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Ricky Lynn Gregg
Memorial service for Rickey Lynn Gregg, age 62, of Avinger,TX will be held at Fellowship Baptist Church, Como, TX at a later date. Interment will be at Sulphur Springs Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Rickey passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 17th, 2017 in Avinger, Texas. Rickey was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, August 8, 1955, to David Boyd Gregg and Due J. Shirley Gregg, and was the youngest and the beloved...
Saltillo Lions, Lady Lions Basketball Lose Close Games Tuesday
Both the Saltillo Lions and the Saltillo Lady Lions’ basketball teams lost close games Tuesday. The Lions were defeated by a last second 3-point buzzer beater by the Bland Tigers, who won 49-46. The Lions led after one quarter 15-9. Bland bounced back to outscore the Lions 17-1 in the second quarter and they took a 26-16 halftime lead. The Lions turned the tables on Bland in the third quarter outscoring them 18-3 to take a 34-29...
Winnsboro Woman Arrested for Assault Public Servant; Outstanding Warrants
December 20, 2017 – Jessica Elizabeth Bruce, 34, of Winnsboro, kicked a Hopkins County Deputy in the chest as she refused to exit her vehicle following a stop for a defective tail lamp. The stop led to the deputy being informed by dispatch of outstanding warrants for Bruce. When informed of the outstanding warrants, Bruce was asked to step out of the vehicle. She refused to leave her vehicle until “…she was given proof of the...
Cumby Arrests Nets Over 400-g of THC
A Toyota with a defective headlight caught the attention of Cumby Police Officer Ray Embro at 1:35 a.m. Wednesday morning. Officer Embro made contact with the driver, Travis Allen Shipley, 28, of Garland. The officer identified the faint odor of marijuana but was denied permission to search the vehicle. Officer Embro advised Shipley that he had probable cause to search the vehicle. Before beginning the search Shipley advised Embro...
Derrell Hollingsworth
Derrell Hollingsworth, age 84 of Winnsboro, passed away Monday, December 18th, 2017 in Winnsboro. He was born September 13th, 1933 in Winnsboro to Joe T. Hollingsworth and Ina Emily Reid Hollingsworth. Derrell and Patricia married at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Winnsboro on August 20, 1979. He worked as a Tool Pusher in the Oil Fields, retiring after 48 years and affiliations with O.E. Vick, Brooks, Hunt Oil, and Keys Energies and...
Annie Pearl Pogue
Funeral services for Annie Pearl Pogue, age 91, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Troy Young, and Rev Chris Spivey officiating. Interment will follow at St. Luke Cemetery with Samuel Conwright, Jr., Clarence Nash, Ken Taylor, Walter Harrison, Reginald Ellis, Tommy Clayton, Van Harrison and Andrew Ray Deloney serving as pallbearers. Honorary...
