Tuesday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in afternoon; High 87; Low: 71; Wind: South around 5 mph
Video Presentation: Cumby Safety Rest Stop
Texas Department of Transportation officials and staff, elected representatives, and county officials officially opened the new $23 million Hopkins County Safety Rest Areas on Interstate Highway 30 near Cumby. Noel Paramanantham, TxDOT Paris District Engineer said,“More than 31,000 vehicles a day, including 11,000-plus big trucks, travel on I-30 every day. It is a major traffic and corridor in Texas… This new facility, one of 78...
Kevin McPherson
Funeral Service for Kevin McPherson, Sr., age 54, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11 am, Wednesday October 3, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. C. J. Duffy officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Sterling Cemetery with Scott McPherson, Michael McPherson, Shane McPherson, Terry McCreary, Steven Van Holton, and Billy Daehn serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at...
Tennessee Man Arrested for Possession of Methadone
At the 123 mile-marker on I-30 Monday morning at 3:42 a.m. a Hopkins County Deputy stopped a 2007 Series 3 BMW for a traffic violation. The driver began perspiring profusely when contacted by the deputy. Matthew Gene Holbert, 34, of Knoxville, Tennessee, gave the deputy permission to search his vehicle and then withdrew consent. Canine Chiv was deployed and performed an open-air sniff of the vehicle. The canine alerted on the driver...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report September 19-25, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report September 19-25, 2018 September 19th At 1:02 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 3056 near Hawkins. Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on FM 14 near Quitman; at approximately 3:18 a.m. Deputies located the vehicle and everything was OK. Deputies were dispatched to Holiday Village Dr. near Quitman, at approximately 3:19 a.m., in reference to a burglary. Deputies searched the area, but were...
Floyd Rowell
Funeral services for Floyd Rowell, age 90, of Dallas, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 4, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jimmy Henry officiating. Military graveside honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Emblem Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m., prior to service time. Floyd passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018. He was born on May 6, 1928 in Emblem, TX, the son of...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Voter Registration Underway
VOTER REGISTRATIONStudents at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus had the opportunity to register for the upcoming election day slated for November 6 during a campus voter registration drive this week. Filling out their registration forms are (from left) Jonathan Plumlee, John Koonce and Sarah Leano, all of Sulphur Springs.
Mason Doss
Celebration of Life for Mason Doss, age 23, of Jacksonville, FL and formerly of Sulphur Springs, TX is from 6 to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel and the Memorial Service will be conducted at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 3 P.M. Mr. Doss passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in Jacksonville, FL. Mason was born on August 12, 1995 in Sulphur Springs to Jason...
Edie Lou Joslin Edwards
Funeral Service for Edie Lou Joslin Edwards, age 57, of Caddo Mills, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Pastor Marvin McDaniel and Pastor Lane Verschoor officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Ms. Edwards passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. Edie Lou was born on August 25, 1961 in Cooper, Texas to William and Edith Joslin. ...
