TxDOT Urges Football Fans to Plan Ahead for a Sober Ride
Jan. 31, 2020 AUSTIN – While you are making big plans for the upcoming Super Bowl weekend, the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding football fans to “Plan While You Can” for a sober ride before enjoying game day watch parties and other activities that may include alcohol. “Super Bowl weekend is an especially dangerous time for drunk driving crashes,” said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. “With so many choices available,...
Paris Junior College: Sulphur Springs Testing Center Dual Credit Students
Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Testing Center Clerk Kathy Martin, right, visits with North Hopkins High School dual credit students before they begin taking their TSI tests. The students, from left, are Ivy Fite, Ema Stevens, Nayra Torres, Molly Wiser and Selene Leon.
Nelda Pace
Funeral service for Nelda Pace, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 04, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Monday from 6 to 8 P.M at Murray-Orwoksy Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Pace passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 at Carriage Home in Sulphur Springs. Nelda Pace Nelda Pace was born on January 29, 1940 in Winnsboro,...
Oklahoma Man In Hopkins County Jail On Warrants
January 31, 2020 – A 45-year-old Muskogee, Oklahoma man was reportedly taken into custody in Hopkins County jail Thursday on two outstanding warrants from his hometown, according to sheriff’s reports. Christopher Cody Space Christopher Cody Space remained in Hopkins County jail Friday morning, Jan. 31, on the Muskogee, Oklahoma warrants for failure to appear on a felony child sexual abuse charge and on a misdemeanor...
Yantis Woman Jailed On Controlled Substance, Dangerous Drug Charges
January 31, 2020 – A 33-year-old Yantis woman’s nervousness and argumentative interaction with an officer during a late night traffic stop on State Highway 154 south reportedly resulted in a search of her vehicle and location of contraband. Samanthe Lyn Taylor Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Drew Fisher, in arrest reports, claimed he asked Samanthe Lyn Taylor permission to search the 1998 Cadillac DeVille when she...
Hopkins County's Heritage Park Hosts 2020 Events by the HC Historical Society
Although the landscape still looks like Winter, plans are afoot for an exciting Spring at Hopkins County Historical Park in Sulphur Springs. Utilizing the few dry days during January, Historical Society volunteers have worked to keep up with the routine mowing, trimming and cleaning of the grounds. “And we are in process of putting a new porch on the Smith-Gregg House”, stated Rick Wilson. “That’s been needed...
Jim Wilson
Funeral service for Jim Wilson, age 74, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 1, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jay Porterfield officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with Lance Looney, Key Walker, Reese Walker, Austin Wilson, and Colton Wilson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Don Nelms, Dick Towers, Tom Kirkpatrick, Robert Cook, Larry Looney, Buddy...
Body of Missing Sulphur Springs Man Found
On 01/30/2020, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a deceased person located in the Como area by a landowner. At this time Sheriff Lewis Tatum can confirm that the decedent is Roland Vallejo, 34 Year old white male based on physical characteristics and tattoos. Family has been notified and Vallejo was taken to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine cause of death, although the investigation is ongoing...
Deadline To Register To Vote In The March Primary Nears
The 2020 Party Primary Election is just around the corner, and early voting starts in just over 2 weeks. In order to vote, you must be registered with your county’s voter registrar. Those who haven’t yet registered a change of address have only a few days left. The deadline to register to vote in the March 3 Party Primary is Monday, Feb. 3. No time to run by the county office during regular business hours to register that...
