Kay Beth Nolen
Funeral Service for Kay Beth Nolen, age 52, of Yantis will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 8, 2018 at First Baptist Church, Yantis with Bro. Craig Vance officiating. Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery with Cole Hughes, Ryan Nolen, Blake Nolen, Dwain Hughes, Shorty Rios and Mike Allen serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 7, 2018 from 6 to 8 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ms. Nolen...
Food Truck Friday Event #2
The second #foodtruckfriday event hosted by the Sulphur Springs ISD High School was a success. A few improvements and additions from lessons learned during the first event helped everyone take part. Improvements helped spread out the lines, serve more efficiently, and provided an even wider range of food and price options. The SSISD School Cafeteria Staff even joined in. Their booth provided a few healthy items for students wanting...
Danna Bain…Marketing is Key To Success For This Veteran Businesswoman
Danna Stevens Bain Her first business venture was a vendor booth at Canton when she was age 21. Soon afterward, Danna Stevens opened her first retail business in Sulphur Springs, “Danna’s Old West”, along the south side of Interstate 30. Later, she and husband Clint Bain developed “Danna’s”, a rambling gift and home decor shop on the north side of Interstate 30, which enjoyed a long history and a...
Game Day: Lady Cat Volleyball Hosts Texas High
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team has a very important match Friday (October 5) in Wildcat Gym against Texas High as the Lady Cats attempt to fight their way back into the district race. The Lady Cats started out with three straight losses in district play. On Tuesday night (October 2), the Lady Cats got their first district win of the season, 3-0 at Mount Pleasant. Texas High is 4-0 in district play. This match marks the end of...
Game Day: Wildcat Football Hosts Forney
The Wildcats’ football team hopes to improve their district standing as they play host to the Forney Jackrabbits Friday night (October 5) at 7:30 p.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium. The Wildcats are 3-0 for the season and they have a 2-0 district record with wins over Terrell and Royse City. They are just a half game behind first place Corsicana because the Tigers have won one more district game than the Wildcats. Forney comes in with...
Request for Sealed Bids; City Seeks Bids for 50 Acres of Property on CR 4738; Packet Download, Location
The City of Sulphur Springs is requesting sealed bids for 50 acres of property located at County Road 4738, Hopkins County, Texas, (https://maps.google.com/?q=33.202966,-95.752240) being described as follows: All the right, title and interest of the City of Sulphur Springs in that certain tract or parcel of land situated in Hopkins county, Texas, about 9 miles Northwest from Sulphur Springs and being 50 acres of the East side of 107...
Richard Lee Jenkins
Richard Lee Jenkins tipped his hat one final time on Thursday, October 4, 2018, his wife Paula by his side. God knows, he will be missed. Born November 9, 1944 in Chicago, IL, to Peter Jenkins and Ruth Dragunas Jenkins, Richard was of Catholic faith, a yes ma’am, no sir kind of young man who gave respect and earned it in return. Richard served in the United States Air Force for four years where he learned the skills to start up his...
Video Presentation: A Walk to Remember
The “Walk to Remember” in the Gardens at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs surpassed their $10,000 goal for the Terrific Tuesdays Alzheimer’s Respite Program. During the annual Walk, for 2019 program funding ended with final donations sending the total to over...
“Walk to Remember” Surpasses Target for Terrific Tuesdays 2019 Budget Goal
On a lovely Autumn evening, several dozen persons gathered for the “Walk to Remember” Alzheimer’s Walk in the Gardens at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Support is strong locally for the Terrific Tuesdays Alzheimer’s Respite Program. During the annual Walk, it’s $10,000 goal for 2019 program funding was surpassed with final donations, sending the total to over $14,000. Terrific...
Commerce Woman Arrested for Meth in Drug Free Zone
A traffic stop in the 1400 block of Mockingbird Lane by a Sulphur Springs Police officer led to the arrest of Steffany Lynne Taylor, 32, of Commerce, a passenger in the auto. Following consent to search the vehicle a liquid substance that tested positive for methamphetamine was found in Taylor’s purse. When the stop was made, the driver of the auto appeared nervous. The officer sought consent to search the vehicle and during his...
