Voters Elect Reed and Teer to SSISD Board of Trustees
May 6, 2023 – With 5.47% of the SSISD registered voters voting in this 2023 election, two new board members will take their place on the SSISD Board of Trustees. Darla Gibson Reed received the most votes of the four candidates with a total of 616 votes (437 early voting plus 179 on election day). Adam Teer received the second most votes with a total of 499 votes (360 early voting plus 139 on election day). As the top two out of...
Tucker Irwin
Funeral service for Tucker Irwin, age 27, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00P.M. on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Irwin passed away on May 1, 2023 at UT Health – Tyler. Tucker was a loving husband, father, and loving son all while being a hard-working provider. Tucker tragically lost his life at the young age of 27. He dedicated his life to supporting his...
Mary Belle Vaughn
Memorial service for Mary Belle Vaughn, age 66, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 8, 2023, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Richard Middleton officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mary passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab. She was born on October 11, 1956, in Indianapolis, IN, the daughter of Willard Raymond and Doris Marie Jordan Clayborn. She...
Tim Lummus
Memorial service for Tim Lummus, age 59 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at a later date. Mr. Lummus passed away on April 25, 2023 at his residence. Tim was born on March 26, 1964 in Amherst, Texas to Aubrey Lee Lummus Jr. and Ali Jean Robinson. He worked for Cash Saver and the Meat Market. Tim loved music specially playing his bass guitar. He was a very loving father. He is survived by his daughter, Brandi Skeen and...
MasCo Prepares For Equipment Auction in Winnsboro on Saturday
May 4, 2023 – Sulphur Springs agricultural equipment dealer Shawn Massey and the team at MasCo Equipment are holding the 2nd Annual Equipment Auction in Winnsboro on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Massey tells KSST News, “Several hundred lots are already consigned to the sale and more lots are coming in daily.” Not only will there be the usual assortment of ag and construction equipment, but smaller items have also been...
Dike Election Receives Interest at State Level
All eyes are on the rural area of Dike, Texas as an election to make Dike an incorporated municipality is set for Saturday, May 6th at the Dike Community Center. A recent solar plant project has disrupted the quiet life in Dike. Some residents’ in Dike have banded together to have their Class C Incorporation request put on the ballot to add an extra layer of protection for landowners in that area. Tyler based KLTV recently...
Ethel Mae Winton
Graveside services for Ethel Mae Winton, age 93, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 5, 2023, at Reilly Springs Cemetery with J.R. Fisher officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Ethel passed away peacefully on Monday, May 1, 2023, at Hopkins Place. She was born on April 22, 1930, in Hereford, TX, the daughter of Albert and Auttie Bell Wade Buller. She married Morris Elton “Doodle” Winton in 1949, in...
Eoline Arnold
Eoline Smith Arnold of Sulphur Springs passed away at the age of 104 on Sunday, April 30, 2023, nine days before her 105th birthday. Governor Gregg Abbott and Mayor John Sellers had recognized her as the oldest living resident of Hopkins County. She was born on May 9, 1918, in Hopkins County, Texas, the fourth daughter of Robert E. and Lora Adair Smith. Eoline, a life-long resident of East Texas, married Harold Arnold on June 7, 1938,...
Katie Patterson
Funeral service for Katie Patterson, age 79 Dike, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Roger Burks officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with Donald Patterson, Dubby Henton, Ryan Henton, Chris Sorley, Chuck Collins, Brian Dorner and Gary Burks serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Cameron and Carlee Collins, Saylor and Kane Sorley,...
Verda Mary Carrington
Funeral service for Verda Carrington, age 97, of Sulphur Springs, formerly of Delta County will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM with Mark Thompson and Shane Carrington officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Cooper, TX with Tony Titsworth, Freddy Daughtrey, Ted Carrington, Gerald Dewitt, Windell Carter, Randy McCoy, William Bradley Sims, and Samantha Sims serving as...
