Hopkins County EMS receives American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Recognition Award
Hopkins County EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. This makes the third consecutive year that Hopkins County EMS has achieved the Gold Award from the American Heart Association. “The ability to have a cooperative program and close relationship with Christus Mother...
Chamber of Commerce Seeks Contestants for State Champion Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-Off; Deadline to Register is June 4th
Have you registered to compete in this year’s annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Texas State Champion Homemade Ice Cream Freeze-Off on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 5:30 p.m., on the rear lawn of Shannon Oaks Church? The deadline for entry is June 4, 2018. This event, the 17th Annual, is held in conjunction with the annual Hopkins County Dairy Festival. Contest rules and entry form for the contest are found below. Entrants must...
Dana Ruth Wilcher
Graveside service for Dana Ruth Wilcher, age 85, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with Jerry Savage officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Wilcher passed away on Monday, May 28, 2018 at Sunny Springs Nursing Home, Sulphur Springs. Dana was born on November 10, 1932 in Francis Oklahoma, the daughter of Wayland and Zettie Woodard. She...
Winnsboro Police Department Report for May 21-27, 2018
Winnsboro Police activity for May 21-27, 2018, includes three arrests, one no injury accicdent, 146 calls for service, 34 citations issued and 21 warnings written. Jason Craig Willams, 31, of Irving, was arrested May 23rd for Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3, less than 28-grams in a Drug Free Zone. Kimberly Rene Burns, 46, of Daingerfield , was arrested May 23rd for Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 3,...
Texas Rangers Obtain Warrant for Arrest of Man Wounded in Gun Fire Exchange with Law Enforcement
Texas Rangers have a warrant issued for the arrest of a male-subject who was wounded in what is now known to be an exchange of gunfire between the man and Hopkins County Deputies and Department of Public Safety Troopers. The man will be arrested following his release from a Dallas area hospital where he was in stable condition as of last report Monday, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum. Tatum stated that the Texas...
TxDOT Campaign Focuses on Reducing Vehicle Emissions
AUSTIN – Texans have many reasons to be proud of the Lone Star state, but for nine different regions around the state, air quality is not one of them. The Texas Department of Transportation’s Drive Clean Texas campaign wants to change that. The campaign wants motorists to take pride in keeping the air clean during the hottest time of year when slow wind speeds and hot, sunny days create conditions where harmful ground-level ozone can...
Kathy Weaver
Kathy Weaver, age 70, of Brashear, passed away Saturday evening, May 26, 2018 at Sunny Springs Health and Rehab. She was born August 24, 1947 in Dallas, the daughter of C.O. Hunt and Violet (McAnally) Hunt. She married Howard Menge in Brashear in 1979; he preceded her in death in 1984. She then married Lynn Weaver in Greenview in 2006; he preceded her in death in 2010. Kathy was the owner and operator of Midway Grocery and Gas for...
Youth Sports Camps Available This Summer; SSHS Coaches Direct Camps
A variety of sports camps, led by Sulphur Springs High School coaches, are on tap for the summer. The first camp begins in June. Below is a list of each camp, location, time, age groups welcomed, cost, and contact information: June 4 – 6 Softball 1:00 – 2:30 entering 2nd – 5th $50 David Carrillo 903 468 7644 @ multi-purpose bld 2:30 – 4:00 entering 6th – 9th $50 [email protected] June 5 – 7...
