2020 SSHS Graduation Plans Announced
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Friday announce plan for the 2020 Sulphur Springs High School Graduation. In order to observe COVID-19 guidelines in place, the 2020 SSHS Graduation will be a different kind of commencement exercise, with individual celebrations combined to create one big overall video instead of a large community event held in the stadium or Civic Center arena, according to the news release issued around 11...
2020 Bright Star Scholars Announced
The 2020 Bright Star Scholars recipients were announced this week for 11 Hopkins County seniors. Five recipients were selected from rural Hopkins County schools and six from Sulphur Springs ISD. North Hopkins senior Eastan Lewis, Saltillo senior Jocelyn Ochoa, Sulphur Bluff senior Ryan Vance, and Como-Pickton seniors Diana Gallegos and Mya Lewis were selected from among applicants from county schools for a Bright Star Scholarship. The...
Richard Powellson Beach
Richard Powellson Beach, age 69, of Sulphur Springs passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020 at his residence. Richard was born on November 18, 1950 in Cranford, New Jersey, the son of Albert and Dorothy Weller Beach. He married Sandra Higgins on July 11, 1977 in Boulder, Colorado. She survives. Richard worked for Ocean Spray as a production planner for 28 years. In addition to his wife Sandra, he is survived by 3 brothers, Steve Beach...
ZBA Grants Special Use Permits For Main Street Boutique, Cargo Container
Two special use permits approved this week will allow a new boutique to offer cosmetic tattooing on Main Street and allow a cargo container to remain at 1400 College St. Both permits were presented April 20 to the Sulphur Springs Planning and Zoning Commission, which then recommended both to the Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals. The ZBA approved both at the April 21 meeting. Both meetings were conducted via Zoom conferencing...
Geraldine Horn Harper
A private Graveside Service for Geraldine Horn Harper will be held at the Independence/Sandfield Cemetery in Como, TX with Pastor Fergus Jacobs officiating. Mrs. Harper passed away on April 18, 2020 at Denton Regional Medical Center in Denton, TX. Geraldine Horn Harper was born on September 5, 1923 to Sylvester Horn and Kathrine Ryan Horn in Greenville, TX. She attended elementary school at Sand Field community school and high school...
Texans Can Use SNAP For Online Grocery Purchases At Partnering Retailers Soon
AUSTIN –Texas Health and Human Services recently received federal approval to allow Texans to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for online grocery purchases during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pilot program is expected to start by May 18 statewide. “By allowing SNAP recipients to purchase groceries online throughout the COVID-19 response, we are removing barriers to healthy and nutritious food for many families...
2 Men Jailed On Felony Warrants
Two men were jailed on felony warrants, according to sheriff’s reports. Charles Damon Williams (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward and Deputy Justin Wilkerson reported taking Charles Damon Williams into custody at the Hopkins-Delta County line at 11:55 p.m. April 22. The 41-year-old Cooper man was transported to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked around 12:20 a.m. April 23 on a...
Ruby Louise Murphey Dickey
Ruby Louise Murphey Dickey went to be with the Lord on April 22, 2020.Louise, as she was known to family and friends, was born on August 25, 1925, in Rochester, Texas to Doctor Franklin Murphey and Alta Faye Tibbs Murphey. She and Maxie Kenneth Dickey were married on January 28, 1946, by Brother Jake Norris, who also baptized them both at Smyrna Baptist Church. She had lived in Winnsboro since she and her husband returned upon...
Man Allegedly Ran From Officers Wednesday Night
A Sulphur Springs man allegedly ran from officers who contacted him about a parking violation, resulting in his arrest on a felony charge, according to arrest reports. Jaquarius Oqeyth Johnson (HCSO jail photo) Special Crimes Unit Sgt. Joe Scott and Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown reportedly contacted the 26-year-old man at 10:51 p.m. April 22 after observing the man sitting in the driver’s seat of a Nissan Altima...
Man Caught Knocking On Window Arrested On Trespassing Charge
A 19-year-old Sulphur Springs man caught knocking on a window, possibly in an attempt to break into the building, was arrested early Wednesday morning on a criminal trespassing charge, police alleged in arrest reports. When Sulphur Springs Police officers arrived on North Davis Street, they reported seeing the man, who fit the suspect description inside of a fenced in back yard, where he was standing near the back of the residence,...
