Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Veterans Memorial
Veterans Memorial Visionary Clayton McGraw cutting the ribbon On Wednesday March 20, 2019, the ribbon was cut on the Hopkins County Veterans Memorial….about seven years after it’s dedication. A committee to design and construct the memorial was formed in 2004 with Clayton McGraw, Robert Carpenter, Don Roundtree, Pam Elliott, Ruth Davis, John Ward, Dena Loyd, Art Romanat, Tommy Allison, Sam Johnson, Dwayne Schultz, Bob King...
Coach Cipoletta Already Thinking of Next Year
Coach Cipoletta Has Final ‘Coaches Show’ of the Season and is Already Thinking About Next Year. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta made his final visit of the season on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday (March 16). He said he would be losing some very talented seniors off of this year’s team. Coach Cipoletta talked about the amazing offense of Keaston Willis...
Kelvrick Devone Person
Funeral services for Kelvdrick Devone Person, age 38, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00a.m., Friday, March 22, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rudy Ellis officiating. Interment will follow at Mel Haven Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Kelvdrick passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at his residence. He was born on October 27,...
Mr. Gerald Don Lindley
Mr. Gerald Don Lindley, age 78 of Winnsboro, passed away on Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 in Tyler. He was born on May 31st, 1940 in Winnsboro to the late Reuben Lindley and Floy Pauline Minshew Lindley. He was a retired Welder and member of Pineview Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Peggy Lindley of Winnsboro, son, Steven Lindley and his wife Brenda of Pittsburg; daughters, Tina Romine and her husband, Tracy of...
SSHS Ladycat Soccer Coach Updates on Playoffs
Coach Bailey Comments on Royse City Loss, Making the Playoffs and Seniors After a 5-0 loss to district champion Royse City on Senior Night Tuesday (March 19), Lady Cats Coach Joel Bailey called the Lady Bulldogs rock solid. He said they were solid from top to bottom including their subs. Coach Bailey said the Lady Cats threw everything they had at them. He said despite the loss, the Lady Cats were not done. Texas High got an outright...
UPRA Spring Rodeo Coming to Town April 19, 20
Get your hat and boots and get ready to rodeo! For UPRA, the United Professionals Rodeo Association, members of the Hopkins County Rodeo Association are planning their Spring Rodeo. It will be held in two performances; on Friday April 19 and Saturday April 20 in the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center’s indoor arena. Doors and concessions will open at 6pm both nights, and all families in the local area are invited to enjoy all...
Mary Elizabeth Channon
Mary Elizabeth Channon( October 27, 1938 – March 16, 2019 ) Jesus took Mary Elizabeth’s hand on March 16, 2019. She was 80 years old. Born on October 27, 1938 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Mary Elizabeth Channon was the first born daughter of Ethel and Chester Channon. The family moved to Commerce after the end of World War II in 1945. She graduated from the Commerce Public School system in 1956. Ms. Channon graduated from East...
Arnold Lawrence Adams
Arnold Lawrence Adams passed away March 17, 2019, in Sulphur Springs. He was born April 28, 1927, in Bellows Falls, Vermont. His parents were Benjamin Moses Adams and Lillian Martha Wilcox. He was the youngest child of a family of 7 sons and daughters (Frank, Bernard, Wally, Evelyn, Madeline, and Virginia) all of whom have preceded him in death as well as his parents. Arnold entered the US Army in July 1945 and served continuously for...
Linda Sue Johnson
Memorial service for Linda Sue Johnson, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 21, 2019 at First United Methodist Church with Bro. Ed Lantz officiating and Bro. Dean Libby assisting. There will be no formal visitation. Linda passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019 at Medical City Plano. She was born on August 9, 1946 in Mesquite, TX, the daughter of William McKinley and Ethel Puckett Singleton. She...
