Mary Nell (Tubb) Robinson
Funeral service for Mary Nell (Tubb) Robinson, age 86, of Mt. Vernon will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel, 419 Gilmer Street, Sulphur Springs, TX with Bro. John Gandy officiating. Interment will follow at South Liberty Cemetery with Sean English, Adam English, Gregg English, Logan English, Alan English and Lucas Robinson serving as pallbearers and Benny and Lewis Potter and...
Mary Carolyn Reid Hester
Mary Carolyn Reid Hester passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 at the age of 88. She was at the family farm in Cooper, Texas surrounded by family. Born April 2, 1930 in Fredrick, Oklahoma to Archibald and Texa Lee Reid; she was the youngest of four. We celebrate her life as a person, a nurse of 30 plus years and a mother of five. She had a distinguished career in nursing as head of three Emergency Rooms in Houston and Dallas. She is...
Lady Bears Advance to Regional Quarterfinals
The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears defeated Fruitvale, 3-1 Monday (October 29) at Cumby in a bi-district match. The score was 25-18, 25-19, 10-25 and 25-14. The Lady Bears have a bye in Area competition and now will face the winner of a Miller Grove and Union Hill match in a Regional Quarterfinal match next Monday in Sulphur Springs. In the bi-district match, Makenna Morgan had 10 service points, 19 kills and 2 blocks. Margaret Ryman had a...
Marcus A. Tramel
Military graveside honors for Marcus A. Tramel, age 71, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Restlawn Memorial Park with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 3, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home, prior to the service. Pallbearers will be Donnie Sanders, Ronnie Parris, David Stribling, Gary Stribling, Bobby Gaddis, and Jim Cimarolli. Mark passed...
Lewis Lee Chapman
Memorial Service for Lewis Lee Chapman, age 90, of Plano, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, November 2, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel, 419 Gilmer Street, Sulphur Springs, TX. Interment will follow at Restlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel from 6 to 8 P.M. on Thursday, November 1, 2018. Mr. Chapman passed away in Dallas, TX on October 30, 2018. Lewis Lee Chapman was born August 2, 1928...
Wanda Sue McLeroy
Wanda Sue McLeroy passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She has joined her many loved ones in Heaven and is surely smiling and singing with the angles as we join together to celebrate her life. Sue was born to Floyd Wesley Harbin and Tommy Ozable (Grubbs) Harbin in Sulphur Springs, Texas on May 2nd, 1945. Her Dad was a night watchman and her mother worked tirelessly in a local nursing...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Blood Drive Wednesday 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Carter BloodCare will be on the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. seeking blood donation that will give someone in our community the chance at life. When you commit to give for life as a Carter BloodCare donor, you give hope to patients in need. Every blood donation given is life-saving, life-enriching or life-changing for everyone involved in the process. The blood drive is open to anyone who would like...
Tuesday Early Vote: 519; 12 Voting Places Open November 6th
With Tuesday early voting from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. 519 cast early ballots. Tuesday was one of two days this week when the voting place will be open extended hours. Thursday will also offer extended hours for voting. Early voting continues through Friday this week. Wednesday and Friday hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Courtroom. Election Day is Tuesday, November 6th. Hopkins County voters may cast...
Wednesday Forecast
90%chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 70 falling to 60 by 5 p.m.; Low: 47; Wind: North, northwest 10-15 mph
Brown Sentence to 60 Years in Probation Revocation Hearing Tuesday
October 30, 2018 – Eric Dwain Brown, 41, was sentenced to 60 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice when his probation was revoked in a hearing before t he court Tuesday morning. Brown was on probation for Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams, a Felony 2. His original offense was in November, 2014. He was arrested for Violation of Probation August 6th of this...
