Randall Allison
Funeral services for Randy Allison, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 at New Beginnings Fellowship Baptist Church Sulphur Springs, TX with Rev. Larry Jordan officiating. Military graveside services will follow at Shook’s Chapel Cemetery with Charles Brannon, Charlie Sickles, Josh Boatman, Mike Sellers, Junior Hinton, and Matt Holt serving as pallbearers and Jay Murray as honorary...
Roy Lee Smith
Funeral services for Roy Lee Smith, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating and Rev. Fred Randles assisting. Graveside service will be Monday, December 26, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Chilton Cemetery in Chilton, TX with Harrell Hettich, Billy Hettich, Carson McIllwain, Tim Charlton, Barry Charlton, and Tom Farris...
Sulphur Springs Mom is 30,000th Visitor to Children’s Museum in 2016
DEBBIE GOODING AND HER SONS RECEIVE BALLOONS AND A YEAR MEMBERSHIP TO THE NORTHEAST TEXAS CHILDREN’S MUSEUM There was great excitement at the Children’s Museum on Wednesday, December 21, as the Gooding family from Sulphur Springs brought the yearly number of visitors to 30,000. Debbie had attended Brunch with Santa and returned for a second visit at just the right time. Balloons and a yearly membership were presented to...
Commissioner Beth Wisenbaker Retires
Beth Wisenbaker is a Hopkins County native…almost….her family moved to Sulphur Springs when she was in first grade. Beth graduated from Sulphur Springs High School, went to college, and in time met and married the love of her life, Donnie Wisenbaker. In the late 1980’s she got a “bee in her bonnet” to run for office, and in 1996 was elected by Hopkins County voters to the position of Commissioner Precinct...
Hopkins County Sheriff Butch Adams Will Retire
After 20 years as Hopkins County Sheriff, Butch Adams will retire on December 31, 2016. The years since 1996 have brought many positive changes to county law enforcement in Hopkins County. Today, more than five dozen persons are employed in the Sheriff’s Department, working in a new state-of-the-art law enforcement facility. Butch actually began his law enforcement career almost 20 years earlier with the Sulphur Springs Police...
Trading Post Wednesday December 21, 2016
FOR SALE: TWO RECLINERS IN SAGE GREEN COLOR, BOTH IN GOOD CONDITION. $40 EACH OR BOTH FOR $75. PHONE 903-885-9889 OR 903-243-1914. FOR SALE: PECANS, ALREADY SHELLED IN 4-CUP QUART SIZE BAGS. PHONE 903-243-1700. DOGS FOR SALE: CKC ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL FEMALE PUPPIES, 7 WEEKS OLD….ONE FEMALE BLUE MERLE/COCKER SPANIEL PUPPY 8 WEEKS OLD…CHI-WEENIE PUPPIES READY CHRISTMAS EVE…ALL HAVE SHOTS AND WORMING. PHONE...
Local closing announcements for December 23-27, 2016
POSTAL CARRIERS WILL MAKE DELIVERIES ON SATURDAY CHRISTMAS EVE, BUT THERE WILL BE NO WINDOW SERVICE ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 24 AT THE SULPHUR SPRINGS POST OFFICE. POSTAL SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE CLOSED ON MONDAY DECEMBER 26. ALL POSTAL SERVICES WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 27. CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY DECEMBER 23 AND MONDAY DECEMBER 26. HOPKINS COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY DECEMBER...
Volunteers Needed for Tax-Aide 2017
Cheryl Spears started out as a volunteer with the Tax-Aide program 27 years ago. Today, hers is a familiar face at tax time as District Coordinator and Instructor for Volunteers. The program serving Sulphur Springs is in need of volunteer tax preparers for the 2017 tax season. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, you will be required to attend five days of schooling in Sulphur Springs and pass a test. You will also need to...
Trading Post for Tuesday December 20, 2016
FOR SALE; SHETLAND PONY. TAN AND WHITE PAINT MARE, 10 YEARS OLD, GENTLE AND READY FOR CHRISTMAS! SEE HER IN SULPHUR SPRINGS. HER SADDLE IS ALSO AVAILABLE, AND OTHER FULL-SIZE HORSE TACK. PHONE 903-423-5827.
