Veda Jo Underwood Sellers
Veda Jo Underwood Sellers passed away from Covid pneumonia on October 12, 2020 at Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas at the age of ninety-four. She was born August 28, 1926. Her youth was spent in Denton, her adult life centered in Sulphur Springs, and her most senior fourteen years resided in Waco. Veda was preceded in death by her parents, Pickney Thomas and Jimmie Beatrice Strong Underwood, her husband of sixty-five years, Henry...
Mary Branch
A Memorial service for Mary Branch, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at a later date. Mary passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Sunny Springs Nursing Home. Mary Branch was born February 19, 1942 in Sulphur Springs, TX to Harleen Russel Beatles and Alma Irene Archer. She worked as a Home Health Provider and a member of the Richland Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Michael David Branch; sons, Jerry Wayne Clift...
Mary Alice Fleenor
Funeral service for Mary Alice Fleenor, age 86, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at First Baptist Church- Spence Chapel, Sulphur Springs with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment to follow at Brigham Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to theservice. Mrs. Fleenor passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Broadmoor Medical Lodge, Rockwall, TX. Mary Alice was born on January 21,...
16 New Sulphur Springs ISD COVID-19 Cases Reported Over The Last Week
Over the last week, 16 new Sulphur Springs ISD COVID-19 cases were reported. All except 3 of the lab-confirmed novel coronavirus 2019 cases are students and staff of Sulphur Springs High School. Sulphur Springs High School sign SSISD Administrators on Oct. 15 notified students, employees an family members at SSHS that 4 additional students and 1 additional staff member who were on the high school campus within the last week had...
Drug Take Back Event Planned Oct. 24
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, will be hosting a Drug Take Back event next Saturday. People are invited to bring their leftover unused prescription or over-the-counter medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24, to Atwood’s parking lot, located at 817 Gilmer St. in Sulphur Springs, for proper disposal. The Drug Take Back Event is for...
Oct. 14-15 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 12 New Cases, 1 Additional Death
THHS Reported Significant Changes In COVID-19 Cases, Deaths At Sulphur Springs Nursing Homes COVID-19 case counts continue to rise Wednesday and Thursday, according to local and state reports. Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials reported 8 new cases and the Local Health Authority reported a 4 percent increase in cumulative COVID-19 cases among adults age 61 over the last 2 weeks on Oct. 14. Three additional...
Ruby Earl McKinnon
Ruby Earl McKinnon, a longtime resident of the Sulphur Bluff community passed away at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on October 13, 2020. She was born near Winnsboro, Texas, on December 24, 1918, to Roy and Ethel McKinnon, and moved with her family to the Sulphur Bluff community in 1937. She moved to Dallas in the 1940’s where she worked for an insurance company until returning to Sulphur Bluff in the latter part of...
Canned Meats Needed For Tira Food Pantry
By Jan Vaughn A baby shower was held at the Weir home on Saturday afternoon for Dakota Weir and Sarah Theriault. Destri and Natalie Weir were the hostesses. Dacy was unable to come due to illness. Ladies attending included Joyce Dodd, Dana Waggoner, Regina Taylor, Malorie Padron, Jan Vaughn, Elizabeth Wallace and Yvonne Weir. Dustin, Wesley, and Robert Weir were there, too, along with lots of children who enjoyed running around and...
Cumby Homecoming Week Activities Announced
Cumby ISD is gearing up for Homecoming Week. The 2020 homecoming festivities include recognition of the 2020 Cumby Homecoming Court, the crowning of a Homecoming Queen and King, daily spirit themes and other community activities planned during Cumby Homecoming Week, Oct. 19-23. (Back row, left) Logan Miller, Colten Lindsey, Keagan McCullum, Darren Brewer and Cameron Rodriguez, Andrew Dignam and Lane McCraw; (front row) Dayli Sims,...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report Oct. 7-13, 2020
Wood County Sheriff’s Office provided the following activity report for Oct. 7-13, 2020: Abandoned Vehicle: 5Alarm: 10Animal Complaint: 13Arrest/Warrant: 6Assault: 3Burglary: 7Criminal Mischief: 1Criminal Trespass: 6Disturbances/Disputes: 15Fire-Vehicle: 1Found Property: 3Fraud: 2Harassment: 3Inquest: 2Livestock at Large: 12Lost Property: 1Missing Person: 2Motorist Assist: 2Noise Complaint: 4Reckless Driver: 3Shots Fired: 1Suspicious...
