Barbara Kay Fish
Funeral services for Barbara Kay Fish, age 73, of Yantis will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 21, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Perry Krisp officiating. Interment will follow at Posey Cemetery with Rob Selvesen, Troy Kelley, Kelley Sanford, Caelan Cherney, Jarin Cabacungan and Jason Cunningham serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m., one hour prior to the service time. Barbara...
Wilma C. White
Funeral service for Wilma White, age 99 of Sulphur Springs, will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Davis Street Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Hall officiating and Rev. C.J. Duffy assisting. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with her grandsons serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. White passed away Friday, December 15, 2017...
#9 in Class 5A Lady Cats Defeat Pine Tree 59-26 Monday
The Lady Cats’ basketball team, ranked #9 in Class 5A, will enter the Christmas break with a perfect 3-0 mark in district play. The Lady Cats won Monday afternoon at Pine Tree, 59-26. The Lady Cats had four solid quarters. They led 17-6 after the first quarter, 31-13 at the half, 44-19 after three quarters and 59-26 at the end. All eight Lady Cats got in the score book. Sadavia Porter led the Lady Cats with 18 points and Kaylee...
Tuesday Forecast
100% chance of showers and a possible thunderstorm; High: 59; Low: 53, Wind: south becoming west in the evening, 5-10 mph
A & M-Commerce Lions Division II Football Champions
Texas A & M Commerce defeated West Florida 37-27 to win the 2017 Division II football national championship. Both teams arrived at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas looking for their first national title. One day before the A & M Commerce quarterback, Luis Perez was named the Harlon Hill Award winner. The Harlon Hill Award is the Division II equivalent to the Heisman Trophy. Perez completed 23 of 30 passes for 323...
James Calvin Wheatley
James Calvin Wheatley answered God’s call to return home on December 12, 2017. Born June 16, 1927 to Willie James (Bill) and Edna Simmons Wheatley. James was the eldest child in the family that eventually included brother Marvin and sisters, Dorothy, Pat, Wilma, and Frances. After graduating as a member of the Kermit High School (Texas) Class of 1943, James served his country as a member of the U.S. Army occupation forces in Italy...
Dinner Bell Menu For December 20, 2017
Dinner Bell Menu for December 20, 2017 The Hamilton and Noack Families this week’s Community Partner. Come eat Christmas Dinner With Us Cranberry Apple Stuffed Pork Loin Wild Rice and Long Grain Rice Spicy Roasted Carrots with Cilantro Broccoli Salad Yeast Rolls and Butter Coconut Cake Poached Pears (Low Sugar/Low Fat Dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). As we await the...
Gerald Ray Waldrop, Jr.
Gerald Ray Waldrop Jr., 43, of Winnsboro , TX passed away on December 16, 2017, in Tyler, TX after battling cancer. He was born on November 30, 1974 in Sulphur Springs to Gerald Ray Sr. and Regina Ann (Vaughn) Waldrop. He was of the Baptist faith attending Wood County Cowboy Church and worked in the construction industry. He is preceded in death by his wife Brandy Waldrop and his mother. He is survived by his father Gerald Ray...
Gilbert Arrested for Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Gavin Gilbert, 17, has been charged with one count of Murder and four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Gilbert is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $2-million bond for murder and $500,000 bond on each of the four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. A call to Hopkins County Deputies at 6:30 p.m. Sunday night alerted law enforcement to a shooting that occurred on County Road 1185 near the South...
