Juanita Patterson
Apr14

Juanita Patterson

A private graveside service for Juanita Patterson, age 99, of Sulphur Springs, will be held and directed by Chaplain Charles Kimble at Ridgeway Cemetery. Mrs. Patterson passed away Friday April 10, 2020 atMother Frances Hospital of Sulphur Springs, TX. Juanita was born on August 3, 1920 in Childress, TX to Samuel H. and Mae Richesin. She married Bertram “Pat” Spivy Patterson in Rockwall, TX on July 12, 1941. Juanita was a loving...

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Benny Matthews
Apr14

Benny Matthews

Graveside funeral Services for Benny Matthews will be Friday, April 17, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Weaver Cemetery in Saltillo, Texas. Visitation, come and go, will be at Sam B. Harvey Funeral Home on Thursday, April 16, at 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Benny Matthews, age 68, of Saltillo, Texas passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2020. He was born on October 11, 1951, in Sulphur Springs, Texas to William Matthews and Addie Hokes Matthews. Benny was...

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Dr. Matthew M. Johnson,  CHRISTUS Interventional Pain Management Therapy
Apr14

Dr. Matthew M. Johnson, CHRISTUS Interventional Pain Management Therapy

Dr. Matthew M. Johnson At CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Pain Management, Dr. Matthew Johnson is seeing patients with neck, back and joint pain and other types of pain. “From head to toe, including headaches, neck pain, middle back and lower back pain, diabetic nerve pain, sciatica, compression fractures, even patients with failed neck and back surgery syndromes, we treat these complaints and more. Therapies have been developed that...

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Four Murder Suspects Have Bond Set At $2 Million Each
Apr14

Four Murder Suspects Have Bond Set At $2 Million Each

Capital Murder charges are pending for four suspects believed to be involved in the murder of a Hispanic male over Easter weekend. Bond has been set at $2 million for each of the suspects. A Sulphur Springs woman and three men remain in custody at Hopkins County jail on a capital murder charge, allegedly stemming from a dispute involving rent and payment, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum. The victim was allegedly beaten...

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Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On 2 Warrants
Apr14

Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On 2 Warrants

A 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Saturday night at Sulphur Springs Lake on two warrants. James Brandon Cockrell Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Justin Wilkerson and Chris Baumann went to Sulphur Springs Lake. They contacted James Brandon Cockrell, who was in a Ford F150 pickup at the north boat ramp around 10 p.m. April 11, deputies alleged in arrest reports. Deputies requested communications operators conduct a...

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CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Hosting Blood Drive April 15
Apr13

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Hosting Blood Drive April 15

Sulphur Springs, Texas, April 14, 2020 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. A special THANK YOU to all who have dropped off supplies, treats, meals, drinks, donated PPE and other equipment, make financial donations, etc. for our hospital and our associates. We are forever grateful! We are extremely proud of our associates on the frontline serving...

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I-30 Traffic Stop Nets THC Edibles And Marijuana, Controlled Substance Arrest
Apr13

I-30 Traffic Stop Nets THC Edibles And Marijuana, Controlled Substance Arrest

An Interstate 30 traffic stop Saturday resulted in location of THC edibles and marijuana and an Arkansas man’s arrest for controlled substance possession, according to arrest reports. Cumby Police Department patch Cumby Police Officer Jonathan Painter reported seeing a gray vehicle pass traveling at a high rate of speed as it passed his station patrol vehicle on Interstate 30 east near mile marker 112. Painter’s police...

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Jackie Webb
Apr13

Jackie Webb

A memorial service for Jackie Webb, age 63, of Birthright will be held at a later date. Jackie passed away Friday, April 10, 2020 at his residence. Jackie Webb was born November 17, 1956 in Sulphur Springs, TX to Jack Allen Webb, Sr. and Ruth Smith Webb. He was a small engine mechanic for Outdoor Power Products and of the Baptist faith. Jackie is survived by his children, Amanda Coppedge and husband, Kris, of Como, Randy Lynn Webb of...

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Darlene Warren
Apr13

Darlene Warren

Private Family Funeral Service for Darlene Warren will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Internment will follow in Pilgrim Rest # 1 Cemetery of Emory. No visitation is scheduled due to the current regulations from the Covid-19 Virus. No more than 10 people can be gathered together and must be 6 feet apart. Immediate family only please. Darlene Warren, of Wylie,...

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Walmart Theft Suspect Allegedly Caught After Jumping Fence At Restaurant
Apr13

Walmart Theft Suspect Allegedly Caught After Jumping Fence At Restaurant

A Walmart theft suspect allegedly ran through a a neighborhood and jumped several fences before police caught him in a Shannon Road restaurant parking lot Sunday evening, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs police were dispatched to Drexel Drive at San Jacinto Street, where a man allegedly involved in a theft at Walmart had reached after fleeing the store just before 4:30 p.m. April 12. A witness was allegedly driving behind...

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