Vada Sue Cox Huffman
April 11, 1939 – September 20, 2021 (age 82) Vada Sue Cox Huffman Vada Sue Cox Huffman passed away Monday, September 20, 2021, in Clarksville, Texas. Sue was born April 11,1939, in Detroit, Red River County, Texas to Thomas Love Cox and Vada (Bridges) Cox. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, James H., Mary, Mattie, Tommie, Virginia and Dick. She is survived by her son, Wayne and wife Drue Huffman of Springfield,...
Thirteen Men Arrested On Felony Warrants Over Past Week By Local Authorities
Thirteen men were arrested on felony warrants by local authorities from Sept. 13-21, 2021, according to arrest and jail reports. Jacob Thomas Ramsey Sulphur Springs Police Officers Dustin Green and Sgt. Brandon Mayes spotted Jacob Thomas Ramsey walking at 9:18 a.m. Sept. 19, on the wrong side of Carter Street. They contacted him and conducted a records check. Communications operators advised the 26-year-old Sulphur Springs man had an...
Final Public Hearings For Budget, Tax Rate, Master Fee Schedule To Be Held At 7:30 p.m. City Council Meeting
Sulphur Springs residents will have one final opportunity Tuesday evening to voice any comments or concerns they may have regarding the proposed budget, reduced tax rate, service fees and schedules before the council considers making them officials. Unlike the regular meeting which was packed to include of a playground for Pacific Park and material for the College Street road improvement projec, among others, the Sulphur Springs City...
Judy Mills
Judy Mills Memorial service for Judy Mills, age 64, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. There will be no formal visitation. Ms. Mills passed away on September 21, 2021, at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Judy was born on July 18, 1957, in Baton Rouge, LA, to Simon “S.G.” and Betty Lou (Kelly) Thompson. She worked as a stocker for Walmart. Judy was a member...
Woman Claims She Was Going To Pick Her Children Up From School After 5 p.m. When Arrested For DWI
A 31-year-old Dike woman claimed she was going to pick her children up from school – at 5:30 p.m. – when deputies arrested her for DWI. This was her second DUI arrest in less than a year, according to arrest and jail reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies received more than one complaint in regard to a reckless driver on FM 1537. One complainant told...
Evading Arrest Charge Enhanced To Felony Due To Prior Convictions
A man who tried to run from officers during a traffic stop ended up charged with two felonies, including an evading arrest charge enhanced to a felony due to prior convictions, according to sheriff’s reports. Justin Wayne Andrews Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Josh Davis and Sgt. Tanner Steward reported that not only did Justin Wayne Andrews fail to stop the Concord he was driving at a Van Sickle Street stop sign...
Hopkins County Unemployment Rate Dips During August 2021
Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar Counties Jobless Rates Remain Below State Average The unemployment rate in Hopkins County dipped slightly during August 2021, and Franklin County continued ahead of Hopkins County for the second consecutive month in a row with the lowest unemployment rate in the Northeast Texas/Texarkana Workforce Development Area, according to the Texas Workforce Commission and Texas Labor Market Index data released...
Brian Keith “Rusty” Reed
Brian Keith “Rusty” Reed Funeral services for Brian Keith “Rusty” Reed, age 55, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bobby Joe Keller officiating and Bro. Danny Ballard assisting. Interment will follow at Ridgeway Cemetery with Jackie Reed, Keith Duncan, Brandon Edge, Bradley Edge, Richard Reed, Roger Reed, Mark Reed, and Rodney Keller serving as...
Harrison Announces Intent To Seek Re-Election As County Court At Law Judge in 2022
Hopkins County Court at Law Judge Clay Harrison Monday announced his intention to seek re-election. Harrison was elected in 2018 upon the retirement of Judge Amy Smith. A conservative Republican, Harrison said he plans to once again seek the nomination of his party in the spring 2022 primary. Hopkins County Court at Law Judge Clay Harrison In 2019, Judge Harrison was appointed by the Texas Supreme Court to a joint taskforce on...
Update: 11-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash Friday Identified As Local Youth
The 11-year-old killed in a 2-vehicle crash Friday morning has been identified by Texas Department of Public Safety Funeral services have also been set for the local youth. DPS Sgt. Gregg Williams, with the Texas Highway Patrol Media Communications for the Texarkana/Mount Pleasant region which includes Hopkins County, Saturday reported Angel Olvera was the 11 boy who died at the crash site Friday morning. Precinct 2 Justice of the...
