Hopkins County EMS: Ambulance, Vehicle Collision On Hillcrest Drive Resulted In No Serious Injuries
Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services ambulances An ambulance and another vehicle collided Saturday afternoon on Hillcrest Drive. No one sustained serious injuries as a result of the crash, according to Hopkins County Director of EMS Brent Smith. The mobile intensive care ambulance unit reportedly had a patient on board and was headed to CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs when the crash occurred at the intersection...
Lou Bassham
Funeral services for Lou Wilda Leewright Bassham, age 80, of the Nelta Community, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Newsom and Rev. C.J. Duffy officiating. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery with Cory Tubb, Will Wilson, Jarret Wilson, Markus Bassham, Jordan Bassham, Tel Pitcock, and Cody Nixon serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Don Patterson,...
Holiday Shop-at-Home Gets Boost by Vendors on Dec. 7 "Christmas Market on Main"
Marlene DeYong and Katie Moss Steelman are Main Street business owners. They both own and operate retail clothing shops in downtown Sulphur Springs, and they both employ practical and innovative ways to reach the shopping public, echoing the same message, “shop and spend with your local merchants in your home town!” Both Marlene’s Sass and Class and Simply Spoiled carry a broad inventory of ladies and...
You’ve Got What It Takes: Volunteer with AARP Foundation Tax-Aide
With the help of people like you, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax-filing help to those who need it most. We’re looking for compassionate and friendly individuals to join our team of local volunteers for the upcoming tax season. You’ll receive training and continued support in a welcoming environment. And, as our current volunteers tell us, you’ll not only learn new skills, but also get a great feeling from helping someone...
Veterans Voices Program Reminds of Dec. 7 'National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day'
Tommy Allison, host of KSST’s ‘Veterans Voices’ weekly radio program, reminded his Monday morning listeners of the importance of December 7 in our national’s history. He related how on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked Naval Station Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii Territory, without warning and without a declaration of war, killing 2,403 Americans, and...
Woman Accused Of Trying To Hide Methamphetamine Pipe During Traffic Stop
Rachelle Ford Madison A 51-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested early Sunday morning by police for allegedly trying to hide a methamphetamine pipe from police during a traffic stop. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown stopped a Nissan Altima at 1:23 a.m. December 1st in the 700 block of Freeman Street for an equipment violation. The driver, identified in reports as Rachelle Denise Ford Madison, exited the car upon...
Kentucky Man Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge Following I-30 Stop
Derek Brian Wilson A 33-year-old Keavy, Kentucky man was arrested on a second-degree felony controlled substance charge following a routine traffic stop. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams conducted a traffic stop on a Pontiac G6 at 9:34 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 137. During the course of the traffic stop, Williams reported finding 8 grams of methamphetamine in Derek Brian Wilson’s...
Denton Man Wanted In Dallas County On Aggravated Assault Charge Arrested On I-30 In Hopkins County
Jerry Glenn Green A 53-year-old Denton man was arrested by state troopers Saturday night on a Dallas County warrant. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde stopped a Ford F-150 pickup at 7:20 p.m. November 20th, on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 117 for a defective license plate light. A records check using driver Jerry Glenn Green’s license showed a possible warrant out of Dallas County. DPS communications...
Lois Elaine Giles
Lois Elaine Giles, 90, better known as Gram, Aunt Elaine and Elaine to family and friends. Passed away on November 24, 2019 in Winnsboro, Texas. Born in Ludell, KS, Elaine was the youngest daughter of Leon and Emma Haug Leochner She was preceded in death by her parents, 3 brothers and one sister. She is survived by her son Mike Giles & Jeannette Winnsboro and daughter, Ella Giles Pensacola, FL, 6 grandchildren, Andy Giles and...
Margaret Elizabeth McQueen Dickens
Funeral service for Margaret Elizabeth McQueen Dickens, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 4:00 p.m., Monday, December 2, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Wayne Darty officiating.Pallbearers will be Rex Dickens, Randy Dickens, Steven Graves, Brent Johnson, Ronald Dickens, and Tommy Dickens. Visitation will be held one hour prior to funeral service. Interment will be in Phoenix Memorial Park, Phoenix, AZ....
