Durwood “Woody” Sheppard
A graveside funeral service for Durwood “Woody” Sheppard will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, November 08, 2018 at Turner Cemetery near Emory. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Wednesday evening, November 07 2018, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Sheppard passed away Sunday evening November 04 2018, at Hospice...
Lowe’s to Close 51 Stores in U.S. and Canada
In a news release from Lowe’s Corporation on Monday, November 5th, the Mooresville, NC retailer shared a list of 51 underperforming stores in the U.S. and Canada. The Sulphur Springs, TX store did not appear on their list. Below is the full press release as well as the list of stores that will be closing, including one Texas store in Irving. Lowe’s also plans to close four non-store facilities, but no...
Murder Trial to Begin Tuesday in Eighth Judicial District Court
Aaron Crum A jury is being picked Monday, November 5, 2018 and the trial is expected to begin Tuesday morning in Eighth Judicial District Court. Aaron Tyler Crum, 26, of Sulphur Springs is being tried for the Felony 1 Murder of Joshua Paul Cowling at a residence on Pampa Street in February of this year. Crum has been in Hopkins County Jail since his February 24th arrest even though his bond was reduced from $1-million to $250,000. ...
“An Evening With Mark Twain” on Nov. 10 to be a Fundraiser for the Seniors Center Building Fund
Hopkins County resident Larry V. Davis was born near Fairlee, Texas and educated at Boles Home. During high school, he traveled the country with the Boles Home Choir as a singer and public speaker. His adult career spanned from work in radio to writer to stockbroker to goat rancher. As a sideline, he developed the Mark Twain character when he was a young adult and has spent over 50 years presenting Twain’s iconic wisdom to...
Man Arrested On Warrant and for Attempting to Selling Salt as a Controlled Substance
As Sulphur Springs Police served a warrant for the arrest of James Jerome Rusheon, 47, of Sulphur Springs, they also arrested a Princeton woman, 33-year old Caitlyn Janelle Pope. The arrest took place in the Walmart Parking Lot Saturday afternoon. James Rusheon Rusheon was located by SSPD on the parking lot while he was attempting to sell Pope 12.85-grams of a substance. He claimed the substance was salt but he was trying to sell it...
Local Man Arrested for Assault Public Servant
A disturbance in the 1500 block of East Industrial drew the attention of Sulphur Springs Police. The son of Ronnie Anthony Jones, 55, told officers that Jones had verbally threatened to kill him. Jones was verbally argumentative with police as well. Jones attempted to release an aggressive dog on officers as they attempted to take him into custody. Ronnie Anthony Jones Police deployed a Taser but did not deter Jones from his...
Winnsboro Police Department October 29-November 4, 2018
Winnsboro Police arrested three, responded to two non-injury accidents, responded to 168 calls for service, issued 56 citations, and wrote 50 warnings during the report period, October 29-November 4, 2018. Melinda Garrett, 50, of Leesburg, was arrested October 30th on a Winnsboro Municipal Warrant. Jeremy Crouch, 36, of Winnsboro, was arrested November 4th on a Franklin County Warrant. Brittney Wade, 27, of Gilmer was arrested ...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report October 24-30, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report, October 24-30, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 1; Thefts: 5; Burglaries: 1; Terroristic Threats: 2; Criminal Mischief’s: 0; Inquests: 1; Suspicious Circumstances: 4; Suspicious Vehicles: 8; Suspicious Persons: 6; Alarms: 5; Harassments: 2; Criminal Trespasses: 3; Scams: Frauds: 0; Abandoned Vehicles: 0; Cows Out: 22; Horses Out: 5; Welfare Checks: 10; Assaults: 2; Dog Bites: 0; Fires: 0; Noise Complaints: 3;...
TxDOT Urges Texas Drivers to End the Streak of Daily Death on Roadways
AUSTIN – Not all anniversaries are happy and Nov. 7 is one of the saddest of all. Since Nov. 7, 2000, at least one person has died on Texas roadways every single day. In an effort to end this deadly 18-year milestone, the Texas Department of Transportation, through its #EndTheStreakTX campaign, reminds drivers it’s a shared responsibility among roadway users and engineers to keep our roads safe. “We all have...
Halloween Costume Winners at Seniors Center Party
November 5, 2018 – The Halloween Costume Contest at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center revealed some great artistic talent! The “Great Pumpkin” masquerade was held during daytime hours on October 31, 2018. The winners are pictured here…see if you can pick them out! According to Center Director Karon Weatherman, the Costume Contest Winners were: Funniest: Al and Hillis Bass, Charlie Brown and Lucy...
