Bob Evans Foods Offering Free Food For Families On Good Friday
Bob Evans Foods is will be offering free food for families on Good Friday. The company will be bringing two 18-wheeler trucks loaded with egg and potato products to be given away in bundles to the first 2,400 families who arrive, completely free of charge, on April 10. Families will be able to get a bundle of groceries April 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Civic Center Arena. This is a drive-through process; people are not to leave...
COVID-19 Update: CHRISTUS Officials Report Hospital, Clinic Are Open and Safe
Hospital Officials: COVID-19 Test Results Are Coming Back Quicker During a meeting with Hopkins County Emergency Management Team Wednesday, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs officials gave an COVID-19 update which included information on hospital preparedness, COVID-19 testing and wait times, and reporting. Hospital Preparedness CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs “It is a safe place to come and get...
Martha White Penton
A private graveside service for Martha White Penton, age 79, of Henderson, Nevada will be held and directed by Rev. CJ Duffey at Restlawn Memorial Park with Don White, J.C. White, John Coleman, Brandon White, Josh Goodman, Joey Goodman, Richard Abernethy serving as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Penton passed away April 7, 2020 at Wesley Oaks Memory Care in Sulphur Springs, TX. Visitation is 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Thursday April 9,2020....
Rex Acker
Rex Acker, 82, of Sulphur Springs, TX, passed away at his home in Sulphur Springs on Saturday March 28, 2020. There’ll be no formal visitation as a private graveside memorial service will be held at a later date. Rex was born July 9, 1937 in Charleston, TX to Doyle Acker and Dorothy Lile Acker. He was married to Elaine Vance on February 17, 1955 in Hugo, OK. An Avid hunting and sports enthusiast, Rex loved the outdoors and felt most...
Dorothy Jean Wise
Dorothy Jean Wise, age 86, passed away Monday morning, April 6, 2020, at her residence in O’Fallon, MO. Memorial services will be held in Sulphur Springs, TX, at a later date. Dorothy Jean (Hamlet) Sene Wise was born July 1, 1933 in Glendale, TN to Garnett H. Hamlet and Brownie Louise (Moore) Hamlet Fox. During her working years, she was a waitress at various restaurants in Florida and Texas. She married Walter L. Sene on March 3,...
Rose Wright
Family memorial service for Rose Wright, age 68, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at a later date. Rose passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, TX. Rose was born July 13, 1951 in Dallas, TX to Charles James and Billie Dee Godfrey. She worked at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. She is survived by her daughter, Stacey Ward, of Sonora, TX; son, Cody Godfrey, of Sulphur Springs, TX; grandchildren, Nicki...
Duane Garrett
A private graveside service for Duane Garrett, age 84, of Greenville, will be held and directed by Rev. Wayne Darty at Miller Grove Cemetery with Paul Garrett Jr, Colby Garrett, Derrick Petty, Landon Garrett, Heath McGraw, and Zack Collett serving as pallbearers and Preston Garrett and Payton Garrett serving as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Garrett passed away April 6, 2020 at Senior Suites & Rehab in Emory, TX. Duane Garrett was born...
Step Pay Increase Approved For Sulphur Springs Police Department Officers
Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night approved a step pay raise for police officers. All certified officers will be getting a $4,000 increase per step of the officer step plan, which is equivalent to a 7 percent increase on average. New Sulphur Springs Police Department patrol vehicle Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson reported the department lost six officers in the last three years, and currently has two officers who...
Update: Tip Results In Two Arrests And Recovery of Two Stolen Vehicles
A tip to Hopkins County sheriff’s officers Tuesday resulted in two arrests and recovery of two stolen vehicles, according to sheriff’s reports. Dalton Eugene Tucker Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies reported receiving a tip indicating where they might find a lime green tow truck that had been reported April 6 to Greenville Police Department as stolen, according to arrest reports. The stolen wrecker, valued at more...
Chamber Connection- April 9
By Lezley Brown, CEO/President, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Here are a few things I wanted to share with you today… I’m seeing some of the most beautiful and heartwarming things happening in our community. We have such good people doing such good things. Keep it up, my friends… I think we are in for a long haul. But don’t think about the long haul, just think about today. How can I make today awesome for someone? My youngest...
