Jimmie Hillis Bass
Jimmie Hillis Bass passed away Saturday May 9, 2020 in Sulphur Springs. She was born and raised in Strawn, Texas to the late James Allen and Audrey Lee Allen. Hillis was an active lady and was involved in her community. She was a member of the Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild, Shawls of Love, Republican Women, Retired Senior Volunteer Program and Brightstar Garden Club. Hillis was the 2020 recipient of Hopkins County...
Sulphur Springs ISD Tax Office To Reopen Monday
The Sulphur Springs ISD Tax Office will be open to the public beginning Monday, June 1, 2020. SSISD Tax Office hours for the summer are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Taxpayers will need to enter through door #2 at the southwest corner of the front of the SSISD Administration Building, 631 Connally St. Sulphur Springs ISD logo
HCSO: Van Man Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
A41-year-old Van man was arrested on a controlled substance charge, after methamphetamine was found in his possession during a FM 71 traffic stop, according to arrest reports. Michael Thomas Ringgold Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Lavender reported the man first caught his attention when he failed to stop the GMC Sierra he was driving at the FM 71/State Highway 154 intersection May 27. So, Lavender initiated a...
19 SSISD Personnel Changes Approved By School Board
During a special noon meeting Thursday, 19 SSISD personnel changes were approved by the school board. Overall, the Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved one retirement, four resignations, 12 new personnel and two inter-district job swaps. These changes will impact 8 different district campuses. Five of the personnel decisions will impact the faculty at Barbara Bush Primary. Kristin McKinney has...
Karen Dale “K.D.” Hathcox
Graveside Service for K.D. Hathcox will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Restlawn Memorial Park with Pastor Jeff Gravens officiating, and Sean Murray, Stewart Murray, Scott Murray, Spencer Murray, Justin Hathcox, Keith Hilsabeck, Donnie Daniel and Warren Brewer serving as Pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers are The Class of 1961 of Sulphur Springs. Visitation will take place after the funeral at the Hathcox Farms. Karen...
Three Sentenced In District Court This Week
May 28, 2020 – Three people, Timmy Dean Scott, Veronica Diane Swinney and Jeffery Marcus Sackett, were sentenced in 8th Judicial District Court hearings May 26-27, 2020. Veronica Diane Swinney AKA Veronica Duvall and Veronica Diane Swinney-Duvall (HCSO jail photo) Veronica Diane Swinney, who is also known by Veronica Duvall and Veronica Diane Swinney-Duvall, pled guilty May 27 to fraudulent use or possession of 50 or more items...
2 Arkansas Men Arrested On I-30 In Hopkins County
Two Arkansas men were arrested on warrants following a traffic stop on Interstate 30, according to sheriff’s and arrest reports. Richard Lynn Hicks (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Thomas Patterson reported stopping a Honda for not having a license plate light while traveling west on Interstate 30 near mile marker 127. During the course of the stop, Patterson reported a semi-automatic pistol was...
Joe E Kenney
Graveside service for Joe E Kenney, age 91, of Wills Point, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on, Thursday, May 28, 2020 at Arbala Cemetery with sons and grandsons serving as pallbearers. Come and go visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel during business hours. Mr. Kenney passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 at his residence in Wills Point, TX. Joe E Kenney was born June 30, 1928 in Wapanucka, OK...
Hopkins County Cleanup Days Are May 29 & 30
The annual Hopkins County Cleanup Days be held this weekend. Rain or shine, the clean up will be offered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 29, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 30, at the four Hopkins County precinct barns. The clean up days were originally planned for April, but due to start of the COVID-19 pandemic The Hopkins County Commissioners Court in late March opted to postpone the date. On May 11, as the state plan to...
Rockwall Man Jailed On Hopkins County Warrant
A 49-year-old Rockwall man was jailed on a Hopkins County warrant Tuesday, according to arrest reports. Brent Glen Self (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Shea Shaw located Brent Glen Self at a County Road 3502 address. Shaw took Self into custody at 3:35 p.m. May 25 on outstanding engaging in organized criminal activity charge. Self also was wanted on a Lindale theft warrant, according to jail reports. Brent Glen...
