Jordan Holland Works on a TIG Welding Project at Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center
Jordan Holland of Birthright, a welding student at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, works on a TIG welding project under the close observance of Welding Instructor John Plemons. Call 903-885-1232 for information about classes at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Welding Center. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs weld Holland
Sandra Kay Scherer
Graveside services for Sandra Kay Scherer, age 58, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 11, 2020 at Reilly Springs Cemetery. Sandra passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in Sulphur Springs. She was born on September 28, 1962 in Hugo, OK, the daughter of Dempsey and Jimmie Langley Simpson. She married Richard Scherer on September 30, 1987 in Reno, NV. Together they owned and operated Red Barn Café....
December 2020 Hopkins County Grand Jury Indictments
The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the December 2020 session signed 54 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecutions. Approximately 75 percent of the cases were for controlled substance offenses, and the other 25 percent included stolen vehicle, evading arrest, theft, aggravated robbery, abandoning or endangering a child, money laundering and indecency with a child offenses. Fourth-seven people are named in the...
Texas Education Agency: No A-F Ratings, But STAAR Still On For 2020-21 School Year
STAAR Testing Will Proceed To Gauge What Students Have Learned, Impact Of Pandemic On Education Texas Education Agency announced Dec. 10 that A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing disruptions associated with COVID-19. Students will still have to take the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams, however. According to TEA, 2020-21 STAAR testing will “provide critically...
Tira Community Center Closed Due To COVID-19
North Hopkins FFA Help Spruce Up Community Center Flower Beds By Jan Vaughn, Tira News correspondent The Tira City Council meeting, which was scheduled for Sunday, December 6, 2020, was cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions. At this time, the Community Center is not open for gatherings until further notice. Members of the North Hopkins FFA cleaned out the flower beds in front of the Tira Community Center. We want to express our...
Robert Morris
A memorial Service for Robert Morris, age 91, of Emory, Texas will be held at a later date. Mr. Morris passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Robert was born on January 4, 1929 in Rives, Tennessee to Charles Raith Morris and Martha Campbell Morris. He married Barbara Cash in Searcy, Arkansas on September 10, 1950. She preceded him in death in 1999. After he...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Stalking
Police arrested a 62-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of stalking. Wednesday afternoon was the second time in less than a week and fifth time this year Rocky Allen Wilson has been booked into Hopkins County jail on warrants for or related to two harassment charges. Wilson is registered on the Texas State Public Sex Offender Website. Rocky Allen Wilson (HCOS jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe...
Jim Fiedler
Jim Fiedler, age 78, of Paris, TX passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Medical City Hospital in Denton, TX. Mr. Fiedler was born September 27, 1942 in Fulda, MN to John and Martha (Schmidt) Fiedler. He married Lois Patricia Webb in Paris, TX on July 5, 1986. He was a truck driver for most of his life, but most recently, Jim was a groundskeeper for the Paris Golf and Country Club. He is survived by his sons, Curtis Fiedler and...
Houston Man Caught With 1 Kilogram Of Cocaine
A 32-year-old Houston man was caught with 1 kilogram of cocaine, police alleged Wednesday night. A 44-year-old Sulphur Springs man was also arrested Wednesday night on an unrelated controlled substance charge. I-30 Traffic Stop Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams stopped a Dodge Charger at 8:32 p.m. December 9, 2020 on Interstate 30 at mile marker 130 for a traffic violation. The driver was found to be in possession of 2.2...
Dec. 9 COVID-19 Update: 3 Fatalities, 13 New Cases, 32 Recoveries
The Dec. 9 COVID-19 case counts offered good and bad news for Hopkins County: while 32 residents recovered and one less patients was in the COVID unit at the local hospital, 13 additional residents received positive COVID-19 results and Texas Department of State Health Services received confirmation of three additional COVID-19 deaths for Hopkins County. Dec. 9 COVID-19 Case Counts The 32 recoveries reported on Dec. 9 helped offset...
