Obituary – Carol Pipkin
Carol Pipkin A funeral service for Carol Pipkin, age 84, of Como, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. CJ Duffey and Bro Zach Honzell officiating. Interment will follow at Mahoney Cemetery with William Woodson, Dayton Wood, Michael Crocker, Jordan Gable, Colton Gable, Trenton Wood, Braden Bozeman and David Frost serving as pallbearers. Grandsons and great grandsons will be...
Maxwell: Audit Showed Sulphur Springs Had Well Controlled, Healthy Financials In FY 2021
Backhoe Purchase Approved By City Council The City of Sulphur Springs’ annual audit showed the fund balance up and debt going down in 2021, city officials reported this week. A backhoe purchase was also approved by Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday. Sulphur Springs Municipal Building (City Hall) Backhoe Purchase At the regular March 1 meeting, Sulphur Springs City Council was asked to consider approving a purchase of a...
March 23 Chamber Connection – Golf Tourney, Cornhole Tourney, Kids Kingdom Repairs Planned
By Butch Burney There are morning tee times still available for the 33rd Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, coming to Sulphur Springs Country Club on Friday, April 8. The tournament format is a six-person scramble, with the low net team putting their names on the trophy. There morning tee time is 8 a.m. Registration is $750 per team, and that includes three carts, 12 mulligans, six meals, range balls, company banner on hole...
CHRISTUS – Upcoming Activities: Gala, Blood Drive Honoring Israel Lewis, Fitness Court Grand Opening
Sulphur Springs, Texas, March 22, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Helping Ukraine In light of the news of the attacks on Ukraine, we would like to extend an opportunity to aid the community of Kharkov (a city in...
I-30 West Shut Down From 115 Mile Marker To Sulphur Springs Due To 18-Wheeler Crash, Fire
Flames from the trucks that caught fire after colliding Tuesday afternoon near mile marker 115 on Interstate 30 west. (Courtesy Photo) Both lanes of westbound Interstate 30 were shutdown for several hours due to a two-vehicle crash near mile marker 115; the north service road also was shut down just before 2 p.m. and were expected to remain closed 5-6 hours Tuesday. Those traveling along that stretch were warned to take a different...
Easement, Property Purchase, Maintenance Agreement, Audit Approved By Commissioners
Hopkins County Commissioners agreed to continue contracting with Williams Air Conditioning And Heating, an easement at the end of County Road 4746, a property purchase and approved the annual audit during a special session Monday, March 21, 2022. CR 4746 Easement Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Price requested the county agree to a half acre easement at the end of County Road4746. He explained that was the road the court agreed at the...
2 Men, Including One Who Hid In A Utility Closet, Jailed On Felony Assault-Related Warrants
Two men, including a wanted Como man alleged to have hid in a utility closet, were arrested at their homes on felony assault-related warrants over the weekend. James Dustin Kidd (HCSO jail photo) Como Arrest Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Baumann learned James Dustin Kidd, a wanted man, was seen arriving at his residence March 20, 2022, so he proceeded to the location. Baumann contacted Kidd’s girlfriend, who...
20-Mile I-30 Vehicle Pursuit Ends Near Brinker With Spiked Truck Tire, Arrest
A 20-mile I-30 vehicle pursuit through Hopkins County late Saturday night ended near Brinker with the fleeing truck’s tire being spiked, according to arrest reports. HOWARD,RODERICK NEAL JR Cumby Police Officer Justin Talley reported seeing a Chevrolet Silverado with a non-operational head light pass him at 10:54 p.m. March 19, 2022, on eastbound Interstate 30 near mile marker 111 and attempted to stop him for the defective...
State Fair Of Texas Goat And Lamb Validation Tag Orders Due March 28, 2022
By Dr. Mario A. Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Hopkins County Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources, [email protected] Mario Villarino, Hopkins County Extension Agent Officials of major livestock shows in Texas are participating in a program supported by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the Texas Education Agency, Department of Agricultural Education, whereby all 4-H and FFA lambs and goats exhibited...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report For March 14-20, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department each week provides a media report with information about department activity for the last 7 days. WPD activity for the week of March 14-20, 2022 included: Paris Junior College adult education program Arrests Jaime Walker, 24 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on March 14, 2022, on a Franklin County warrant for False Report to a Peace Officer.Shayla Wright, 32 years of age, of Como, was arrested on...
