Chamber Connection June 29, 2017
Have you seen the beautiful Sulphur Springs montage prints that have begun circulating Hopkins County? An artist has depicted Sulphur Springs with businesses, events, and history by creating a huge montage drawing. They are the neatest things! I keep getting lost in them each time seeing something that I have not seen before. If you would like to see one or purchase one, stop by the Chamber! We have them for sale for $10 each....
Thursday Forecast
High: 93 with heat index as high as 100; Low: 77; Wind: South, southeast 5-10 mph
PJC Board of Regents Prepare for Restructure of Board; Conceal-Carry Policy Moves Forward
A draft policy to implement state law allowing conceal-carry at Paris Junior College was recently reviewed by the Board of Regents, and plans were made to appoint an at-large regent to represent Lamar County. The regents were updated on the development of the conceal-carry policy, which was finalized by a committee after comments from April town halls were taken into consideration. The policy will now be reviewed by PJC legal counsel....
James E. McVay, Sr.
Mr. James E. McVay, Sr., age 80 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 in Tyler. He was born on April 18th, 1937 in Dallas to the late Walter McVay and Gladys McVay. He was a member of Harmony Assembly of God and was preceded in death by parents, wife, Mary Lou McVay, brothers, Troy McVay, Roy McVay and Doyle McVay and sister, Gloria Gilbert. He is survived by, sons, James E. McVay, Jr. and his wife, Pamella of...
Work Underway in Glass Restroom Restoration
Work is underway to restore the Celebration Plaza glass restroom that was vandalized last week. Workers are redesigning the front door using a different hinge mechanism as well as replacing the one-way mirrored glass panels. Cost of the repair for one shattered panel is over $2500 which led to a state jail felony charge for Wesley Lane Cedillo, 18, who shattered the panel with his ring. City Manager Marc Maxwell stated that the work...
Saranzinski’s Travel Plans Cut Short; Back in Jail
Summer travel plans may not work out as expected. Todd Joseph Saranzinski, 55, is in Hopkins County Jail Wednesday charged with Hinder Apprehension or Prosecution Known Felon and with Permit Facilitate Escape Correction Facility after his near round trip Tuesday drive from the Hopkins County Civic Center to near Athens and back to Hopkins County. He didn’t make it to the Civic Center but was stopped on the southern edge of the county...
Escapee Ebey and His Accomplice in Jail After a Tuesday Search
It took the day and assistance from Texas Department of Criminal Justice tracking dogs from Palestine and the Henderson County Sheriff and his deputies but Barney Dwayne Ebey, 53, and his accomplice Todd Joseph Saranzinski, 55, are in Hopkins County jail once again. Ebey fled a workgroup at the Hopkins County Civic Center Tuesday morning around 8 a.m. He was found west of Athens late Tuesday afternoon. Now, Sheriff Lewis Tatum knows...
