PJC-Sulphur Springs Prepares Students for Workforce
PLANNING SPEECH Members of Instructor Paul May’s public speaking class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center came together in groups to plan their speech presentations. Students in this group are, from left, Designee Rushing, Shelby Whitson, Laura Willits, Instructor May, Sarah Leano and Angel Tavera. For information about classes and workforce training at the Center, call 903-885-1232.
Alice Ramona Gill Francis
Funeral services for Alice Ramona Gill Francis, age 77, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Spence Chapel, First Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., prior to service time at Spence Chapel. Alice passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at her residence. Alice was born on January 12, 1941in Galveston, TX, the daughter of...
Daniel Schwetner
Memorial service for Daniel Schwetner, age 84, of Sulphur Springs, TX, will be held at later date. Mr. Schwertner passed away on Monday, November 12, 2018. Daniel was born on August 6, 1934 in Rowena Texas, the son of Adolph and Annie Schwetner. He married Diane Johnson of Como, TX on October 20, 1954 and she preceded him in death. Daniel served in the National Guard and was a owner operator truck driver. He was a member...
Mildred Elaine Graham
Mrs. Mildred Elaine Graham, age 77 of Winnsboro, passed away on Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 in Winnsboro. She was born on August 26th, 1941 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Monroe Singleton and Stella Halbert Singleton. She was a caregiver and homemaker and member of Cumby United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband of fifty-six years, Rev. Duncan Graham of Winnsboro; son, Kevin Graham and his wife, Maino of Quitman;...
Two Sentenced Tuesday in Eighth Judicial District Court
Tuesday in Eighth Judicial District Court two made plea bargains and were sentenced to prison. Nancy James was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Failure to Appear and Bail Jumping. Her latest arrest was in October of this year, Sulphur Springs Police responded to a disturbance involving a 2014 Mustang that was westbound at the 120-mile marker on I-30, he made the traffic stop in reference to a...
Hopkins County Jail Passes Annual Standards Inspection
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom and Sheriff Lewis Tatum are pleased that the local jail passed state standards following an inspection Tuesday. Late Tuesday afternoon, November 13th, the inspector told the judge and sheriff that all was in order and that he was surprised to see that the three year old jail is not showing its age considering the number of inmates that have been housed there. Sheriff Tatum said the state standards...
Local Man Arrested for Assault
Sulphur Springs Police Officers were called to an apartment on Helm Lane Wednesday morning around 2 a.m. in reference to an individual trying to kick in a door. When officers arrived, they heard a female making loud noise as though in pain and a male yelling. Visible injuries on the female and telling officers that the male was beating her led to the arrest of Tom Coy Childress, 33, who lived at the address. Childress is in Hopkins...
Willis Led Wildcats With 26 in 76-57 Win
The Wildcats’ basketball team improved their season record to 2-0 with a dominating 76-57 win over Class 6A Rockwall-Heath Tuesday night in Wildcats Gym. The Wildcats led only 20-17 after one quarter and 36-31 at halftime before blowing the game wide open in the third quarter. The Wildcats outscored the Hawks, 23-9 in the third period to extend their lead to 59-40. Senior Keaston Willis led the Wildcats with 28 points including...
