Deanna Joy Arnett
Funeral Services for Deanna Joy Arnett, age 55, of Alba, TX, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 17, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Byron Houck officiating. Interment will follow at Barker Cemetery with Bobby W. Higginbotham, Mike Evans, Michael Evans, Brian Evans, Jimmy Arnett and Lil’ Chad Norris serving as pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers will be Wes Brewer, Scott Trudeau and Brian Brown. Visitation...
Oleta Haddock Arrington
Funeral services for Oleta Haddock Arrington, age 81, of Commerce will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Commerce, TX, with Rev. Michael Ryer and Dr. John La Noue officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery with Shawn Elmore, Chip Robinson, Clayton Giddens, Bobby Draughn, Barry Smith and Jerry McDaniel serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Richard Miller,...
Pearl Vaughn
Graveside funeral services for Pearl Vaughn, age 86 of Dike will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2016 at Connor Cemetery in Dike. Kevin Keen, Michael Hale, Justin Keen, Adam English, Hunter Vaughn and Jacob Jones will be serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon), Monday, March 14, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Pearl passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at her residence. ...
Business History Month: Tire Town
Tire Town opened in 1981 with Sam and Pam Word. Their business had the goal of providing a place where customers can purchase tires at the best value available in Sulphur Springs. Four years later in 1985, Mike Gilmer, the current owner of Tire Town, joined the company and ran the retail portion of the business while Sam ran the wholesale business. With the two working together, the business quickly expanded beyond the City Limits....
*UPDATED* Avila Arrested for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
March 13, 2016 – Jesus Avila, 39, of Saltillo was arrested Saturday for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child under the age of 14. Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies received a call from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office informing them that Avila, who was accompanied by a child, turned himself in on previous sexual assault incidents. Both Avila and the child voluntarily came to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office to be...
Sandra Irene Perdue
Sandra Irene Perdue, age 69, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. Memorial service pending at this time. Cremation arrangements under the direction of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory.
State BPA Sees Sole National Qualifier
Fifteen Sulphur Spring High School students competed at the State Business Professionals of America competition. Of those 15, only one student qualified for the National Competition, while another will attend as an alternate. Sean Allemang competed in Java Programming and Network Design. Maro Bausio competed in C++ Programming and Network Design. Lydia Burleson competed in Advanced Word Processing. Natalie Cruise competed in Human...
Carter Blood Care Drive At SSHS Friday
Carter Blood Care held a blood drive at Sulphur Springs High School on Friday, March 11, 2016. Students and teachers that chose to gave blood participated from 8 a.m. until around 2:30 p.m.. Students had to be 16 with parental consent or 17 years of age and picture ID was to be provided. DSC_0647 DSC_0649 DSC_0652 DSC_0653 DSC_0655 DSC_0660...
Mapps Trial Set for August
An August trial date has been set for Tilton Joshua Isaiah Mapps, 21, according to the office the Eighth Judicial District Attorney. Mapps is accused of the murder of Jonathan Trahern Young at Pacific Park on June 8, 2015. He is being held in Hopkins County Jail on a $1.5 million bond for murder and two $20,000 bonds for tampering with evidence. He was arraigned before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt Monday, October 26,...
Franklin County Capital Murder Trial Set for June
James Crawford of Talco will be tried Capital Murder in Franklin County in June of this year according to the office of Eighth Judicial District Attorney Will Ramsay. Crawford will not face the death penalty but if convicted will face up to a life sentence without parole. Working on a tip, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department arrested 21-year old James Crawford of Talco for a capital murder in Mt. Vernon in September, 2015. The...
