TxDOT Campaign Urges Drivers to Plan for Sober Ride During Holiday Season
AUSTIN – It was the middle of the night in 2006 when Debra Vasquez was awakened by the heart-wrenching phone call informing her that her 16-year-old daughter, Erica, and 5-year-old nephew, Elias, had been killed by a drunk driver. It was later revealed the drunk driver had two prior DWIs. “I want drivers to understand that your life can change in the blink of an eye,” Vasquez said. “Two lives were taken because of someone’s...
Winnsboro Police Department Report December 10-12, 2018
Winnsboro Police arrested two, reported three accidents, responded to 159 calls for service, issued 41 citations and wrote 57 warnings during the report period, December 10-12, 2018. Gerry Privette, 51, of Winnsboro, was arrested December 14th for Criminal Trespass. Justin Turnery, 31, of McDade, was arrested December 15th for Assault Causing Bodily Injury. Winnsboro Police reported a two vehicle accident in the 800 block of South...
Clydene Fielden
Funeral services for Clydene Fielden, age 87, of Sulphur Bluff will be held Tuesday,December 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ed Dodd officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with ColeFielden, Garrett Armstrong, Alex Ritchie, Dustin Fielden, Chad Bolton, and Bill Henderson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be James K.Bassham, Pete Wyatt, Ray Williams, Roy Herman,...
Kids Kingdom Closed Tuesday for Maintenance/Sealant
Kid’s Kingdom will be closed Tuesday, December 18, 2018 as city crews perform maintenance and apply sealant .
Meal a Day Menu: Dec 17th-21st
Meal A Day Menu for December 17th – December 21st MONDAY Spaghetti and Meat Balls English Peas Garlic Toast Tossed Salad TUESDAY Oven Omelet Bacon Orange Slices Blue Berry Muffins WEDNESDAY Taco Soup Crackers Cheese Cubes Tossed Salad THURSDAY Christmas Dinner Sliced Ham and Dressing Green Beans Casserole Sweet Potatoes Cranberry Sauce Roll FRIDAY Chicken Sliders...
City Council Emergency Meeting Closes Gilmer Street Between Main and Tomlinson
Following an emergency meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council Saturday morning at 9 a.m., the owner of the building at 200 Main Street is considering what to do about the side of the building fronting Gilmer Street. Thanks to a fire in the 1930’s that burned half through some of the wall joist and over the years the wall began buckling and cracking the building is now unstable. Although adjoined the separate building that houses...
Guynell Ray Stribling
Graveside services for Guynell Ray Stribling, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Shooks Chapel Cemetery,Highway 154 South, at 2:00 P. M. on Sunday,December 16, 2018, with the Reverend Steve Cook officiating. Mrs. Stribling passed away in Sulphur Springs on December 14, 2018. Mrs. Stribling was born in the Greenpond community of Hopkins County on August 12, 1926, to Luther Rector (Rex) Ray and wife, Martha (Alexander) Ray. ...
