Blaze Destroys FM 1567 Garage, Causes Damage To Residence Kitchen
A blaze damaged a FM 1567 home around lunch time Thursday. No injuries were reported, but the home’s garage was destroyed and the kitchen/living area it was attached to sustained smoke and water damages, according to Hopkins County Fire Marshal Michael Matthews. A residential garage caught on fire Thursday. The blaze reportedly spread across the attic before being stopped in the kitchen/living area of the FM 1567 residence....
Rains HS FFA BBQ and Auction Fundraiser
Plan to attend on April 4, 2020 at Rains High School Cafeteria at 6:00PM.Come join us for the Third Annual FFA Booster Club BBQ and Auction Night at Rains High School. Don’t miss the lively activity of fun and fellowship to help raise money so we can offer more opportunities for students to develop leadership and achievement skills through the FFA. Join in our community silent and live auction and warm up with some great BBQ and a...
Juanita Kay Wood
Funeral services for Juanita Kay Wood, age 60, of Ben Wheeler, TX, formerly of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Hilliard Funeral Home in Van, TX. Graveside services will follow at 1:00 p.m. at Rockdale Cemetery in Sulphur Springs. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday evening at Hilliard Funeral home. Juanita Kay Wood Juanita Kay Brown Wood was born December 3, 1959 in...
Margie Gage
Mrs. Margie Gage, 76, of Wise, VA/Dewitt, MI, passed away Sunday February 16, 2020 from the Burcham Hills Retirement Community in East Lansing after a brief illness. Margie was a Christian of the Old Regular Baptist faith. She was born December 6, 1943 in Shelby Gap, KY to the late Manuel and Elsie Vanover. She was a former employee of General Motors, having lived several years in Lansing, MI. before moving to Wise, VA. Margie was a...
Ballot Order Drawn For Opposed Places For May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Election
The official drawing for order of candidate names in the opposed places on the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Election ballot was conducted Thursday morning, Feb. 20. Names for opposed places will appear on the ballot as follows: Place 1 Jay W. JulianMark BradleyVanessa DiosdadoJustin M. Brown Vanessa DiosdadoJustin M. Brown Place 5 Ricardo ChavarriaGary Spraggins Ricardo ChavarriaGary Spraggins The names of the four unopposed...
Herb Thomas
Funeral service for Herb Thomas, age 85, of Cumby will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, February 24, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Ronald Davis officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Thomas passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Senior Suites Care and Rehab. Herb Thomas Arrangements under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home....
Emory Woman Jailed For Suspected DWI On Substance Other Than Alcohol
A 28-year-old Emory woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated after reportedly crashing her vehicle off FM 275 Wednesday morning. She allegedly admitted to smoking marijuana prior to driving, but denied using any other substances for 11 months, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, and Hopkins County and Miller Grove firefighters were dispatched at 6:45...
SSHS Treated For Bed Bugs
An exterminator treated Sulphur Springs High School Monday for bed bugs, according to Sulphur Springs Independent School District Superintendent Michael Lamb. There have been no findings at any other district campuses. When the potential problem was noted in limited areas at the school, the plant operations director was contacted. Pest and Termite The areas were isolated and Terminix contacted. “Terminix was brought in Monday....
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said Two Doubles Teams and One Singles Player Shined at Tyler Lee Tourney Last Friday
Valentine’s Day last Friday, at a Tyler Lee tennis tournament in Tyler, began with temperatures near the freezing mark but then warmed up and turned into a beautiful day according to Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez. He said two of his doubles teams and a girls’ singles player had good days against a tough field. The Wildcats boys doubles team of Aaron Lucas and Logan Schumacher lost their first match of the day in the...
Lady Cats Golf Team Manages to Get in One Day at Scheduled Two Day Tournament This Week
The Lady Cats Golf Team got a chance to play at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club this week on the course where the regional tournament will be played this year. Lady Cats Coach Whitney Spirener said on Monday (February 17) temperatures were great although she said it was windy. Tuesday was a different story. She said the Lady Cats had played about 14 holes when a storm and lightning wiped out the second round. The tournament was...