Lela Carolyn Pritchett
March 30, 1948 — February 8, 2026 Sulphur Bluff Funeral service for Lela Carolyn Pritchett, age 77 of Sulphur Bluff, Texas will be held at 11:00A.M. on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Pritchett passed away on February 8, 2026 at Greenhill Villa of Mount Pleasant.
Snowflake Campaign will Warm Surgical Patients
February 9, 2026 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The annual Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s SnowflakeCampaign has officially come to an end for the year. The Foundation is proud to announce that the fundraising campaign resulted in a brand-new blanket warmer being donated to the Spreading Our Wings Campaign which is raising money for the surgical wing expansion at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. With the...
Attorney General Paxton Sues Kratom Retailers for Deceptively Marketing and Selling Products Containing Nearly Fifty Times the Legal Limit of Potentially Deadly Substance
February 9, 2026 – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against kratom retailers operating under the name Smokey’s Paradise—with locations in Midlothian, TX—for deceptively marketing and selling kratom products containing up to 96% 7-hydroxymitragynine (“7-OH”). That is nearly fifty times the legal limit allowed under Texas law. This lawsuit is a part of a sweeping initiative by Attorney General Paxton to crack down on...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, February 8, 2026
Hey friends! Just a quick note to you all today! If your hope, security, or joy comes from either people or circumstances (ex: husband, job, friends, nice car, etc) then I can guarantee that you WILL be let down. Yes friends we all take a gut punch from time to time and sometimes it takes a minute to regain our footing. BUT if your hope, security, and joy are found in the Lord, you WILL NOT be let down! Jobs come and go. Friends...
Betty Bruce
April 3, 1933 — February 5, 2026 Sulphur Springs Betty Lou Bruce, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away at her residence on Thursday, February 5, 2026. A memorial service will be held at a later date. With our condolences.
James Hulen
November 1, 1943 — February 6, 2026 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for James Hulen, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at First Baptist Church in the Spence Chapel with Dr. Jeff Gravens officiating. Interment will be at Highland Cemetery in Deport, Texas. Visitation will be held thirty minutes prior to the service. Mr. Hulen passed away at AVIR in Grand Saline, Texas, on...
Jean Darr
July 22, 1940 — February 5, 2026 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Jean Darr, age 85 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at First Baptist Church in the Spence Chapel with Dr. Jeff Gravens and Andy Smith officiating. Interment will follow at New Pickton Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, February 9, 2026 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Darr passed...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Wind Turbine Recycling Company for Destroying Beautiful Texas Land by Illegally Disposing Turbine Blades
February 6, 2026 – Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Global Fiberglass Solutions, Inc. (“Global”) and other affiliated entities for illegally dumping thousands of wind turbine blades and materials at two disposal sites in Sweetwater, Texas. Global was purportedly hired by numerous companies to break down, transport, and recycle turbine blades. The company failed to properly dispose of the waste and instead created a stockpile of...
Donna Thompson
May 22, 1957 — February 5, 2026 Ridgeway Funeral service for Donna Thompson, age 68 of Ridgeway, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, February 9, 2026 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. David Burns officiating. Interment will follow at Peerless Cemetery with Roger Thompson II, Roger Thompson III, Austin Thompson, Elijah Thompson, Ethan Thompson, and Ranger Thompson serving as pallbearers. Ryder Thompson and Wyatt Thompson...
Multi-Agency Investigation Cracks Regional Vehicle Theft Ring; Five Suspects Apprehended
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX — February 4, 2026 — A coordinated investigation between the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office and the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force has led to the arrest of five individuals linked to a string of vehicle thefts and commercial burglaries spanning several North Texas cities. The investigation began on February 2, 2026, following a surge in vehicle thefts in Sulphur Springs and Greenville. Deputies and...
