Buyer Beware: Misuse of Name of Local Business Reported by Residents
According to Charlotte Baxter, an Administrator at Carriage House Manor Health and Rehab in Sulphur Springs, a local citizen reported that over the weekend, she received two phone calls from a solicitor claiming to represent Carriage House Manor in the sale of “first alert” pendants or necklaces. The citizen said her mobile phone flashed Carriage House Manor as caller ID. She conversed with the person who phoned her and...
Vonie Thompson
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 28th at 3pm at the Sulphur Springs Church of Nazarene on 1300 S. League Street for Mrs. Vonie Thompson, 82 of Winnsboro. Formal visitation will be held Tuesday night August 27th from 6-8pm at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs. Vonie was born April 21, 1937 in Mississippi to Melvin and Ethel Buffington-Varner. She married the love of her life Claude Thompson January 8th ,...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Holding Knife To Wife’s Throat, Biting Her Nose And Mouth
Milton Pineda A 47-year-old Sulphur Springs man taken into custody Saturday after allegedly holding a knife to his wife’s throat, and biting her mouth and nose. Sulphur Springs police officers responded at 10:56 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, to a disturbance involving a knife in the 600 block of Lee Street. Upon arrival, officers contacted the alleged victim. Milton Pineda allegedly accused his wife of being unfaithful to him, then...
Dinner Bell Menu For August 28th, 2019
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church is the Community Partner. Cool food for a hot summer day! Taco Salad with chips donated by Tierra Del Sol Restaurant Watermelon Cubes Grape Salad Chocolate Cherry Cake Chocolate Pudding (the no added sugar dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Come enjoy this hot weather meal at Dinner Bell and beat the heat in our air conditioned hall....
Saltillo Cross Country Win Meet
Saltillo Lions Win Union Grove Cross Country Meet The Saltillo Lions Cross Country Team took first place at a Union Grove Cross Country Meet Saturday. Lion Garrett Tarver also finished first with a time of 17:06. In other Lions results, Dillon Beadle was sixth, Gunner Tarver was seventh, Coy Collins took eighth, Beckham Hoover was 23rd, Jayden Holloway was 27th and Andrew Redburn was 37th. The Saltillo Lady Lions also competed at the...
Lady Cats Volleyball Finish Fourth
Volleyball on Wood Floor The Lady Cats Volleyball Team had a disappointing finish at the fifth annual Edgewood Back-to-School Dig-Fest Volleyball Tournament Saturday (August 24). The Lady Cats won their first match Saturday but then lost their last two to end up fourth in the tournament. The Lady Cats were plagued with slow starts and also had problems finishing their opponent off at the end of their final two games Saturday. The Lady...
Joe “Shine” Thomas
Graveside service for Joe “Shine” Thomas, age 59, of Dike will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, August 26, 2019 at Conner Cemetery with Mark Garrett officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be William “Whup” Penson, Thurman “Julio” Hill, Buddy Brown Sr., Morgan Anderson, Russell Blevins,Tony Titsworth, Mark Baker, Dakota Shelby, Howard Ezell, and C.D. Ballard. Mr. Thomas passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019 at Hunt Regional Hospital...
Budget Amendment, Impact Of House Bill 3 On Funding Discussed at SSISD Meeting
Despite containing two financial reports, one of which required action, the regular portion of Friday’s special noon meeting of Sulphur Springs Independent School District concluded in about 15 minutes. After an executive session trustees also accepted two letters of resignation. Foundation School Program House Bill 3 amended Chapter 48.256 of the education code regarding what tax figures are used to calculate Foundation School...
City of Como Announces Plans For VFD, Building
The Como Mayor has announced plans for a city public safety department, which includes putting the volunteer fire department back into service and starting a city police department and updating a city building to serve as a community center. Como City Council following a special meeting Friday afternoon announced plans for Como Volunteer Fire Department and hat the building at 299 Gaskins St. will be updated to serve as a community...
Man Accused Of Smashing Girlfriend’s Phone, Ending Her 911 Call For Help
A 31-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly busting a door, and snatching and breaking his girlfriend’s phone to prevent her from talking to emergency dispatchers. Sulphur Springs police were dispatched at 4:38 a.m. Saturday to a Freeman Street address, from which emergency dispatchers had received a call in which a female could be heard screaming that her boyfriend was about to hurt her...
