Obituary – Gloria Jean (Nash) Franklin
Gloria Jean (Nash) Franklin Gloria Jean (Nash) Franklin passed away on Friday morning, December 10, 2021, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Gloria was born in Sulphur Springs on August 15, 1940, the daughter of Leoza and Catherine (Askew) Nash. She graduated from Douglass High School. On April 18, 1959, Gloria married JD Franklin in Sulphur Springs, where they began their life together. She worked at HD Lee Corporation for over 20 years,...
Como-Pickton CISD Board Of Trustees Dec. 13, 2021 Agenda
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Sulphur Springs ISD Board Agenda Includes Appointment Of New Principal, Financial Reports
As has become standard practice, the regular December Sulphur Springs ISD December Board of Trustees meeting will be held at noon instead of the regular 6 p.m. meeting time. Financial reports and hiring of an administrator are the top items on the Dec. 13, 2021 agenda. SSISD logo SSISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw is scheduled to conduct a required public hearing for the district’s 2020-21 Financial Accountability Rating....
Meal A Day Menu – Dec. 13-17, 2021
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Dec. 13-17, 2021, includes: Monday – Beef Spaghetti, English Peas and Garlic Sticks.Tuesday – Oven Omelet, Bacon, Blue Berry Cake and Mandarin Oranges.Wednesday – Chicken Enchilada Casserole, Refried Beans and Tortilla ChipsThursday –...
Ten People Jailed In Hopkins County Over The Last Week On Felony Warrants
Ten people were jailed in Hopkins County over the last week, Dec. 5-10 on felony warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. County Road 2408 Arrest Charles Cliffton Newman III Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Baumann was made aware of a warrant for Charles Cliffton Newman III’s arrest. Baumann and Investigator Michael Russell and other deputies went to the man’s County Road 2408 residence at 3:15...
Community Players Announce Grand Reopening Of Main Street Theatre, Other 2022 Events
Audition Call For Barbecuing Hamlet Set Dec. 13, 15 and 16, 2021 Jeannie Perkins this week officially announced plans for the grand reopening of Main Street Theatre in January 2022, followed the next weekend by the first live stage production since February of 2020. And, for those interested, an audition call is scheduled next week for the planned March production. The brick façade is finished. Most of the electrical had been...
Section Of I-30 West Of Franklin-Hopkins County Line Shut Down Due To Truck Fire
A section of Interstate 30 west was shut down for a short while Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, due to a truck fire. Motorists traveling west from Franklin into Hopkins County were warned to be prepared for traffic delays or find an alternate route travel. Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze spreading in a truck and trailer reportedly hauling fertilizer. Hopkins County, Pickton-Pine Forest, Saltillo, Brinker and Mount Vernon...
Hopkins County Records – Dec. 11, 2021
Land Deed Transactions Record books at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Revolve Capital Group LLC to Manuel Romero and Shanna Romero; tract in the F. Carroll surveyNancy Ashcraft to Matt Petty and Sharon PettyCity Cemetery Society Sulphur Springs to Julie MorganJoseph Louis Saucier to Nancy AshcraftNorma Jean Wilkinson to Roxanne Raber; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyHall Oil Co. Inc. which is also known as Hall Oil Company...
Two Pickton Men Jailed On Felony Assault Charges Following CR 2382 Disturbance
Two Pickton men were jailed on felony assault charges following a CR 2382 disturbance early Friday morning, according to sheriff’s reports. Paige Spencer Whitworth Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Isaac Foley, Justin Wilkerson, Bobby Osornio and Zach Steward, and Sgt. Scott Davis responded at 2:03 a.m. to the County Road 2382 disturbance, in which a female claimed her uncle was in the residence threatening her....
Marijuana Found In Wanted Man’s Lap, Suspected Stolen Items Located During Traffic Stop
Marijuana was found in a wanted man’s lap and suspected stolen items were located in his car during a traffic stop Thursday afternoon, according to sheriff’s reports. Brian Alan Hays (HCSO jail photo) Emergency dispatchers were contacted about a suspicious vehicle, a maroon Nissan Sentra, seen leaving the area of a recent burglary in which firearms were stolen around 3:40 p.m. Dec. 9. The caller then followed the car and...
