Como-Pickton Seniors Honored At Academic Awards Assembly
Como-Pickton High School Principal Kelly Baird welcomes students and guests to the school’s annual Senior Academic Awards Assembly. Como-Pickton High School seniors were honored this week with awards, scholarships and honors during the annual Senior Academic Awards program. The Class of 2019 was awarded at least $170,600 in scholarships, at the annual salute of outstanding 12th graders. Valedictorian K’Lah Skidmore was...
Amy Sprague, Breeanna Hicks Announced As NHHS Valedictorian, Salutatorian
Amy Sprague, daughter of Duane and Lisa Sprague, and Breeanna Hickks, daughter of Mindy Hicks, have been recognized as the top seniors at North Hopkins High School. Five years ago, they were the top two students in their class in junior high, Hicks as valedictorian and Sprague salutatorian. Throughout high school their GPAs continued to be close. Over the years, a rivalry developed between the two, but a friendly one, as each...
Phillip Lynn Cason
Phillip Lynn Cason, age 58, of Point, passed away in the late hours of Wednesday, May 22, 2019.He was born in Dallas, on August 2, 1960, to the parentage of Paul Dean and Betty Katherine McLemore Cason. Phillip graduated from Rains High School, then finished one year of college. Phillip was employed for years with L-3. He worked as grounds keeper. Phillip had grown closer to the Lord within the last many years…..His life had changed...
Chester Duane Darby
Chester Darby, of Southlake, TX, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019, at the age of 91. A visitation will be held from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm, Saturday, May 25, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church in Winnsboro, TX with a funeral service to follow at 3:00 pm. Rev. Debbie Lyons officiating will be officiating. Duane was born on April 11, 1928 to Chester and Bernice Darby in Winnsboro, TX. He grew up on a farm in Coke, TX, and upon...
Alexander James Heath
Alexander James Heath entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of May 18, 2019. He is the husband and best friend of Meagan Elizabeth Heath and loving father to Aiden James Heath of Greenville, Texas. Alex was born in Greenville, Texas, on March 7, 1986, to John and Marilyn Heath. He was a graduate from Commerce High School and Texas A&M Commerce with a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems. Alex was passionate...
Police Follow Trail Of Parts To Sleeping Man In Damaged Truck
Sulphur Springs police followed a trail of car parts to a man in a Dodge Ram pickup with front end damage early Thursday morning. Officers had responded to complaints of multiple crashes. They observed what was found to be a trail of vehicle parts, and followed it from the 500 block of Woodlawn Street to the 900 block of North Hillcrest Drive. There, police reported seeing a blue pickup that had apparently sustained heavy front end...
3 Arrested Following Midnight Complaint
A complaint regarding intoxicated people on Connally Street resulted in three arrests early Thursday morning. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown, Sgt. Josh Shufeldt and Lt. Eddie Moon were dispatched at 12:08 a.m. to the 200 block of Connally Street. As they arrived, Moon reported one man started walking away from him near a Davis Street business. He finally stopped, after being instructed to do so numerous times, Moon...
Local Author’s Book Showcases the Texas Ranger Who Ended Bonnie and Clyde’s Crime Spree in 1934
It was on May 23, 1934 that the bloody career of the most notorious criminal couple in American history came to an end. Now, eighty-five years later, a recent release by local author Gene Shelton will better acquaint readers with the lawman who stopped the pair. The book is entitled “MANHUNTER” and is a novel based on the life and times of Frank Hamer, Texas Ranger. Shelton actually wrote the book over 20 years ago based...
Maxine George
Funeral service for Maxine George, age 77, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Spence Chapel, First Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Arbala Cemetery with Christopher Alford, Dillon Smith, David Duncan, Chad Rawson, Jerry Crawford, Richard Franks serving as pallbearers and Derrick Dickson serving as honorary pallbearer. Visitation will be...
