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Earl D. Manning
Funeral services for Earl D. Manning, age 84, of Sulphur Springs, TX, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 15, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Bradley French, Dylan Smith, Myles Manning, Jason Knight, Mathew Manning, and Steve French serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be Brecken French. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m., prior to service time. Earl...
Four Sulphur Springs Middle School Students Participate in Envision’s Junior National Leadership Conference in D C
(photos and story) by Brandon Williams Four Local SSMS Students Taking Part in Envision’s Junior National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. This summer, Jack Bain, Merrin Williams, Jocelyne Yanez, and Khira Young from Sulphur Springs, Texas, will join outstanding middle school students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career oriented development experience, Envision’s Junior National Leadership...
Dorothy Davis
Funeral services for Dorothy Davis, age 87, of Winnsboro have been scheduled for 11:00AM Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel. A visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service. Ms. Davis passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Tapp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Marine Corp League Prepares Iron Mike for Independence Celebration
The Hopkins County Marine Corp League donated their Tuesday morning to washing “Iron Mike”, their name for the statue of the soldier on Celebration Plaza at the Veteran’s Memorial. Preparations are underway for the Independence Day Celebration in Hopkins County. The celebration will being June 30th with the annual Sulphur Springs Symphony League Independence Concert. (See slide show below) IMG_1048 (Large)...
David Wayne Clements
Funeral service for David Clements, age 61, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, June 15, 2018 at Triumph Christian Center with Rev. Kevin Brown officiating and Rev. Lisa Brown assisting. Interment will follow at Posey Cemetery with Jason Davis, Robert Reese, Buddy Daehn, Mike Morgensen, Steve Ard and Travis Carr serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M. on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at...
Chicago Man Arrested for Drug Following Traffic Stop
A 2011 Chevrolet Silverado with no license plate on the back was stopped at the 119 mile marker on I-30 by a Hopkins County Deputy Monday evening at approximately 7:30 p.m. Inside the vehicle the deputy found cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and two firearms and four bundles of U S Currency wrapped in rubber bands following a probable cause search. Weston Davis Rose age 38 Following the display of several signs of nervousness,...
Phil Tipton
Phil Tipton, a 34 year resident of Sulphur Springs, TX, passed away June 10, 2018. He was born October 24, 1941, in Dallas, TX, to Hoyt Gay and Katie Jo (Lusk) Tipton. Phil was married on September 7, 1965, to the love of his life, Janie Wilson. A member of Shannon Oaks Church, he was a strong Christian man. The first thing Phil would tell you was about the Lord and he had a large group of friends from church. He was a middle...
