Laverne Barker
Laverne Barker Laverne Barker, age 78, of Penrose, CO, formerly of Emory, TX, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, CO. Funeral services are pending under the direction of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory, TX. Laverne was born on December 27, 1940, in Norman, OK, to the parentage of James Sidney and Leona Cottrell Houck. She married Jimmie Lee Barker, in Dallas, on April 20, 1962. Laverne was of...
Budget Process Ongoing At SSISD, Additional Personnel Raises Still Being Considered
There’s still quite a bit of work to be done before Sulphur Springs Independent School District administrators present a substantially complete general budget for trustees to approve. SSISD Business Manger Sherry McGraw presented trustees with an updated working draft of the 2019-2020 budget during their regular meeting Monday evening. McGraw said the business office had received an updated template, but continue to receive from...
Teen To Serve Commitment For Criminal Activity Charge
Miklo Vargas Miklo Jose Vargas, 18, of Sulphur Springs turned himself in at the sheriff’s office at 5 p.m. July 8 to serve a commitment in an intermediate sanctioned facility on an engaging in organized criminal activity charge. He was escorted by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Lester into the jail and held on the first degree felony charge, according to arrest reports. The first-degree felony offense is alleged to...
Police Catch Sulphur Springs Man With Stolen Items
A Sulphur Springs man, 37, was allegedly caught early Tuesday morning with merchandise he was alleged to have just stolen from a store.Police were dispatched to a gas station in the 1300 block of South League Street, where a theft was reported to have occurred just before 3:30 a.m. Police were given a description of the suspect, who reportedly walked toward a nearby apartment complex upon exiting the store.Officers also watched a...
Tyrone Ivery and Derick Dial Tout Free App For Athletes and Recruiters
Two Hopkins County men are touting a free App that gets athletes and sports recruiters together. The App is called The Recruiters Black Book and it was started last April by Tyrone Ivery. Derick Dial soon joined the project with Ivery. Ivery said he discovered the need for the App after hearing stories from his nephew Willie Ivery, who committed to the University of North Texas in football out of Sulphur Springs High School....
DCTF Picks Como-Pickton Football to Finish Fourth in Their District
The Como-Pickton Eagles of Head Football Coach Charles Swann are picked to finish fourth in their five-team District 6-2A, Division I by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine. The Eagles went 4-6 last year including a bi-district loss to Collinsville and they had a 1-3 district record. In District 6-2A, Texas Football predicts Wolfe City to finish first, Bogata Rivercrest second, Honey Grove third and Como-Pickton fourth....
PJC Sulphur Springs News
PJC Sulphur Springs Summer Welding SUMMER WELDING The summer welding class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center is full. Among the students are Brenteon Zapata, left, in structural welding and Alyssa Hall in advanced welding. To learn more about the program, call 903-885-1232.
Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 26-July 2, 2019
June 26th At 9:36 a.m., cows were reported out on CR 3990 near Winnsboro. Deputies were dispatched to CR 2312 near Mineola, at approximately 10:36 a.m., in reference to criminal mischief. Actors, or actors unknown, damaged the reporting party’s property. At 10:47 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 515 near Winnsboro. Deputies were dispatched to PR 5174 near Quitman, at approximately 12:45 p.m., in reference to identity theft. This...
For Seniors Only! Ice Cream Freeze Off at Senior Center
Here’s a very cool gift for local Sr. Citizens…free homemade ice cream following the judging of every flavor entered at the annual contest set this Thursday. Be there on Thursday July 11 at 2 pm inside the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen Center at 150 MLK Drive. It’s all free! The top three flavors as determined by the judges will win prizes. There are over twenty flavors pre-registered.
