Dorothy Davis
Funeral services for Dorothy Davis, age 87, of Winnsboro have been scheduled for 11:00AM Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel. A visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service. Ms. Davis passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Tapp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Marine Corp League Prepares Iron Mike for Independence Celebration
The Hopkins County Marine Corp League donated their Tuesday morning to washing “Iron Mike”, their name for the statue of the soldier on Celebration Plaza at the Veteran’s Memorial. Preparations are underway for the Independence Day Celebration in Hopkins County. The celebration will being June 30th with the annual Sulphur Springs Symphony League Independence Concert. (See slide show below) IMG_1048 (Large)...
David Wayne Clements
Funeral service for David Clements, age 61, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, June 15, 2018 at Triumph Christian Center with Rev. Kevin Brown officiating and Rev. Lisa Brown assisting. Interment will follow at Posey Cemetery with Jason Davis, Robert Reese, Buddy Daehn, Mike Morgensen, Steve Ard and Travis Carr serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M. on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at...
Meet Dairy Festival Contestants #1, #2 and #3, Kaitlyn, Cassidy and Alexis
This week on KSST Radio and Channel 18 TV, we will interview current Queen Jaci Reed and all eight contestants for the 2018 title of Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen, in the order that they will appear on Pageant night. All the contestants entered as 17-year-old Juniors in local high schools, and all will be Seniors when school starts this Fall. Each is very excited about the Pageant on Saturday June 16 at 7 pm in the SSISD...
Chicago Man Arrested for Drug Following Traffic Stop
A 2011 Chevrolet Silverado with no license plate on the back was stopped at the 119 mile marker on I-30 by a Hopkins County Deputy Monday evening at approximately 7:30 p.m. Inside the vehicle the deputy found cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and two firearms and four bundles of U S Currency wrapped in rubber bands following a probable cause search. Weston Davis Rose age 38 Following the display of several signs of nervousness,...
Phil Tipton
Phil Tipton, a 34 year resident of Sulphur Springs, TX, passed away June 10, 2018. He was born October 24, 1941, in Dallas, TX, to Hoyt Gay and Katie Jo (Lusk) Tipton. Phil was married on September 7, 1965, to the love of his life, Janie Wilson. A member of Shannon Oaks Church, he was a strong Christian man. The first thing Phil would tell you was about the Lord and he had a large group of friends from church. He was a middle...
Jesse Frank Brown
MR. JESSE FRANK BROWN, AGE 87 WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1930 IN PICKTON, TX AND WENT TO BE WITH JESUS ON SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018. HE WAS A CORPORAL IN THE U.S. ARMY AND SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR. TWO OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN JARROD DEAS AND LESLEY DEAS FOLLOWED IN HIS FOOTSTEPS JOINING THE ARMY AND SERVING TOURS IN IRAQ. HE WORKED IN THE OIL FIELD FOR 52 YEARS AND ENJOYED FISHING AND CAMPING AT LAKE TAWOKONI AND FISHING THE SABINE RIVER. HE...
NETBIO Sale Coming July 18
The Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization is gearing up to hold its mid-summer pre-conditioned stocker and feeder calf sale on July 18 at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission. The sale will begin at 1 p.m. The consignment book has already been closed on this July NETBIO sale, but there are more sales ahead to accommodate producers wanting to market their cattle. Consignment books are open for sales to be held on Sept. 19,...
