Tommy Joe Sims
Funeral Services for Tommy Joe Sims of Garland, TX will be conducted 10 a.m. Saturday, March 5, 2016 at White Rock Church of Christ, 9220 Ferguson Road Dallas, TX. Visitation is Friday, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the church. Mr. Sims is survived by his children: Danny Sims of Paris, Tonya Davis of DeSoto, Dwight Sims of Greenville, Donna Hilliard of Wylie, Paula Sims of Irving, and Patrick Sims of Arlington. Three brothers Robert White, Jr.,...
Donation for Portrait for Volunteer Fire Department is Not a Scam
It’s not a scam. The North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department is raising funds for a new brush truck using a donation for portrait of an individual, couple, or family. Thursday morning a listener called KSST News to question if the fundraiser was legitimate. In a phone call to a member of the North Hopkins VFD leadership, KSST News was told that the department was indeed doing the fund raiser. The question raised in the caller’s mind...
Kathy Ann Dickens
Graveside services for Kathy Ann Dickens will be held Friday, March 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Rev. B.J. Teer officiating. Kathy, age 74, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016. She was born the daughter of John Furman Wallace and Cella Marjorie (Henderson) Wallace on March 27, 1941 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She retired as a Quality Control Inspector at Lowe’s Distribution Center in Mt....
Business History Month: S & S Auto Glass
For Chad and Rowdy Sachs, replacing windshields is a daily routine at S & S Auto Glass, located at 837 FM 2297 (Arbala Road). S & S Auto Glass provides a variety of auto glass services including replacing windshields, door glasses, back glasses, and the parts that allow the windows to go up and down or lock the doors. They work on cars, trucks, vans, dozers, tractors, and some 18-wheelers. Chad and his wife Sandy started...
Lewis Tatum Elected Sheriff; Excited About His New Challenges–Video Interview
He will change hats in January. Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum will become Sheriff of Hopkins County in January following his Republican Primary win. Tatum says the greatest challenge he faces is transitioning another into the Criminal Investigation Department. He said the department’s current staff will stay in...
Charley “Buddy” Garner
Mr. Charley “Buddy” Garner, age 80 of Winnsboro, passed away on Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 in Tyler. He was born on January 29th, 1936 in Winnsboro to the late Burle Garner and Mamie Jane Voorheese Garner. He worked as a forklift operator for Allied Foods before retiring, he helped maintain Shady Grove Cemetery, and attended Pine Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, sons, Robert and...
Eleven Former NETO Employees Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
Eleven former employees of Northeast Texas Opportunities, commonly referred to as NETO, were named in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury charging the 11 with conspiracy to commit an offense against and to defraud the U S Government of government property or money. The indictments were handed down in February in Eastern District Federal Court in Texarkana. The 11 are alleged to have caused losses of over $1.2...
Wildcats Tennis Team Continues Tournament Play
The Wildcats Tennis Team played in a tough Bob Faulkner Tennis Tournament in Tyler Friday. It’s all a part of the team’s preparation for the District Tournament April 5 in Texarkana. Wildcats Coach Tony Martinez was very pleased with the play of the mixed doubles team of Tyler Stout and Jaspyn Johnson in Tyler Friday. They finished in fourth place in a 16 team field. Coach Martinez said he also decided to pair up two of...
Sulphur Springs Middle School Destination ImagiNation Regional Results
The Sulphur Springs Middle School’s Destination Imagination teams competed this last weekend at the areas regional meet. In the Technical Challenge, the team must build a vehicle that is able to carry at least one team member across the presentation site multiple times, change the vehicle propulsion system and vehicle movement method during the presentation, create and present a story about change that includes a change within a...
State Historian O’Neal Opens Mini Speaker Series on Texas Independence Day
DALLAS, TX— The Universities Center at Dallas and Texas A&M University-Commerce will kick off their Mini-Speaker Series on March 2 with Texas State Historian Bill O’Neal. The Mini-Speaker Series will feature a line-up of speakers covering intellectual, relevant and intriguing topics of today. An alumnus of A&M-Commerce, O’Neal is currently serving his second term as State Historian of Texas. He has written over 40 books, as...
