Naomi Kay Richey Shelton
Naomi Kay Richey Shelton has flown from her earthly pain to eternal peace. She was born April 28, 1944, in Winnsboro, Texas, to parents Charles Weldon Richey and Winnie Mae Evers Richey and died November 21, 2021 in Mount Pleasant, Texas. She was the oldest of seven children and from a young age was mothering all of them. She loved animals, particularly cats, and took in every stray she found at times having a dozen or more she fed...
Traveling Teslas Top Off For Thanksgiving Trips
This Tuesday proved to be a busy time for the local Tesla station located in downtown Sulphur Springs. Downtown was overflowing with Teslas as all available slots to charge traveling Teslas were occupied. Tesla license plates as far away as Virginia and Michigan were spotted taking a charge from the Sulphur Springs Super Station with Tesla owners that are traveling for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Although all available charging slots...
Republican Candidates File For Reelection
Many Republican candidates took the opportunity on Saturday morning, November 13th, to file for reelection for their various posts in the Hopkins County government. The Republicans signed up for the March 1st, 2022 primary to seek to be the candidate in the May 7th general election. The deadline for any challengers to sign up is December 13, 2021. Republican challengers will need to call Donnie Wisenbaker to sign up at (903)485-3080....
William Fouse
He was born the son of General Floyd Fouse and Willie May Davis Fouse in Cumby, TX on July 3, 1933. William worked as a feed mixer for the Feed Mill before retiring. He was married to Wilma Lois Mills on October 5, 1958 in Hopkins County. She preceded him in death. Survivors include: daughters: Virginia Davis and husband, Marvin of Paris, Kitty Goldsmith and husband, Johnny of Sulphur Springs, Loretta Caldwell of Paris and Tina...
Norma L. Ray
Memorial service for Norma L. Ray, age 85, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 9:30 a.m.,Saturday, November 20, 2021, at St. James Catholic Church with Father Selvaraj Sinnappanofficiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeff Boucher, Shem Ray IV, Phoinex Capobianco, andDakota Holt. Rosary will be held at 5:00 p.m., with visitation to follow from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.,Friday, November 19, 2021, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Norma passed away...
Vera L. Skaggs
Funeral services for Vera Laverne Skaggs, age 83, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday,November 15, 2021 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Bro. Joe Clark officiating. Interment willfollow at Seymore Cemetery with Chris Trout, Ryan Trout, Justin Smith, Danny Flemens, Sheldon Skaggs,and Jason Bryant serving as pallbearers, honorary pallbearers will be the Wesley Sunday School class. Avisitation will be held Sunday,...
Emergency Sirens to be Tested Today
Emergency Sirens will be tested in Sulphur Springs today, Friday October 8th, 2021. The test will be conducted by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management office. The test will be conducted at noon. The test is to gauge the reliability of the emergency warning system and is conducted to find any potential flaws in the system. Recent tests have shown the emergency sires to be a ready source of warning in case of emergencies such as...
Travel Tuesday: Panama Canal Cruise, Special Pricing on Balcony Cabins
A trip from the west coast to the east coast of the United States got a lot shorter a little over 100 years ago, thanks to the construction of the Panama Canal. For those who enjoy cruising, this is a bucket-list worthy journey to sail from one coast to another transiting through this engineering marvel. Through special arrangement with Princess Cruises, you can spend 15 days aboard Island Princess from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale...
Mitchell Louis White
This world just got a little less bright with the passing of Mitchell Louis White of Mineola. Mitchell passed away August 27, 2021 in Sulphur Springs at the age of 57 after a lengthy health battle. He leaves behind the love of his life Melanie with whom he shared 38 blessed years together. His Lord and Savior met him at the pearly gates along with his precious baby girl Misty White and father Jerry White along with other loved ones...
Cecilia Annette (O’Dell) Beck
Graveside service for Cecilia Annette (O’Dell) Beck, age 86, of Flint, TX will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Pleasant Grove – North Cemetery with Rev. Mark Beck officiating and Malachi Tolliver, Brandon Beck, Steven Williams, Colton McDugle, Nicholas Bruner and Daniel Deslatte serving as pallbearers with Trey Moses and Michael Beck serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6 to8 P.M. on Friday,...
