Michael David “Mike” Watson
Funeral service for Michael David “Mike” Watson, age 67, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 5, 2020 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Lantz and Bro. Jim Moore officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Chris Hensley, Tim Hensley, Jonathan Holt, John Sellers, Mark Rainer, Jody Thornton, Matt McCray, and David McGrady serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers...
64-Year-Old Caught Giving Beer To A Minor In Front Of A Sheriff’s Investigator
A 64-year-old was allegedly caught giving beer to a minor in front of a sheriff’s investigator around lunch time Tuesday, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Wade Sheets was in the parking lot of a College Street gas station at 11:50 a.m. September 2, when the 64-year-old walked out of the store with 4 cans of Steel Reserve. The investigator reported witnessing a minor in the vehicle...
Elizabeth McKinney
Graveside service for Elizabeth McKinney, age 90, of Haslett, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, September 4, 2020 at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. McKinney passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at her residence. Elizabeth was born on March 1, 1930 in Delta County to Fitzhugh and Lula Hart. She married JimmieMcKinney and he...
Rural Sulphur Springs Resident Arrested On Felony Warrant
A rural Sulphur Springs resident was arrested on a felony warrant Wednesday, according to jail and arrest reports. Harleah Irene Petrea (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Greer located 22-year-old Harleah Irene Petrea at her residence and took her into custody at 4:36 p.m. Sept. 2. Greer transported her to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked in at 5:14 p.m. on the warrant for violation of probation,...
Mother Accused Of Shaking Her Baby
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Investigators Wade Sheets and Michael Russell arrested a 23-year-old Sulphur Springs woman Sept. 2 on an abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal negligence charge. The mother is accused of shaking her baby. No HCSO jail photo available for Rachael Marie Joslin The sheriff’s investigators reported contacting Rachael Marie Joslin at her residence after receiving information the woman...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested On Sexual Assault Of A Child Charge
A 23-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Sept. 2 on a sexual assault of a child charge, according to police reports. Chasen Lane Beaver (HCSO jail photo) Chasen Lane Beaver was taken into custody at 9:48 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. at Sulphur Springs Police Department, after he “admitted to having sexual intercourse and performing oral sex on” a 16-year-old female on or about July 15, 2020, at a Duckworth Street address,...
Channel 18 Marks 30th Anniversary
Channel 18 has been there for all of the community events, happenings and special occasions. Today, the station marks a milestone of its own — the station’s 30th anniversary of operation. The brainchild of Dwayne and Kelly Bradford Grimes, Channel 18’s official ribbon cutting was Sept. 3, 1990. The station was created with the purpose of keeping Sulphur Springs informed of everything that was going on, everything...
A.D. Cupp
Funeral service for A.D. Cupp, age 90, of Saltillo, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Weaver Baptist Church with Bro. Tom Friday officiating and Bro. Vern Hawkins assisting. Interment will follow at New Pickton Cemetery with Tommy Maly, Jonah Schumpert, Doug Scott, Bobby Boyte, Blake Joslin, Jeff Boyte, Jay Boyte, and Scott Boyte serving as pallbearers and Dennis Campbell, Robert Flewelling, Bobby Joslin and...
School is in Session, But Pandemic Persists
By Ross LaBenske The fall semester is now in full swing across schools in Hopkins and Rains counties. In the midst of a pandemic, how has this affected students and faculties, attempting return to a sense of normalcy? The results for the number of confirmed cases in each district Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs ISD reports six faculty/staff cases, only one of which who was ever in a school building while being exposed. No students...
Genealogical Fall Seminar To Be Offered Virtually and In-Person on September 19
John Sellers will present the seminar Due to popular request, the day-long Genealogical Research Seminar to be presented by John Sellers on Saturday September 19, 2020 now has an added dimension to accommodate everyone interested in attending. The Seminar, a project of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society, has been expanded from an in-person setting to also include a virtual setting. Four topics to hone your researching skills...
