Calvin “Butch” Shotwell
Funeral service for Calvin “Butch” Shotwell will be held 2:00 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 7. 2017, at Emory Baptist Church. Bro. Robert Burns will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Interment will follow service in Emory City Cemetery. Butch passed away Friday evening, Feb. 3 at his residence. He was born Dec. 13, 1946, in Dallas, to Calvin Melburn and Billie Ruth Parker Shotwell. He served his country...
Disturbance Call Nets Sulphur Springs Man Wanted in Rains County
Kyle Alexander Frye, 17, of Sulphur Springs was wanted for Burglary of a Habitation in Rains County. He was at a residence on West Industrial Dr. in Sulphur Springs where Hopkins County deputies were called to a disturbance. The resident brought Frye to the door. Frye is in Hopkins County Jail awaiting transport to Rains County. He is being held for Rains County where he will be held on a $10,000 bond for Burglary of a...
Motorist Assist by HCSO Leads to Arrest
Joshua Logan Martin, 27 of Pittsburg and his white 1980 Corvette was sitting beside the road on State Highway 11E near the Precinct 2 County Barn between Como and Pickton at 2:56 a.m. Sunday morning when the Hopkins County Deputy stopped to assist the motorist. However Martin appeared extremely nervous. With consent to search the vehicle, the deputy found a clear plastic baggie with a crystal like substance believed to be...
Emory Man Wanted in Titus County Ran Cumby Stop Sign
Jeffery Scott Trieb, 45, of Emory failed to stop for a stop sign at the corner of Frisco Street and North Service Road in Cumby Saturday morning, February 4th. Trieb was stopped minutes later at 11:30 a.m. at the 109 mile marker on I-30 when the Cumby Police Officer caught up with him. That was just the beginning. In plain view in Trieb’s vehicle were multiple open containers of alcohol. A call to Hopkins County dispatch showed Trieb...
Billy Ray Childers
Funeral service for Billy Ray Childers, age 77, of Grand Prairie, formerly of Point, will be held on Wednesday, 2:00 pm, Feb. 8, 2017, at Clarks Chapel Church of God. Bro. Nathan Bounds will officiate. Interment will follow at Lynch Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the church. Billy passed away in Arlington Memorial Hospital on Friday night, Feb. 3. He was born Feb. 6, 1939, in Commerce, to Benjamin...
Monday Forecast
Fog until mid-morning with a 30% chance of in the afternoon and evening; High: 77; Low 64; Wind: South 10-20 mph, gusting to 25 mph
Sunday Forecast
Patchy fog until mid-morning and 20% chance of precipitation today and tonight; High: 66; Low 60; Wind: South 5-10 mph
Sulphur Springs City Council Agenda for Tuesday, February 7
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. (A) Black History Month Proclamation Manager’s report will include status report of capital improvements,...
Donald Louis Duncan
Funeral services for Donald Louis Duncan, age 80, of Greenville will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Military graveside honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Ladonia Cemetery with Kenneth Miller, Dustin Stratton, Aaron Burrows, Winston Sweet, Jimmy Moon, Jeff Duncan, Bill Wetherholt and J. W. Reeves serving as...
“Under The Oaks” Set For February 18th
Shannon Oaks will be hosting Under The Oaks, an all you can eat chili, stew, gumbo and dessert event. Adult tickets are $7, children under 10 are $4, and children under 10 with child care for the evening tickets are $10. The Country Store will open, food will begin to be served, along with a silent auction at 4:30. Live music will begin at 5, and a live auction will take place at 6:30. Quart sales will begin a 6:15 at $10 a...
