Margaret Elaine Briggs
Funeral service for Margaret Elaine Briggs, age 71, of Point, will be held 2:00 pm, on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at First Baptist Church of Point. Visitation will be on Wednesday evening, 6-8:00 pm at the church. Margaret Elaine Briggs passed away at her home in the wee early morning hours of Friday, April 13, 2018. She was born Feb. 19, 1947 in Greenville to the parentage of Arthur Raymond and Ollie Chester Dodson Jacks. She married...
Jewel Harris
Jewel Harris, age 78 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, April 13th, 2018 in Dallas. She was born on October 11th, 1939 in Vernon, Texas to the late Bennie and Ethel Farrens. She worked for many years at Dresser Industries . She was preceded in death by her, parents; and stepfather Andrew Cantrell; and her husband Rayford Harris who died in 1990. She is survived by, sons, Danny and wife Cheryl Harris, Dennis Harris: daughter, Sandra...
James “Jimmy” “Unc” Smith
Graveside service with Military Honors for James “Jimmy” “Unc” Smith, age 67, of Sulphur Springs, will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at New Klondike Cemetery with Rogike Britton officiating and Kevin Putman, Louis Putman, Brannon Blankenship, Kurtis Putman, Mickey Williams, and Steve Slough serving as pallbearers. A visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00p.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home....
Young Eagles Flight Day Postponed Due to Wind
The Young Eagles Flight Rally scheduled for Saturday, April 14, 2018, at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport has been postponed due to windy conditions. The event has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 21st, according to Ben Scarborough, coordinator for the event. Young Eagles Flight is organized through the Experimental Aircraft Association and sanctioned by the Civil Air Patrol. Local EAA chapter #1094 is also called the Sulphur...
Significant Weather Advisory for Eastern Hopkins County Until 10:30 p.m.
A strong thunderstorm over Como at 9:54 p.m. has prompted a significant weather advisory until 10:30 p.m. for Eastern Hopkins County. The storm is moving northeast at 40 mph. Dime size hail and winds up to 40 mph possible with this storm. This storm may intensify, so closely monitor if you are in Eastern Hopkins County.
A & M-Commerce Associate Professor Received Grant for Rural Special Education Study
COMMERCE, TX— Dr. Brittany Hott, Associate Professor of Special Education, received a grant in the amount of $3,559. The award from the American Educational Research Association’s Education Research Service Projects (ERSP) Initiative will fund the study of rural special education programs. It will also identify the needs in their Individual Education Plan (IEP) procedures. The ERSP initiative was launched in 2013 as a way of...
SSISD Sports Summer Camps Set
Sulphur Springs ISD Athletic Director Greg Owens released the schedule for athletic sports camps coming up this summer on Friday. Camps begin the first full week of June with softball and baseball camps. Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo’s Softball Camp is June 4-6 and the Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack’s Baseball Hitting Camp is June 5-7. The following week Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman will have...
