Melba Julian Blount
A memorial service for Melba Julian Blount, age 84, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Moore officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Melba passed away Friday, May 24, 2019. She was born on August 2, 1934 in Sulphur Bluff, the daughter of John Willis and Myrtle (Chester) Julian. She married Jerry K. Blount on April 21, 1953 in Sulphur...
Billy Jean Sparkman
Billy Jean Sparkman Mr. Billy Jean Sparkman, age 84, passed away on Monday, May 27th, 2019 at his home in Winnsboro. He was born on January 3rd, 1935 in Winnsboro to the late Ira Alton Sparkman and Nettie Lou Hamm Sparkman. He was a retired Cement Contractor and member of Pineview Baptist Church. A “Jack of All Trades”, he loved, riding motorcycles, camping, mowing, gardening, raising goats or spending time with his...
PJC Shows Strong Comparable Financial Position
Paris Junior College Board of Regents were pleased to learn at their recent meeting that PJC met all financial indicators contained in the annual Texas Community College Financial Condition Analysis. “PJC’s financial conditions analysis looks really good,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin, who also mentioned that the college was required to provide the report to the regents annually. In other actions, the Board of Regents: • Received...
Football Camp Starts
Wildcat Football Camp for Kids Entering 3rd Through 7th Grade Starts This Evening The Wildcat Football Camp is the first of the SSISD summer sports camps this year. It is designed for boys entering the third through the seventh grade next school year. The three-day camp gets underway Tuesday (May 28) and runs through Thursday (May 30). It has usually been held in late August and it’s been during the day. This...
Summer Paving Projects Wrapping Up
Work on the city’s summer paving projects is nearing completion, with work on Locust and a block of Mulberry completed, thanks to the new street maintenance fee, but at least two city streets remain closed or at least partially closed due to road construction, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. Locus Street has been repaved from Main Street to Houston Street. Locust Street between Main Street and Houston Streets has been...
Police Arrest Man After Finding Methamphetamine In His Pocket
Jason Allen Hooten A 31–year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed after police found methamphetamine in his pocket, according to arrest reports. Jason Allen Hooten reportedly caught Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown’s attention by driving a Jeep Cherokee on the “wrong side of the road,” in the 1500 block of East Industrial Drive at 10:36 p.m. Monday, so Brown stopped him on the traffic charge. Brown...
Free Summer Meals Offered 4 Days a Week at 2 Local Schools For Kids
Two local school districts will be offering free breakfast and lunch for children up to age 18 years starting next week. Sulphur Springs ISD will take part in the Summer Food Program Monday-Thursday, June 4-July 26,, at Sulphur Springs Elementary, 829 Bell St . Breakfast will be served from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. and lunch from 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for any child age 1-18; district enrollment is not required. For more information about...
Paris Man Jailed After Marijuana, Handgun Found During Traffic Stop
A Paris man was jailed early Sunday morning on a weapon charge after a handgun and marijuana were found in his vehicle during a traffic stop. A sheriff’s deputy reportedly stopped a Jeep Grand Cherokee at 2:20 a.m. May 26 for traveling 72 mile per hour in a 65 mile per hour speed zone on State Highway 19 north, just south of County Road 4764. While talking to the 27-year-old Paris man, the deputy reported smelling a marijuana...
