Head Coach Greg Owens and Coordinators Comment on Friday’s Spring Game
The annual Blue White Spring Game took place Friday (May 17) at Prim Stadium wrapping up spring football practice. The Blue won, 41-7. Coach Greg Owens said there were no injuries. He said he saw some good things and guys making some good plays. Coach Owens complimented both the Blue team defensive front and Blue team offensive line. The quarterbacks rotated between both teams and Coach Owens said he saw good and bad. He said the...
Amazon Truck Trailer Fire Reduces I-30 West To 1 Lane For Nearly 6 Hours Sunday
Traffic on Interstate 30 west was reduced to one lane for nearly 6 hours Sunday morning, while emergency officials worked to extinguish a blaze which destroyed a truck and Amazon trailer packed with general merchandise. The two men team driving the truck-trailer unit were unharmed; no injuries requiring hospitalization were reported among emergency responders. While Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County firefighters were responding a...
Trees, Power Lines Took Brunt Of Saturday’s Storm; More Storms Possible
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County weathered Saturday’s storm with minimal to moderate property damages reported overall, county emergency management officials reported Monday. One barn was reported to authorities as having been damaged by a tree, according to county reports. At least one Suphur Bluff resident reported seeing a funnel cloud that dropped three times, but that report as of Monday morning was unconfirmed, according...
Judy Gammill
Funeral Service for Judy Gammill, age 75, of Como, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Judge B.J. Teer officiating. Interment will follow at Arbala Cemetery with James Wilfred, James Anthony Wilfred, Jayden Wallace, Justin Simmons, James Ray Humphries, Brian Gumphert and Tanner Gilbreath serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour before the service. Mrs. Gammill...
Dawn (Payne) Cerretani
Memorial Service for Dawn (Payne) Cerretani, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Jeff Tiemeyer. There will be no formal visitation. Ms. Cerretani passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Dawn Barbara was born on June 7, 1946 to Peter and Dorothy Payne. She worked as a Home Health Caregiver and for the Attorney...
Traffic Stop Results In 2 Controlled Substance Arrests
Jesus Daniel OlguinJuan Antonio Ramirez-Morales Sulphur Springs Police Officer Zach Brown arrested two Sulphur Springs men Saturday on a controlled substance charge each after allegedly finding cocaine in their possession. Brown reportedly stopped a Chevrolet 1500 at 8:04 p.m. May 18 on Kyle Street for an equipment violation. The pickup was occupied by two Sulphur Springs men, identified in arrest reports as 18-year-old Jesus Daniel...
Paris Woman Accused Of Having Child In Vehicle When Arrested For DWI
Christie Ann Applegate A 38-year-old Christie Ann Applegate of Paris was taken into custody early Saturday morning on Gilmer Street on the felony charge of driving while intoxicated with a child passenger who was younger than 15 years of age. Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Eddie Moon reported stopping a Chevrolet Tahoe at 11:47 p.m. Friday for failure to drive in a single lane. Police alleged on contact with the woman, identified in...
Reilly Springs Memorial Day
Teddy Boggs with Invocation Reilly Springs is still a vibrant community in Hopkins County! Families with deep roots there return each year to honor loved ones who have passed away and rest in the Reilly Springs Cemetery. This year’s memorial service was held on May 19, 2019 in the sanctuary of the Reilly Springs Baptist Church. Opening the service was an introduction by Reverend Danny Caldwell, pastor of Reilly Springs Baptist...
Billy Green
Billy Green, 77, passed away on May 17, 2019. He was born on Dec. 27, 1941, in Hooks, Texas, to Robert and Eleanor Ward Green. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Johnette Green; and a grandson, Spencer Green. He is survived by a son, Mike Green of Camden; a daughter, Susan Green of Camden; a sister, Judy Epperson and her husband, Don, of Texarkana, Texas; a sister-in-law and brother in law,...
