Bruce Lee Waldrop
Bruce Lee Waldrop6-5-1976 to 5-8-2024. Bruce passed away 5-8-2024 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Tx. He was preceded in death by his Mother Regina Vaughn, brother Gerald Ray Waldrop Jr., his nephew Nathaniel Waldrop. his Aunt Mary Vaughn Bryan, Grandparents Elmer and Lola Mae Waldrop and Calvin and Bonnie Vaughn. Bruce is survived by his father and stepmother Gerald and Carol Waldrop Sr of Riesel, Tx, daughters Jamie...
Callie Singleton
Funeral service for Callie Singleton, age 80, formerly of Quinlan, TX will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at Cross Country Cowboy Church in Sulphur Springs, TX with Rowdy France and Levi Barcus officiating. Interment will follow at Quinlan IOOF Cemetery with Colt Baxter, Khal France, Chad Jones, Travis Singleton, Layne Singleton, and Kaleb Baxter serving as pallbearers and Eli Russell as honorary pallbearer. Visitation...
Sulphur Springs City Council Remains Unchanged After Election
May 6, 2024 – Most of the focus for the May 4th elections was on school bonds, but three seats on the Sulphur Springs City Council were on a separate ballot over at City Hall. Two seats were unopposed, with Jay Julian and Harold Nash, Sr. being reelected to their seats without opposition. Place 3 had incumbent Oscar Aguilar fending off challenger Seth McDaniel with Aguilar receiving 65.6% of the 250 votes cast in the low turnout...
School Bonds Pass in Hopkins County
May 6, 2024 – Although the totals remain “unofficial” until approved by their respective boards, both Sulphur Bluff and Sulphur Springs saw their bonds pass with overwhelming success during last Saturday’s election. Both districts achieved exactly 72% “for” and 28% “against” as the final totals came in. Most of the votes for SSISD came in during early voting with 1,671 early votes cast...
Robby Gerald Jones
Robby Gerald Jones, age 63, a lifelong resident of Mount Vernon, Texas passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Tyler Texas. There Funeral Service will be on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Sam B. Harvey Funeral Home Chapel with Garry Jordan officiating. Pallbearers will be Ricky Jones, Garry Jordan, Avis Jones, Dale Jones, Mike Brown, and Kevin Keils. Interment will immediately follow at Providence Cemetery. Robby was born on...
SSISD Voters Approve Bond For New Schools
May 4, 2024 – An overwhelming force of voters came out in favor of the latest bond proposal offered by Sulphur Springs Independent School District. With 72% of voters voting in favor of the $157.15 million bond, the much needed new primary schools will soon become a reality.
Calvin Ray Cash
Funeral Service for Calvin Ray Cash, age 62, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at Tapp Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, TX. Serving as pallbearers will be Cameron Horton, Jeremy Hall, Ennis Franklin, Joshua Cash, Ivan Wright and Vincent Davis. Honorary pallbearers will include Robert Franklin, Olan Wyane Nash and Pete Nash. Mr. Cash passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at his home in...
Pine Forest Disturbance Call Leads to Murder Charges
May 3, 2024 – A disturbance call in Pine Forest at 1:06am early Friday morning brought Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies to a Pine Forest address on FM 269. When officers arrived on the scene, they located a decease white male identified as Jimmy Holmes, a 69-year-old white male. Witnesses on the scene identified Brandon Murray, a 49-year-old white male as the perpetrator. Murray was still on the scene of the homicide, and...
Larry Donell Berry
November 27, 1955 — April 30, 2024Larry Donell Barry passed away April 30th, 2024 at Birchwood Nursing Home in Cooper Texas. A Visitation for Larry Donell Barry will be held on May 5th, 2024 at Tapp Funeral Home and Chapel in Sulphur Springs TX from 3-5pm. With our condolences.
Hopkins County Spring Cleanup May 3rd & 4th
May 2, 2024 – Hopkins County Spring Cleanup is May 3rd from 7 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. and on May 4th from 7A.M. until noon. Hopkins County residents may bring larger household items (not commercial) to their county precinct barn to dispose of them properly. All county precinct barns will be open for the clean up, all trash will be accepted, however no toxic or hazardous materials will be accepted. That means no shingles, no chemicals,...
