Joshua Keith Williams
Memorial services for Joshua Keith Williams, age 27, of Sulphur Springs have been scheduled for 3:00 pm Monday, January 16, 2017 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Darren Watson officiating. No visitation has been scheduled. Joshua Williams was born January 24, 1989, in Sulphur Springs, the son of James Samuel Williams and Michelle Leigh Watson Williams. He worked as a warehouse distributor. Mr. Williams passed away Wednesday,...
Saltillo Lions Drop Close Game; Lady Lions Win Big
Both the Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions played basketball Tuesday. The Lions dropped a close one at Wolfe City, 35-30. Wolfe City led by only two entering the fourth quarter but they hung on to win. The Lions are now 10-14 for the season. The Lions got points from eight different players. Matthew Gurley scored 6 points, Branson McGill 5, Trevor Moore and Lyle Bench 4 each, Walker McGill, Logan Camp and Michael Simmons had 3 points each...
Wildcats and Lady Cats in Soccer Tourney Play
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams begin tournament play Thursday in separate tourneys. The Lady Cats are already underway. The Lady Cats began a match against Mabank at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in a Paris tournament. It’s is the Lady Cats only match on Thursday. The Lady Cats enter the tournament with a season record of 1 win, 1 loss and 1 tie. The Lady Cats downed Ferris, 6-0, tied Dallas Hillcrest, 0-0 and lost to...
Corner Grub House to Open in Space Formerly Occupied by Bayou Jacks Cajun Grill
Corner Grub House will be opening in the Downtown Dining District location formerly occupied by Bayou Jacks Cajun Grill. The anticipated day of opening is in early February following some remodeling inside the building. Mike and Amanda Story are currently hiring wait-staff between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the building. They plan to serve a menu similar to the menu of their former restaurant Twisted S Steak House. The menu...
Robert Glen Turner
Robert Glen Turner, 73, of Mount Vernon passed away in the morning hours, Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Titus Regional Medical Center. Glen was born December 7, 1943 in Franklin County, Texas to the late Addie Lee Pool and James (Jim) Brantley Turner. Glen attended Mount Vernon and New Diana schools. After high school, Glen worked for J.D. Maples as a carpenter. It was while working on a job for Mr. Maples that he met the love of his...
TxDOT HAWK Pedestrian Signs Working on A & M Commerce Campus
TxDOT has installed HAWK pedestrian signals at two locations on the Texas A & M Commerce campus. TxDOT offers driver and pedestrian guidelines at https://twitter.com/TxDOTParis They also offer these guidelines:
Meth, Heroin Found in Arrest
January 12, 2017 – A 25-year old female refused to give her address to the Hopkins County Deputy that stopped her at the 135 mile marker on I-30 eastbound. She did not have a driver’s license but did have state issued ID and is a US citizen. She also refused emergency contact information. However, drug paraphernalia was in plain view in the 2002 Ford Focus she was driving and .29-gram of methamphetamine was found. She and her...
Creativity in Drug Use Creates Problems for Inmate
Rhonda Gaye Rozell, 46, of Tyler and an inmate in Hopkins County jail found the offer of methamphetamine by a sister inmate to be too tempting. Rozell was in a holding cell in the book in area of the jail when Linnea Colynn Brown removed methamphetamine from her person and prepared the meth in a line (see story here). Rozell tore a piece of paper and made a make-shift straw. Both inmates used the straw. Rozell picked up crystals off...
Jail Inmate’s Sharing Spirit Results in More Charges
Jan 12, 2017 – An inmate in Hopkins County Jail had a sharing spirit this week. Linnea Colynn Brown, 33, of Arkansas was arrested Monday January 9th for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 over 1-gram, less than 200-grams during a traffic stop. While in jail, she removed a packed from her person, took out methamphetamine and used some. She also shared the meth with another inmate. She then concealed the packet...
