Jimmy Fitzgerald
Jimmy Fitzgerald passed away on May 16, 2024. There will be a funeral service at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the Service at Elm Cemetery.Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com With our condolences.
Gene (Alvin Eugene) Crist
Funeral service for Gene (Alvin Eugene) Crist, age 79 of Cumby, TX will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, TX with Bro. Wayne Darty officiating. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel with Calvin Perry, Hunter Crist, Samuel Perry, Elijah Perry, Jack Ragland, Sean Walker, John Horsley, and Lil Gene Walker serving as pallbearers. Collin Maynex, Wesley Maynex, Benjamin...
Sue Morris
Sue J. Morris passed away at her residence in Mesquite, Texas on May 15, 2024. She was born on November 16, 1932 in Miller Grove, Texas to Virgil and Lerline Johnson. Sue and her daughter, Lynne led drill teams for Mesquite football teams in the 1970’s. She is survived by her brother, Jim Johnson; her son, Jay Morris and his wife, Veronique; grandchildren, Samantha Morris (daughter of Jay and Veronique Morris) and Zachary Peal (son of...
New Appraisals and How to File an Online Protest
May 14, 2024 – Most everyone in Hopkins County has received their 2024 property appraisal from the Hopkins County Appraisal District, and most everyone in Hopkins County has seen the value of their property go up. Higher valuations mean higher tax burdens, and some taxpayers will wish to file a protest to have their appraisal revisited by staff. Making an Online Protest is now available through the Hopkins County Appraisal...
Linda Lewis
Linda Lewis, age 65, of Quitman, TX passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX on Thursday, May 9, 2024. Linda Joyce Lewis was born on December 9, 1958 in Loma Linda, California to William and Nona (McDowell) Lewis. She married Janet Lee Lewis in Oklahoma on October 18, 2014. Linda was a truck driver and pilot car driver for many years. Linda is survived by her wife, Janet Lewis of Quitman, TX;...
Retired General McClendon Accused of Sexual Assault of Child Arrested in Sulphur Springs
May 12, 2024 – A routine traffic stop by a Hopkins County Sheriff Deputy produced a person of interest in an ongoing investigation of Sexual Assault of a Minor. Retired Air Force Brigadier General Mike Houston McClendon was found to be named as a person of interest in a sexual assault investigation. McClendon cooperated with authorities during and after the traffic stop by driving to the local sheriff’s office and being...
Gene Barnett
Welcome Gene Barnett, age 91, passed away on May 10, 2024, at his home in Saltillo, TX. Gene was born July 12, 1932, in New Hope, TX. He was the son of Welcome Earl Barnett and Ollie (Rice) Barnett. Welcome Gene Barnett Following graduation from Saltillo High School in 1953, Gene married Imogene (White) Barnett. They were married for 70 years. Gene joined the Dallas Police Department in 1956. He was the last living Dallas Police...
Two SSISD Employees Arrested for Abuse of Student
May 10, 2024 – Press Release From Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office The Sulphur Springs Independent School District Police Department, in collaboration with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, is actively involved in an investigation. The Sulphur Springs ISD administration and Police Department were alerted to an unlawful restraint incident involving a student. Over the past two days, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and...
Attempted Theft of High Value Sports Car Results in Arrest of Two Suspects
May 10, 2024 – The investigation continues into the matter of an attempted car theft of a white Porsche from a County Road 4760 residence. Shannon Nicole Struss aka ‘Nikki Nicole’ and Jeremy Malcom Record Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a concerned neighbor shortly before midnight Thursday. The caller reported suspicious activity occurring at the location. Upon arrival, sheriff’s deputies...
Kara Michelle Hampton
It is with immense sorrow and infinite love that we mourn the loss of Kara Michelle Hampton of Sulphur Springs, Texas, on March 21, 2024, at the age of 40 years. Kara is survived by her cherished sons, Isaiah Miguel Orletti of Poughkeepsie, New York, and Kodi Lee Liggins of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In 2003, Kara welcomed her oldest son and first gift from God, Isaiah Orletti. Making him a big brother, she welcomed her second special...
