Tuesday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 89: Low: 71; Wind: East, southeast around 5 mph
Georgia Boyd
Mrs. Georgia Boyd, age 75 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, June 25th, 2017 in Winnsboro. She was born on April 20th, 1942 in Dallas, TX, to the late George Giesen and Margaret Eagen Giesen. Mrs. Boyd was retired from Brookshires of Winnsboro, where she worked as an Office Cashier. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Winnsboro. She was preceded in death by parents, brother, Gary Giesen, grandson, Joshua Eric Cherry and...
Clayton Sentenced to 10 Years in TDJC
Shatobia Keoshia Clayton, 29, of Sulphur Springs was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Eighth Judicial District Court Monday. Clayton was arrested Monday night May 2, 2016, on a 2nd degree felony charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams with Intent to Deliver. Clayton was the driver of a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation....
Wildcats 7-on-7 Season Ends
The Wildcats 7 on 7 football team almost qualified for this weekend’s state 7 on 7 tournament at a qualifier last Friday in Rowlett. The Wildcats won their pool before falling in a playoff game by a couple of touchdowns to good Mission Sharyland Pioneer team. The Wildcats opened pool play with a come from behind win over Tyler Lee. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said the Wildcats fell behind in all three of their pool...
Lady Cat Youth Volleyball Camp Underway
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness wants his volleyball camp participants to have fun and that appeared to be the case Monday morning as the three-day camp opened. Camp for girls who will be entering fourth through the seventh grade took place in the main high school gym from 9 a.m. until noon while camp for girls entering eighth or ninth grade was from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Volleyball camp will continue through Wednesday. Coach...
Evelyn Sanders
Funeral services for Evelyn Sanders, age 91, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Andy Comer officiating and Rev. Dennis Morris and Bro. Tommy Hall assisting. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Larry Pierson, Gerald Heard, Monty Tipps, Kenny Garmon, and John Rhoades serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be The Couples Class...
Meth Discovered in Pat Down
Corey Allen Duvall-Kenyon, 19, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at his residence on Ninth Street when a Sulphur Springs Police officer performed a pat down for weapons. The officer discovered a clear crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine along with a glass pipe commonly used for smoking methamphetamine and discovered a large amount of needles. Duvall-Kenyon was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty...
Paris Man Arrested in Traffic Stop
A traffic stop on Loop 301 at Raintree Circle Sunday afternoon by Hopkins County Deputy Sgt. Kelly Wiser discovered a passenger in the auto was wanted on warrants out of Lamar County. A Paris man, Redarfius Andwone Cooper, 30, was wanted by the Paris Police Department for Felony Evading Arrest Detention with Previous Convictions and by the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office for Manufacture, Delivery Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1...
Brent Skrien
Graveside services for Brent Skrien, age 76, of Sulphur Springs will be held 4:00 P.M. on Friday, June 30, 2017 at Yantis Cemetery with Pastor Craig Vance officiating, with Grant Harp, Tanner Harp, Ty Harp and David Freeman serving as Pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Skrien passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Carriage House Manor. Brent was born on March 17, 1941, in Morris, MN, the son of Gynther Skrien and...
