Local Dairy Legend Passes Away, Just Short of 100 Years Of Age
Wilma White, matriarch of one of the oldest dairying families in Hopkins County, passed away peacefully at her home on December 15, 2017. Wilma was 99 years old, and just one month short of her 100th birthday. Her late husband Eldon White established White’s Dairy in 1935 right after they married, just as the new industry was starting to take hold in the county. According to Wilma in a 2015 interview, her father gave them their...
Winnsboro Woman Arrested for Assault Public Servant; Outstanding Warrants
December 20, 2017 – Jessica Elizabeth Bruce, 34, of Winnsboro, kicked a Hopkins County Deputy in the chest as she refused to exit her vehicle following a stop for a defective tail lamp. The stop led to the deputy being informed by dispatch of outstanding warrants for Bruce. When informed of the outstanding warrants, Bruce was asked to step out of the vehicle. She refused to leave her vehicle until “…she was given proof of the...
Cumby Arrests Nets Over 400-g of THC
A Toyota with a defective headlight caught the attention of Cumby Police Officer Ray Embro at 1:35 a.m. Wednesday morning. Officer Embro made contact with the driver, Travis Allen Shipley, 28, of Garland. The officer identified the faint odor of marijuana but was denied permission to search the vehicle. Officer Embro advised Shipley that he had probable cause to search the vehicle. Before beginning the search Shipley advised Embro...
Derrell Hollingsworth
Derrell Hollingsworth, age 84 of Winnsboro, passed away Monday, December 18th, 2017 in Winnsboro. He was born September 13th, 1933 in Winnsboro to Joe T. Hollingsworth and Ina Emily Reid Hollingsworth. Derrell and Patricia married at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Winnsboro on August 20, 1979. He worked as a Tool Pusher in the Oil Fields, retiring after 48 years and affiliations with O.E. Vick, Brooks, Hunt Oil, and Keys Energies and...
Annie Pearl Pogue
Funeral services for Annie Pearl Pogue, age 91, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Troy Young, and Rev Chris Spivey officiating. Interment will follow at St. Luke Cemetery with Samuel Conwright, Jr., Clarence Nash, Ken Taylor, Walter Harrison, Reginald Ellis, Tommy Clayton, Van Harrison and Andrew Ray Deloney serving as pallbearers. Honorary...
Wildcats Defeat Pine Tree 70-50
The Wildcats’ basketball team, ranked #11 in Class 5A, used a 19-0 run late in the second quarter and early in the third quarter to win their district opener against a pesky Pine Tree team, 70-50 Tuesday night in Wildcats Gym. When the run started, the Wildcats actually trailed the Pirates, 32-29. The Wildcats scored the last 12 points in the second quarter to take a 41-32 lead into halftime. After the break, the Wildcats scored...
Alleged Buy of Small Amount of Marijuana Led to Sunday’s Shooting Death
In evidence gathered, a dispute over an alleged buy of a small amount of marijuana led to the shooting death of 18-year old Tyrese Pryor and Felony 1 murder charges and four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon filed against 17-year old Gavin Gilbert. The alleged sale was between Gilbert and one of five passengers in a truck on County Road 1185 just off FM 1567 in the South Liberty area of Hopkins County. Investigations...
Wayne Wafford
Graveside service for Wayne Wafford, age 77, of Como,TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Black Oak Cemetery with David Meeks officiating and Ray Eauclaire, Corey Freeman, William Hopkins, Wesley Walker, Ricky Wayne Meeks and Steven Ray Meeks serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Wafford passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017 in Sulphur Springs, TX Wayne Ray Wafford was born on...
