John “Travis” Little
Mr. John “Travis” Little, age 87 of Coke, passed away on Thursday, August 11th, 2016 in Wills Point. He was born on August 16th, 1928 in Cromwell, Oklahoma to the late Luiey Little and Johanna Bolen Little. He was retired and a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving wife of 69 years Aleta Awtrey Little of Coke; sons T.W. Little and wife Deb of Alba, Mike Little and wife Patti of...
Commissioners’ Court Considers Housing Rockwall County Inmates In Local Jail
An inter-local agreement with Rockwall County that will house some of that county’s inmates in Hopkins County Jail is on the agenda for Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court agenda for Monday, August 22. The court meets at 9 a.m. in the courthouse first floor courtroom. The contract has cleared attorneys and was on the desk of County Judge Robert Newsom Friday morning. The agreement calls for Rockwall County to pay $45 per day, provide...
Lady Cats’ Volleyball Open Tourney With Three Wins
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team opened a Wills Point tournament Friday with three straight wins as the took first place in their pool. The Lady Cats defeated Van, 25-7 and 25-18, Lone Oak, 25-13 and 25-11 and Kaufman, 25-23 and 25-17. The Lady Cats advance to the championship bracket where they will play matches Saturday. In kills for three matches, Kaylee Jefferson had 17, Autumn Tanton 13 and Mieke VanBenthem 10. In digs, Anden...
Jerry Mack Lindley
Mr. Jerry Mack Lindley, age 75 of Paris, formerly of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at home with his family at his side. Jerry Mack was born in Winnsboro, the youngest of three children born to the late George C. and Lola Florence Jones Lindley. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a retired service technician for Xerox, but he never retired from his greatest joy in life, playing the guitar and singing. He...
Scrimmage Done, Regular Season Opens Next Friday
At least it didn’t count. The Wildcats’ football team lost a game-like scrimmage to highly ranked Liberty-Eylau, 44-28 at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday morning. The Leopards were playing their second scrimmage game and the Wildcats their first and only one. The Leopards found the end zone seven times in their first eleven drives. Five of those scores were big plays. Included were touchdown passes covering 70 and 26 yards and...
Public Fails to Respond to First City Council Tax Hearing
A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council was held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 19,2016. The Council met in the Council Room at 201 N Davis St. The purpose of the special meeting was to conduct a public hearing for the proposed tax increase. No one from the public was there to speak. Mayor Emily Glass explained that state regulates the appraisals, not the City of Sulphur Springs. She also added that even if home values...
SSHS Fish Camp Set For Monday, August 22
Sulphur Springs High School Student Council and National Honor Society members spent most of Friday preparing for Fish Camp. Fish Camp is a fun spin on freshmen orientation to calm first day jitters for new ninth graders. The students will meet in the Sulphur Springs High School Cafeteria at 9 a.m. for a class meeting that highlights dress code rules, schedule pick-up, and then a mock class day. The idea behind a “mock class...
Free Marriage Education Workshop Saturday
Couples will learn about marriage expectations, communication, conflict resolution, money management, goal setting, and do some interesting exercises during a Free Marraige Education Workshop at the Sulphur Springs AgriLife Extension Building Sat, August 20, 8:30am – 3:30pm. Engaged Couples will receive a certificate for a $60 waiver upon applying for a marriage license.They currently have two couples signed up and would be delighted...
Former Cumby Teacher Sentenced To Federal Prison for Enticement of a Minor
Former Cumby ISD Math Teacher Lucus Ray Hill, 39, was sentenced to 405 months (33 years, 9 months) in Federal Prison Friday morning, August 19, 2016. He was found guilty of enticement of a minor. He will also serve five years supervised release when he leaves prison after serving the day-for-day sentence. According to Lewis Tatum, Chief Criminal Investigator and Sheriff-elect for Hopkins County, the sentence is the maximum allowed by...
