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Thomas H. Burks
Funeral service for Thomas H. Burks, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev Joshua Williams officiating and Rev. Al Davis assisting. Interment will follow at Stouts Creek Cemetery with Johnny Sims, Ronnie Glossup, Cody Burks, Dillon Burks, Mark White and Jason Cobb serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. ...
Tom “Pete” Stokley
Funeral Service for Tom “Pete” Stokley, age 74, of Pickton, Texas will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Bro. Mike Haun officiating and Bro. Jack Elliott assisting. Interment will follow at New Pickton Cemetery with Jerome Edwards, Johnny Cox, Johnny Walker, James Scott, Mickey Grubbs and Johnny Grubbs serving as pallbearers and fellow employees of Key Energy, and brother in laws,...
Two Brothers Found Dead From Gun Shot Wounds New Years Day in Hopkins County
In a news release from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department: Deputies were dispatched to a residence just off County Road 2408 about 9:45 a.m. after communications officers received a call about the welfare of family members and, upon arrival, found two men dead of apparent gunshot wounds. Sheriff Lewis Tatum said told us there had been a history of violence between two brothers and the last time the brothers had been seen...
Hopkins County 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony Set
Dr. Ray Keck, President of Texas A & M Commerce, will serve as Master of Ceremony for the 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony is set for 7 p.m. January 15, 2018, at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values...
Monday (New Year’s Day) Forecast
High: 28, wind chill values between 1-11; Low: 17; Wind: North, northeast 10-15 mph, gusts to 25 mph
Helen Autrey Shelby
Helen Autrey Shelby went to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 28, 2017. She was born April 10, 1932 to Essie and Dewey Autrey of the Cypress Community. She had two sisters Mary Ruth Connelly and Maxine Zachary, and one brother Charles Autrey. Maxine, Charles and her parents predeceased her and Mary Ruth resides in Spearman, Texas. On August 27, 1949, she married her great love, Bobbie Ray Shelby of Winnsboro after meeting him at a...
Bettye Sue “Suzy” Chancellor
Bettye Sue “Suzy” Chancellor peacefully went to Heaven at age 89 on Friday, December 29, 2017, at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center in Austin. Bettye Sue was born on March 23, 1928, in Sulphur Springs, the daughter of Ben D. Wood and Lois M. King Wood. She married her husband of 71 years, Warren E. Chancellor at First Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs on September 1, 1946, he survives. Following her graduation from Sulphur...
Lady Cats Win Final Game at Idabel Tourney; Host Marshall Tuesday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team, ranked #9 in Class 5A, got a win against a team that beat them earlier this year as they edged by host Idabel, Oklahoma, 44-42 in an Idabel holiday tournament game late Saturday afternoon. The Lady Cats got off to a good start and they led 20-7 after the first quarter. Then they saw their lead disappear over the next two quarters. The game was tied 34-34 going into the fourth quarter. The Lady...
Sunday Forecast
Slight chance of drizzle and flurries before noon; High: 33; Low: 18; Wind: North 10-15 mph, gusting to 25
