Wildcats Football at Kaufman and Lady Cats Volleyball at Home on Game Day Friday
The Wildcats Football Team plays their next to last district game of the season on this game day Friday (November 1) and they are going to a place they may have never been to before, Kaufman’s Lions’ Stadium. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens remembers the stadium from his days playing there as Lindale’s head football coach. A journey back into Wildcats Football records as far as 1956 when Sulphur Springs went into...
Fruit Recalls: Season’s Choice, Raley’s Frozen Raspberries, Berry Mixes; North Bay Fresh Apples
November 1, 2019 – Anyone who’s purchased fresh apples or frozen raspberries or berry mixes recently will want to check their labels before eating or cooking with them. Recalls have been announced for fresh North Bay apples and Season’s Choice and Raley’s brand frozen raspberries and berry mixes due to possible health concerns. Fresh Apples North Bay Produce is recalling nearly 2,300 cases and 2 bulk bins of...
Meet CHRISTUS New ‘Family Practice Nurse Practitioner’ Lydia Amartey
The term ‘Nurse Practitioner’ may be rather new to some, but it’s the important title of a very important job in medicine today. Lydia Amartey is one of six Family Practice Nurse Practitioners now on staff in the clinics of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. The term refers to ‘a nurse who is qualified to treat certain medical conditions without the direct supervision of a doctor’. We...
Nolanville Woman Jailed In Bell County On 3 Felony Hopkins County Warrants
Brandy Lyn McCullough Brandy Lyn McCullough, 34, of Nolanville, Texas was held in Bell County jail until Oct. 31 for bond forfeiture on two Hopkins County possession of controlled substance charges and on one tampering with government, school record, license, seal or permit charge, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County sheriff’s office was notified and sent an officer Oct. 31 to transport McCullough to Sulphur Springs,...
Bobby Gene Yarbrough
Graveside services for Bobby Gene Yarbrough, age 66, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 4, 2019 at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Rev. C. J. Duffy officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Bobby passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. Bobby was born on March 8, 1953 in Garrison, TX, the son of Eugene Yarbrough and Ethel Williams Yarbrough. He married Rose...
Mesquite Man Arrested By DPS On Felony Marijuana Charge Following I-30 Stop
Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers Warren Williamson arrested 29-year-old Christopher Orandel Royal of Mesquite after allegedly finding just a pound of marijuana in his vehicle, just enough to warrant a felony charge, according to arrest reports. Williamson reported stopping a white 2019 Dodge Charger with a Georgia license plate around 3:30 p.m. Oct. 31 on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 130 being driven in the left lane...
Como Man Jailed After Bond Revoked On Assault Impeding Breathing Charge
Carlos Alberte Valle, Carlos Alberte Valle, 24, of Como was taken into custody at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, at Hopkins County Courthouse after having his bond on an assault impeding breathing or circulation charge revoked. Valle was arrested July 26 for allegedly choking his girlfriend multiple times and of holding her in a bedroom at his then-West Industrial Drive residence against her will during an argument about a doctor’s...
Elna White
Graveside services for Elna Marcelle Sims White, age 91, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 1, 2019 at Restlawn Memorial Park with Bro. Tommy Johnston officiating. Pallbearers will be David Gulley Jr., Jeff Gulley, Doug Moore, Gordon Payne, Shane Reed, Brannon Moore, and Steve Moore. There will be no formal visitation. Elna passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Rock Creek Health and Rehab. She...
“Blue Santa” Season: Give Christmas Toys for Needy Children of Hopkins County
The Hopkins County Blue Santa program got underway this week, making an early start toward the needs of the needy this Christmas. Toys are collected from the blue barrels stationed in several local shopping and business areas, in addition to the toys and bicycles collected during the Toy Drive on December 2 and 3 at Lowes parking lot. This program helps supplement toys for some children of Hopkins County who may not have a bright...
