Albert Mays
Mr. Albert Mays, age 77 of Pickton, passed away on Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 in Sulphur Springs. He was born on May 2nd, 1939 in Pampa, TX, to the late Albert Mays and Alma Purcell Mays. Mr. Mays was retired from the dairy industry and was a Methodist. He was preceded in death by parents; daughter, Tammy May; brother, Jimmy Mays; grandson, Chauncey Mays and his surviving wife, Kathy Mays. He is survived by, wife, Debra Mays of...
Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats in Paris Meet
On Monday, Mt. Pleasant canceled their Friday track meet after a tragic bus accident last week involving their track teams. Two of the schools that were planning to attend the Mt. Pleasant meet, Paris and Sulphur Springs, got together and decided to have an informal dual meet in Paris on this Thursday game day. Lady Cats Track Coach Triston Abron announced the dual meet Monday. Coach Abron said no medals would be presented and he...
Wildcat Tennis In District Tourney Next Week
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez took eight players to one last tournament Saturday before the district tournament next Wednesday and Thursday. The Wildcats participated in a Stephen F. Austin tournament in Nacogdoches. Coach Martinez called it a great tournament. It included a chance for the high school players to watch a match between the SFA women’s team and Northwest Illinois. Coach Martinez said his team did well during...
Three Commercial Chicken Houses Destroyed; Straight-Line Wind Blamed
Hopkins County–Three commercial chicken houses were destroyed and a number of chickens killed between 4 and 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning in what is believed to be a straight line wind event limited to a small area on 20-30 acres in eastern Hopkins County. Three other commercial chicken houses were not damaged. The National Weather Service has been asked to review the damage on site and to review weather conditions as recorded at...
Jerry Wayne Glover
Funeral service for Jerry Wayne Glover, age 72, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Debbie Pridmore officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Academy Cemetery, Como with James Pace, Chris Navarro, Larry Johnson, Joseph Navarro, Stephen Glover and Robert Johnson serving as pallbearers and Eddie Ardis serving as honorary pallbearer. Visitation will be from 6...
Diann Perry
Funeral services for Diann Perry, age 60, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Peerless Baptist Church with Marc Farnell officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Brandon Joslin, Ray Smith, Russell Smith, Ken White, Joe Wallace and Justin Shiever serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Alex Olinsky, Dale Perry, Branson Thomas, Jacent Wilkinson, Dennis...
Chamber Connection March 30, 2017
It’s time for the 28th Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament on Friday, April 14th at the Sulphur Springs Country Club!! We are currently accepting teams for morning tee times. The teams are first come, first served, so make sure and make your reservation today! Please see our website for more information… www.HopkinsChamber.org, or call the Chamber at (903) 885-6515. The Largest Exhibitor Expo for Hopkins County is Returning...
Bus Passengers Arrested for Money Laundering
When the Greyhound bus stopped at Pilot on State Highway 19 and I-30, plain clothes deputies with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s office boarded the bus. They made contact with Cesar Alejandro Amaya, 25, of Dallas and Albert Amaya, Jr., 29, of Red Oak. One was wanted on a drug warrant and the other was arrested with a large sum of money. Both were charged with Money Laundering. Hopkins County Dispatch notified the deputies that Cesar...
