Meal A Day Menu For May 8th-12th
Meal A Day Menu May 8th – May 12th Monday Salisbury Steak Mashed Potatoes Green Beans and Carrots Roll Tuesday Chicken Pot Pie Pickled Beets Broccoli Wednesday Beef Stroganoff English Peas Garlic Toast Thursday Turkey Breast Stuffing and Cranberry Sauce Sweet Potatoes Brussels Sprout Roll Friday Ham Potato Salad Pork N Beans Cole...
James Clayton “Jimmy” Young
Memorial service for James Clayton “Jimmy” Young will be held Thursday evening, May 4, 2017, 6:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Jimmy, age 38, of Alba, passed away Saturday evening, in Canton, during the midst of the horrific tornado that took the lives of some 5 people, Jimmy being one of those. Jimmy was born August 4, 1978, in Carlisle, PA, to James Harold and Linda Kay Morrison Young.He was...
Joe Keith “Bear” McIntyre
Celebration of Life for Joe “Bear” McIntyre, age 68, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 1200 301 Luke (Acme Trading Company), Sulphur Springs, Texas. There will be no visitation. Joe “Bear” McIntyre passed away Friday, April 28, 2017, at Christus Mother Frances in Sulphur Springs, TX. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home
Barbara Thompson King
Funeral arrangements for Barbara Thompson King, age 79, of Forney are pending with Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ms. King passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017, at Ridgecrest Health & Rehab, Forney TX
Sheriff’s Office Responds to Out of County Tornado Damage
Hopkins County Sheriff along with investigators, deputies, and a number of trusted inmates traveled to Canton and Emory Saturday evening after tornadoes ripped through the Van Zandt and Rains County area. They were involved in immediate clean-up and rescue. The Sheriff took chain saws and other equipment to assist the neighbors to the south. They spent several hours immediately following the destruction left in the wake of the...
Wisenbaker Hired to Assist County in Securing FEMA Funds
With several counties having difficulty receiving funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Hopkins County has employed former commissioner for Precinct 1 Beth Wisenbaker to assist with getting the paper work satisfactorily through the FEMA process according to County Judge Robert Newsom. Wisenbaker’s experience with FEMA will prove to be an asset according to Newsom. The work that FEMA will reimburse has already been...
Lightning Strikes Disable Three City Warning Sirens Saturday Evening
According to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders, two emergency warning sirens in the City of Sulphur Springs failed to sound Saturday evening when an imminent warning for a tornado was issued. Both had been struck by lightning before the warning was issued. Also during the siren’s sounding, a third siren was struck by lighting and was disabled. Chief Sanders stated that the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was officially opened...
Kenneth Verl Stovall
Funeral services for Kenneth Verl Stovall, 85, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Spence Chapel at First Baptist Church with Bro. Fred Lewis and Bro. Mark Bryant officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., prior to service. Interment will be held at Lone Valley Cemetery in Sims, AR with Michael McIntosh, Jimmy McIntosh, B.J. McKinney, Alisa Simmons, Greg McKinney, and Tony...
Courthouse Basement Floods; Generator Failed
Hopkins County Courthouse was one of 216 ONCOR customers in Hopkins County that were without electrical power Saturday evening following severe thunderstorms and a tornado warning. The courthouse flooded for the first time since underground pumps and a generator were employed to keep the basement dry. Heavy rains created the water issue. The generator not starting when electrical power was down was the second issue for the courthouse...
Mt Vernon Man Arrested on Warrant; Meth, Dangerous Drug Found in His Possession
Cody Lee LaGrone, 21 of Mt Vernon was stopped by local law enforcement for a traffic violation. On a warrant check, it was found he was wanted for Injury to Child/Elderly/Disabled Criminal Negligence. An inventory of his vehicle discovered a small blue bag located in the front console of the vehicle. Inside the bag was a clear baggie containing less than one gram of methamphetamine. A second baggie was also found. The second baggie...
