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JBT Marketing Conducting Photo Fundraiser For Pickton-Pine Forest VFD
Oct28

JBT Marketing Conducting Photo Fundraiser For Pickton-Pine Forest VFD

Proceeds Will Go To Fire Department To Be Put Toward Cost of New Breathing Packs Pickton-Pine Forest Volunteer Fire Department officers Monday announced a photo fundraiser in progress. The fire department has contracted with JBT Marketing, Inc. Representatives of the business will be contacting people in the VFD service area to offer photography lots for $40 for an 8 inch by 11 inch photo. During the photo shoot, those making a...

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David Dugan
Oct28

David Dugan

Graveside service for David Dugan, age 57, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 12:30 P.M. on Saturday, November 2nd , 2019 at Brashear Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Mike Clem, Brian McDaniel, Bobby Yancy, Larry Suits, Scott Darcy, Oral Anders and Brett Carroll and Joe David Ragan, John David Dixon, Austin Carroll, Aaron Carroll, Black Pickenpaugh, Chandler Endsley and Jackson Molok serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation...

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4 Booked Into Hopkins County Jail On Felony Warrants Over The Weekend
Oct28

4 Booked Into Hopkins County Jail On Felony Warrants Over The Weekend

At least four people were booked into Hopkins County jail over the weekend on outstanding felony controlled substance warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. Anthony Wayne Dugan Anthony Wayne Dugan, 38, of North Richland Hills was transported by HCSO Deputy Jason Poteet from Lubbock County Detention Center at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, to Hopkins County jail on a warrant for violation of probation on a felony bail...

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Tyler Woman Arrested In Cumby On Controlled Substance Charge
Oct28

Tyler Woman Arrested In Cumby On Controlled Substance Charge

A 22-year-old Tyler woman was jailed Saturday evening after being found Cumby police found prescription medication in a Tylenol bottle in her possession, according to police reports. Cumby Police Officer Zack Steward reported stopping a Chevrolet 1500 pickup about 4:15 p.m. Oct. 26 on Commerce Street after noticing the woman driving didn’t have on a safety belt. The driver was identified as 22-year-old Montasia Ry Coughlin of...

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Winners in Annual 42 Contest at Seniors Ctr!
Oct28

Winners in Annual 42 Contest at Seniors Ctr!

Each Fall, Karon Weatherman plans a 42 Tournament for the community. It’s evident, 42 is still a pretty cool game and it appeals to more than one generation! In fact, the tradition of the Earl W. Martin 42 Tournament is being carried on by his son, Ronnie Martin, who also loves to play the game. He was at the Tournament and appears in photos with the 2019 winners. Twenty-six two-person teams entered the competition, with tables...

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Doris Duncan
Oct28

Doris Duncan

Funeral service for Doris Duncan, age 92, of Flora will held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Tony Hurley officiating. Interment will follow at Connor Cemetery with Jerry Duncan, Kenneth Cullins, Jeff Brown, Brandon Buckland, Kaleb Brown, Harrison Fite, Samuel Canaveras, Daniel Canaveras serving as pallbearers and A.G. Sandifeer and Michael Tombs serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation...

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Stewpot Showdown! Scenes from History-making Stew Day 2019
Oct28

Stewpot Showdown! Scenes from History-making Stew Day 2019

Judging underway on Stewgrounds! Stew Day in Sulphur Springs, Texas dawned energizingly cool but quite damp from overnight rains, however that did not dampen the spirits of the cooks and volunteers busily preparing the official dish of Hopkins County! Pictured are just a few of the individual camps where cooking teams were ready to compete for the for the biggest World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest to date: the 50th...

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Dinner Bell Menu for October 30th, 2019
Oct28

Dinner Bell Menu for October 30th, 2019

The Ladies of The First Presbyterian Church is the Community Partner Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya Roasted Vegetables Garden Salad French Bread Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce Butterscotch Pudding (the no added sugar dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Don’t let the weather forecast “scare” you away! Join us for Louisiana flavored meal. Hope to see...

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Sulphur Springs Police Arrest Pittsburg Man On Warrant Following Crash
Oct28

Sulphur Springs Police Arrest Pittsburg Man On Warrant Following Crash

Sulphur Springs Police Department patrol vehicle A 36-year-old Pittsburg man was arrested on a felony warrant following a crash Saturday night. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Tyler Francis responded in the 1600 block of Posey Lane Oct. 26. Upon arrival, Francis contacted Christian Emmanueil Bruffy Holmes with a Saturn Vue at the location, according to arrest reports. A records check by dispatchers revealed an outstanding Wood County...

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Hay Show 2019 Won by Hopkins and Rains County Forage Producers
Oct28

Hay Show 2019 Won by Hopkins and Rains County Forage Producers

Held in the Autumn of the year following hay season, the Hopkins County Hay Show is a long-standing tradition. The tradition continued this year with a new title, the Hopkins/Rains County Hay Show sponsored by Natural Resources Conservation Services and organized by the Hopkins/ Rains Soil and Water Conservation District. This year, 38 producers entered samples for the contest. The samples were collected at Texas Agri-life Extension...

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