Valine Dillard
Funeral Service for Valine Dillard, age 89, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at League Street Church of Christ, Sulphur Springs with Jim Thompson officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M. on Monday, January 29, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ms. Dillard passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Hopkins House, Sulphur Springs,...
Kathryn Ann Mapes
Funeral services for Kathryn Ann Mapes, age 66, of Sulphur Springs have been set for 2:00 PM, Monday, January 29, 2018 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel. A visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Mrs. Mapes passed away Thursday, January 29, 2018 at Sunny Springs Nursing home.
Ballot by Mail Requests Creating Difficulty for Some Voters
Registered voters over the age of 65 are receiving mailings that allow the voter to request a ballot by mail as the March Primary election season begins. However, County Clerk Debbie Shirley has a warning for those who respond requesting ballots. She asks those requesting ballot by mail to request only the ballot specific to the party primary in which the voter wishes to cast the ballot. Some voters are returning both party mailings...
Nevada Woman Arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance
Following a traffic stop for driving in the left lane on I-30 at the 133 mile-marker, Andrea Lynn Chapman, 39, of Nevada, Texas, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1. She had open containers in her floor board of her auto and was extremely nervous. She denied consent to search but following a K-9 alert on the vehicle, a probable cause search was initiated. The Substance was located in the auto. Chapman...
Traffic Stop on I-30 Nets 28 Pounds of Marijuana
On January 26th, 2018 at approximately 3:30 a.m., a vehicle bearing Arizona License Plate was traveling East on Interstate Highway 30 in the left lane. The vehicle was stopped for Disregarding Official Device for traveling in the left lane without passing another vehicle. A sign at each I-30 entrance into Hopkins County instructs drivers to proceed in the right lane and use the left lane for passing only. A traffic stop was conducted...
Alleta Rose Lumpkin
Funeral service for Alleta Rose Lumpkin, 95, of Cumby, TX, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Brashear Baptist Church with Bro. David Burns and Bro. Clyde Warner officiating. Interment will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery with Cody Shelton, Jonathan Kerby, Justin Riley, Brody Turnage, Colton Hicks, Chris McBreen, and Rick Avent serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held at 2:00 p.m., prior to service time....
Friday Forecast
50% chance of shower s and thunderstorms; High: 57; Low: 52; Wind: South 5-10 mph
