SSISD Board Hears Reports; Announces Dates for May Board Election
Superintendent of Sulphur Springs School Michael Lamb informed school board members Monday night during their January meeting that the Lady Cat Softball Complex and the Wildcat Baseball Complex would have basic features available when the season starts around February 1 of this year. He said there would be a place to park, a place for fans to sit, and restrooms. These will be finished in the next three weeks. Wiring for lights should...
Smith Announces Candidacy for Republican Nomination for County Clerk
Tracy Orr Smith has announced her candidacy as a Republican nominee for Hopkins County Clerk in the March 6 Republican Primary Election. Smith is a longtime resident of Hopkins County and current chief deputy county clerk. “I started with Hopkins County in September of 1995,” She said. “The opportunity arose with Debbie Shirley who had recently been elected county clerk, and I have worked for Debbie for 21 years. As chief deputy clerk...
Charles A. Morris, Jr.
Charles A Morris Jr. went to the “Big Shuffle Board” in the sky, on January 6, 2018, at age 81. He was the loving father of Patricia A Morris-Gibson, Karen I Boykin, and Michelle E England. He was the loving grandfather of Joshua A Wallace, Justin A L Wallace, Christian-Shae F Burris, Chase-Brae D England, Connor B England, Greg Boykin, Cameron Boykin, Timothy Boykin, and Kevin Boykin. He is preceded in death by his first...
Coach Talk: Wildcat, Lady Cat Soccer
Wiggins on Forney Tourney Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins said normally in the past when the Wildcats went to the Forney tournament, they hoped to split their games due to the tough competition there. The Wildcats came close to that last week winning two games and losing three. Two good Class 5A teams played well against the Wildcats Thursday and they lost to West Mesquite and Forney. Coach Wiggins said his team studied tapes of...
John E. Jackson
A memorial service for John E. Jackson, 69, of Yantis, TX is set for Saturday, January 13, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Black Oak Baptist Church in Como, TX. Mr. Jackson died December 14, 2017. He is survived by his wife Regina; two daughters, Joanne Jackson and Christy Barger; four grandchildren, Dusty Sanders, Kasey Sanders, Jacob Shearer, and Stacy Williams; one great granddaughter, Stella Williams; eight brothers James, Jerry, William,...
Kougher Hearing Began Monday in District Court
Monday morning January 8, 2018, in a hearing before Judge Eddie Northcutt in Eighth Judicial District Court, Bradley Curtis Kougher, 41, is on trial for one count of a January 1, 2010 Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Under 6-years of age, a Felony 1; a June 1, 2009 Sexual Performance by a Child under 14-years of age, a Felony 1; a May 1, 2009 Indecency with a Child Sexual Contact, a Felony 2; and a July 1, 2009 Attempted Sexual...
Lois Dyce
Funeral service for Lois Dyce, age 99, of Sulphur Springs,TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Pastor James Waskon officiating. Interment will take place at Arbala Cemetery with Elvon Nowlin, Don Fillis, David Pool, Doug Pool, Weldon Marshall Jr. and Harold Ball serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky...
Commissioners’ Court Tables New Courtroom Construction, New Voting Machine Purchase
In a 3-2 vote Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court tabled two agenda items that would have allowed the start of building a new 100 seat courtroom attached to the Hopkins County Jail. Although the money is available, commissioners questioned the cost of building the one building versus any savings that would come from building both the courtroom and a building to house the District Attorney and District Clerk offices. The commissioners’...
