Gerald Washington
Funeral services for Gerald Washington, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, have been scheduled for Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 2:00pm at East Caney Baptist Church. A visitation is scheduled for Friday, December 15, 2017 at Tapp Funeral Home from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. Mr. Washington passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at Baylor Vitas in Carrollton, TX.
Lady Cats Pick Up Game Play to Seal Win: At Hallsville Friday
Lady Cats Basketball Coach Jeff Chapman said he was concerned in the first half of the home district opener against Greenville Tuesday night. He felt his team had a nonchalant attitude thinking they were playing a typical Greenville team. Coach Chapman said that can get you beat sometime. Based on the tape he had seen, he said he thought the Lady Cats would do a better job of forcing turnovers than they actually did early. Coach...
Saltillo Lady Lions Lose to Class 4A Pleasant Grove
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ basketball team lost to Class 4A Pleasant Grove, 54-29 Tuesday (December 12). After trailing Pleasant Grove, 37-9 at the half, the Lady Lions outscored the Lady Hawks, 14-8 in the third period. Tori Mobley led the Lady Lions with 9 points. Madison Simmons had 8 points. Ana Reeder scored 4 points. Chandler Bain and Maddie Smith had 3 points each. Jordan Sustaire added 2 points. The Lady Lions are now 5-13...
Mitchell Chapel Community Meal
The Mitchell Chapel COGIC Food Ministry is feeding the community this Thursday, December 14, 2017, from 11:00am until 1:00pm. Menu: Sliced Turkey W/Gravy Mashed Potatoes English Pea Salad Dessert Tea So stop by Mitchell Chapel COGIC (402 South Jackson Street) and enjoy a free hot meal on us. Merry Christmas from our Church Family to yours!
Free Admission Day as a Thank You to Northeast Texas
By Sharline Freeman (December 12, 2017, Commerce, Texas) The Northeast Texas Children’s Museum has announced a free admission day on Friday, December 22. Although the year 2017 has been challenging in many ways for the Children’s Museum, it has also been the museum’s most successful year to date. Donations, attendance, and support of programs and activities have been greater in 2017 than in any previous year....
Annie Ruth Eaton
Annie Ruth Eaton, age 93, of Mount Vernon, passed away in the late evening hours of Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Mission Manor Nursing Home, with her beloved daughter by her side. Ruth was born on August 7, 1924 in the Lakeview Community of Franklin County, Texas to the late Sanford “Mellie” Melkigah, Sr. and Addie May Elliott Little. Ruth worked as a switchboard/PBX operator at Laurel Land Funeral Home in Dallas for 23 years. Ruth...
Guaranty Bank Sponsors Dinner Bell
Guaranty Bank and Trust sponsored and served this week’s community meal at the First United Methodist Church. The meal included meat loaf, Mexican hominy, garlic green beans, garden salad, French bread as well as peach cobbler crisp and a sugar-free chocolate dessert. If you or your business would like to participate in Dinner Bell, call FUMC at (903) 885-2185.
Winnboro Woman Arrested at Place of Employment in Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs Police assisted the Wood County Sheriff’s office in the arrest of Joy Elisabeth Hamrick, 33, of Winnsboro. She was wanted on a warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, less than 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone. Sulphur Springs made contact with Hamrick Tuesday at 4:20 p.m. at Walmart, her place of employment in Sulphur Springs. Advised through communication that the warrant was active, the...
Wanda Reith
Funeral service for Wanda Reith, age 91, of Sulphur Springs,TX will be held at 2 P.M. on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Interment will take place at Ft. Sam Houston. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Reith passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Hopkins Place, Sulphur Springs, TX. Wanda June Tomlinson Reith was born on November 25, 1926 in Oklahoma City, OK to Woody and...
