Michael Crain
Funeral services for Michael Ray Crain, age 68, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 20, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with B.J. Teer officiating. Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery with Tom Sellers, Jason Thompson, Ruth Ann Crowson, Keith Shurtleff, Alec Bridges, and John Campbell serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the directors and employees of Alliance Bank. Visitation will be...
Odell Sentenced to 10 Years in TDCJ
May 18, 2018 – In a revocation of probation conducted Thursday in Eighth Judicial District Court, Jimmy De Odell, 60, was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The District Attorney’s office was able to prove that, after being released from jail on February 7th of this year, Odell had later fired a crossbow bolt through his ex-wife’s window on February 20th. It was just one more act in a...
Tira News May 18, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Regina Payton visited with her mother Martha Payton this past week. She arrived on Wednesday afternoon. Martha reports, “We decided to try our skill at power washing the house, screens, windows and lawn furniture, which was easier than expected. Brad Payton came on Thursday afternoon with a beautiful bouquet of red roses for Mother’s Day, so naturally we put him to work also. By the time evening arrived we decided to...
George T. Standbridge
Celebration of Life for George T. Standbridge, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be announced at a later date. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Standbridge passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 in Sulphur Springs, TX. George was born on October 20, 1930, in Redding, Massachusetts. He and Billie Ruth Mote were married on December 18, 1959 in Redlands, California in the University of Redands Chapel. George served in the Us. Army...
Friday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 p.m.; High: 91; Low: 69; Wind: South 5-10 mph
Video Presentation: SSISD Honor Student Breakfast 2018
Sulphur Springs ISD Honor Students, their parents and favorite teacher attended the annual honor student breakfast for the Class of 2018. The Thursday morning, May 17th event was conducted in the Civic Center. This video presentation of the Honor Student Breakfast is a Salute to Excellence of KSST and A & S Air Conditioning, Alliance Bank, Century 21 Hometown, Galyean Insurance, Grocery Supply Company, The Pawn Shop, Westley...
Blacklands Railroad Opens Transloading and Storage Terminal in Nevada
According to Progressive Railroads, a Blacklands Railroad subsidiary has opened a transloading and storage terminal at the Northern Nevada Railport and Logistics Center in Fernley, Nevada, the Northern Nevada Development Authority (NNDA) announced Wednesday, May 16, 2018. The subsidiary, Black Gold Rail Terminals: Northern Nevada, will help the short line meet its intermodal, logistics and distribution needs in a cost-effective...
Primary Runoff Early Voting Continues Through Friday
Early Voting in the May Primary Runoff election continues at a steady pace as 137 Republicans and 15 Democrats cast ballots Wednesday. Total votes for the first three days: Republicans 421; Democrats 29. Early voting in the Primary Runoff Election continues 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Friday, May 18th. Early voting takes place at the Justice of the Peace Courtroom, 128 Jefferson Street in Sulphur Springs. Tuesday, May 22 is Primary...
SCU, SWAT Execute Warrant at College Street Residence
Casey Randle Griffith, 38, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested Wednesday following a Special Crimes Unit investigation in which methamphetamine was sold from Griffith’s College Street residence. During a search of the residence by SCU and the SWAT team, Griffin was found lying down in the front seat of a Dodge pickup. Inside the pickup, law enforcement found approximately 4.6 grams of methamphetamine. As the officers continued to...
