Lou Ann Sanders (Walker)
January 18, 1939 — December 13, 2025 Sulphur Springs Visitation for Lou Ann Sanders (Walker), age 86 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Sanders passed away on December 13, 2025 at Wesley Oaks. With our condolences.
Ronnie Hoops
November 14, 1949 — December 13, 2025 Cumby Funeral service for Ronnie Hoops, age 76 of Cumby, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. David Burns officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. A private graveside will be held at a later time. Mr. Hoops passed away on December 13, 2025. Ronnie Hoops
Maribel Olmedo Garcia de Ugalde
April 4, 1972 ~ December 15, 2025 (age 53) Visitation for Maribel Olmedo Garcia will be from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2025 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Maribel passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Full obituary forthcoming. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com With our...
Danny Charles Sprueill
December 27, 1957 ~ December 12, 2025 (age 67) Danny Charles Sprueill, age 67, passed away on December 12, 2025 in Winnsboro, Texas. Full obituary forthcoming. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home www.westoaksfuneralhome.com Danny Charles Sprueill
Richard Michael Emerson
Richard “Mike” Emerson age, 77 of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025. He was born in Sulphur Springs on June 5, 1948, the son of JM and Dian Caldwell Emerson. He married Cherise Liggett on August 9, 1969, in Quitman, Texas and she survives. Mike was the former co-owner of Tapp Funeral Home and Furniture Store, a Funeral Director at Tapp and West Oaks Funeral Homes and the great grandson of HW Tapp who founded...
The Power of the Health Care Foundation’s Snowflakes
December 15, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation has learned how something as small and fragile as a snowflake can be harnessed to make a mighty impact on HopkinsCounty healthcare. The annual Snowflake Campaign has been accomplishing this feat of engineering for over twenty-five years. It was the original fundraising campaign for the Foundation, and through the years has made lasting...
Wildlife Health Alert: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Multiple Areas Throughout Texas
Dec. 15, 2025 – AUSTIN —Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges caution as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is circulating among wild birds across the state as waterbirds and waterfowl migrate and congregate on their wintering grounds. Detected in all 50 states across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, HPAI is a highly contagious zoonotic virus that transmits easily among wild and domestic birds. It can spread directly...
Homeschool Mom Sues Sam Houston State Over Dual-Credit Access for Son
December 15, 2025 – A Huntsville-area mother has filed a lawsuit against Sam Houston State University, alleging the school is unlawfully restricting homeschool students’ access to dual-credit courses despite a recent change in state law intended to guarantee equal treatment. Autumn Selman claims the university is refusing to comply with the new statute by limiting the dual-credit options available to her homeschooled son....
Martha Sprague
June 24, 1933 — December 11, 2025 Sulphur Springs Family gathering with visitation for Martha Sprague, age 92, will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at League Street Church of Christ. Interment will be held at a later date at Sanger Cemetery. Mrs. Sprague passed away at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Martha Sprague was born on June 24, 1933, to Merriell...
First Case of Avian Flu This Year Found in Shelby County Poultry Flock
December 14, 2025 – SHELBY COUNTY, Texas — State and federal animal health officials have confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Shelby County, marking the first detection of the virus in Texas this year. Shelby County is about 150 miles southeast of Hopkins County. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture say the virus was identified...
