Sulphur Springs and Hopkins county. One of its goals is to improve food insecurity. To satisfy that goal Christus is a Community Partner giving monetary support to Dinner Bell five times a year. August 9 is its fourth appearance at the feeding ministry. Associates of the hospital further their commitment by preparing the food boxes and distributing them to the cars driving under the covered driveway on Church Street.
GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 on Wednesday.
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Chicken Pasta Casserole
Oven Roasted Carrots
Garden Salad
Buttered French Bread Slices
Chocolate Chip Cake
BE CAREFUL AS THE PANDEMIC AND FLU ARE STILL IN OUR MIDST! WEAR MASKS WHERE REQUIRED! WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN! GET INOCULATED AND BOOSTED!
DINNER BELL CARES ABOUT YOUR HEALTH!!!
Dinner Bell Menu For August 2, 2023
City National Bank makes its 3rd appearance as a Community Partner for the Dinner Bell Ministry for 2023!!! The concern for those in Sulphur Springs with food insufficiency is a great concern for CNB, its officers, shareholders and employees.
GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
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TACO SALAD (with all the additions you want), SALSA and SOPAPILLA CHEESECAKE
BE CAREFUL AS THE PANDEMIC AND FLU ARE STILL IN OUR MIDST! WEAR MASKS WHERE REQUIRED! WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN! GET INOCULATED AND BOOSTED!
DINNER BELL CARES ABOUT YOUR HEALTH!!!
