Andrew Ray Deloney
Andrew Ray Deloney was born May 31st, 1951. He was born to Curtis and Mattie (Pogue) Deloney. He married the love of his life Rozetta Jean Fountain (Thomas) and they have been together for the past 20 years. Andrew died peacefully on Saturday, November 17th, 2018 in Tyler Texas after a long battle with cancer. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where he also was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church male choir....
Connally Street Home Heavily Damaged by Fire Early Monday Morning
by Kerry Craig Flames were visible coming from the side of a three-story home in the 700 block of Connally Street when police and fire units arrived just before 1 a.m. Monday. As firefighters began an interior attack on the fire it was quickly apparent that more help would be needed and Hopkins County Fire Department was called to the scene along with all full-time and part-time Sulphur Springs firefighters to help with the fire on...
Cumby FFA Placed 7th out of 70 Clubs during Area VI Leadership Development
According to Dayton Wood, President of the Cumby FFA Chapter, the team had already placed 2nd at District earlier this Fall in Radio Broadcast contests, and that placement allowed them to advance to Area competition on November 14, 2018. Using scripts they developed during workshops and working as a broadcast team, they faced down students from 70 other schools to bring home 7th Place. However, they did not fulfill their dream of...
Lions Club Planning Bigger Brighter Christmas Parade
As the season of giving approaches, the Sulphur Springs Lions are making plans for a bigger and brighter Christmas Light Parade. The eleventh annual Sulphur Springs Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade presented by Carriage House Manor will be held in downtown Sulphur Springs on the evening of December 7th at 7:00 PM. As the city lights go out, the parade entries, which are required to be lit up with working Christmas lights,...
Obscured License Plate Leads to Arrest
Signs of criminal activity were evident to the Texas DPS Trooper when he stopped a 2014 Chrysler 200 on I-30 at the 131 mile marker. Inside the vehicle, the trooper found approximately 19 lbs of marijuana, 2300-grams of THC in e-cig cartridges, and approximately 600-grams of prescription codeine. The trooper initiated the traffic stop when the vehicle passed his stationary position. The vehicle had an obscured license plate and,...
Della “Ma” Wheat Loane
Funeral services for Della “Ma” Wheat Loane, age 92, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home with Rev. Henry Suche and Rev. Steve Cook officiating. Interment will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery with Chris McGlamery, Chad Swatsell, Garrett Swatsell, Jakeb Hurley, Kaleb Hurley and Parker McGlamery serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held at...
Mary A. Rawson
Funeral services for Mary A. Rawson, age 97, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Tira United Methodist Church with Andy Wright officiating. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery with Con Markides, JR Durst, Ken Crowson, Jimmy Smith, David Phillips, and Harold Cowley serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held at 1:30 prior to service time at the church. Mary passed away on Saturday,...
Ines Sanchez
Funeral services for Ines Sanchez, age 74, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 19, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jose R. Pacheco officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, November 18, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Ines passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler....
Sunday Forecast
20% chance of showers; High: 49; Low: 38; Wind: West, southwest 5-15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
