Driver of Fatal Rollover Crash Identified
According to DPS accident report, Stephen F. Sherman, 59, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado northbound on FM 269, the vehicle went off the roadway and hit a culvert which caused the vehicle to roll over and eject Sherman. Sherman was pronounced dead at the scence by Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings. The accident occurred three miles south of Pickton on FM 269. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol...
Full Moon Tonight Is First of Two For August 2023
Ever heard of “once in a blue moon”? This month will give you the opportunity to witness this rare event although the second moon of the month occurring on August 30th will not actually be blue in color. The term “blue moon” references the rare occurrence when two full moons appear in the same month. With the time between full moons being 29 and a half days, there can never be a blue moon in the month of...
Hopkins County Chamber Connection August 1st
Lunch and LearnThe Eclipse is coming, and so are the visitors. If you have an extra space to rent out to visitors the weekend before the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, you will want to sign up for our Lunch and Learn this month. The Chamber is sponsoring a Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, Aug. 16, to explain how to get your property ready for a possible rental. AirBnB entrepreneur Callie Bradshaw will be on hand to help...
Sandra Winchester
Funeral service for Sandra Winchester, age 74 of Brashear, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Brashear Cemetery with Charlie Winchester, Grady Winchester, Bryton Wood, Coby Hutchings, Nathan Winchester, Denton Winchester, and Cody Winchester serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Dustin Winchester and Kolton Winchester. Visitation will be...
Eldon Ford
Eldon Ford was born April 19, 1937, in Como, Texas to Lonnie Ford and Myrtle Pittman. Eldon was the youngest. His brother Lonnie Ford Jr. and sister Bobbie Jean Ford-Hollins preceded him in death. Eldon attended Sandfield elementary and junior high school in Como, Texas. Eldon grew up spending extended periods of time with his grandmother Georgia White-Pittman in Como, Texas. He often said she was like a mother to him. He would spend...
Firefighter Evan Brown Dies From On-Duty Accident
A Honey Grove firefighter has died from his injuries sustained in an on-duty vehicle accident on July 9, 2023. According to the Honey Grove Fire Department, Brown was responding to another crash call when he struck a cow in the road in his personal vehicle. His vehicle rolled, and Brown was ejected and severely injured. Brown was transported to Plano Medical City Hospital and remained in ICU until his passing. Another firefighter,...
Texas Governor Approves Tax Cut
Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently signed an $18 billion tax cut for Texas property owners, and now the measure will go before Texas voters in November. Texas has some of the highest property taxes in the country, with Texas lawmaker working feverishly this year to find common ground on a way to cut property taxes in the midst of one of Texas’ largest budget supluses. This new law, if approved by Texas voters, will...
Patsy Rhodes
Graveside service for Patsy Rhodes, age 84 of Tyler, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 28, 2023 at Restlawn Memorial Park. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Rhodes passed away on July 24, 2023 at Brookdale Tyler South. Patsy was born on November 1, 1939 in Tupelo, MS to Bill and Clara (Robinson) Sanders. She married Pat Wayne Rhodes on February 25, 1966 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Patsy worked as a legal secretary...
Robert H. Spearman
Robert H. Spearman (Bob) passed away on July 6, 2023, at the age of 95. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Agnes (Mert) Spearman and grandson, Michael Paxton Spearman. He is survived by his daughter, Sharon Moore and husband George; his son, Robert Roy and wife Mignon; grandchildren, Brian Moore and wife Denise; Miranda Wilkerson and husband Brad; great-grandchildren, Reese Moore, Evan Wilkerson, Leslie Piazza and her...
Myra Lynn Burns
Graveside service for Myra Lynn Burns, age 81 of Yantis, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at Restlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Donald Sims, Grayson Burns, Brian Coker, Brad Armstrong, Bryson Sims and Terry Tucker. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, July 21, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Burns passed away on July 19, 2023. Myra Lynn was born on October 2, 1941 in...
