Agnes Laverne Ponder
Graveside services for Agnes L. Ponder, age 93 of Sulphur Springs, will be held Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 12:15PM at Restlawn Memorial Park with Rowdy Crowson, Garrett Lockhart, Christi Ponder, Hunter Crowson, Keith Clark, Kevin Clark and Tristen Clark serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be be held on Wednesday from 11AM-12PM at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ms. Ponder passed away Monday, August 7, 2017 at Rock Creek Health and...
Sam Ray Hershey
Funeral Service for Sam Hershey, age 87, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Jerry Savage officiating and Jim Thompson assisting. Interment will follow at Seymore Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM on Monday, August 7, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Hershey, passed away Friday, August 4, 2017, at his residence. Sam Ray Hershey was born...
Rita Dianne Rogers
Graveside services for Rita Dianne Rogers, 64, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Lone Star Cemetery in Clarksville with Dr. Jimmy Henry officiating. Pallbearers will be Aiden Shepherd, Paul Shepherd, Stephen Jordan, Trumon Davis, Eric Graham, and Josh Graham. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Rita passed away on Friday, August...
Monday Forecast
Flash Flood Watch until 7 p.m.; 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 83; Low 72; Wind: South 5-10 mph
Griggs Seeks County Treasurer Post
My name is Andrea Griggs, and I want to work for you! I will be running in the Republican Primary for the Hopkins County Treasurer’s office. I was born in Longview, Texas, and moved to Hopkins County over 36 years ago. My parents are Doug & Peggy Williams, who recently moved from the Nelta Community to Sulphur Springs, and own Aero Space Aluminum Products, Inc. I am blessed to share my life with my husband, Mitch Griggs, and...
Hopkins County Area Under Flash Flood Watch 7 p.m. August 6 to 7 p.m. August 7, 2017
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING… The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of North and East Texas. This includes the following counties in North Texas…Bosque, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, Hill, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Montague, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, and Wise. In...
Sunday Forecast
50% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon increasing to 60% late night; High; 90 with heat index values near 97; Low: 75; Wind: South, southwest 10-15 mph
Saturday Forecast
High: 93 with heat index values as high as 98; Low: 77; Wind: South 5-15 mph
Lady Cats Win First Scrimmage As Season Begins
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team squeezed by a good Cumby team in the Lady Cats’ first scrimmage of the season Friday morning in Wildcats Gym. Three late successful serves by Anden Hammack give the Lady Cats a 65-62 advantage in points scored. The scrimmage marked the varsity debut for N’ysa Dugan, Lexie Whisenhunt and Sadie Stroud. Returning from last year for the scrimmage were Imani Taylor, Anden Hammack, Maggie...
