Chamber Connection November 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 2017 has been a fast and furious year, and now here we sit at Thanksgiving Day! Friday is a day often referred to as Black Friday. It was named Black Friday because it described the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic that would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. Many people shop Black Friday, and that’s fantastic. But, there’s an even better day for shopping! Saturday is called...
Thursday Forecast (Thanksgiving Day)
High: 63; Low: 42; Wind: south, southwest around 5 mph
Jerry Don Hatcher
Funeral service for Jerry Don Hatcher, age 71, of Sulphur Springs,TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Oliver McMahan, Rev. Rusty Posey, and Rev. Michael Coker officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Ethan Sanders, Junior Gregg, Gary Sanvig, Lesli Deal, Charles Pearson, and James Mitchell serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Johnny...
James Troy Morrison
Funeral services for James Troy Morrison, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 26, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Kenneth Rhoads officiating. Interment will follow at Arbala Cemetery with Cecil Wyatt, Curt Mayo, and Marlin Jones serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Lester, Bill Dwight Morrison, Joe Bowman, and all his CB buddies. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to...
Failure to Signal Turn Results in Drug Arrest
Failure to signal 100 feet from a turn led to the stop of a 2013 Nissan Altima at the corner of Davis Street and Fleming Street. Candace Dawn Williams, 40, of Cumby, immediately began talking to the Hopkins County Deputy about a money transaction between her and another person. A search of the vehicle revealed US currency and a receipt written for the money. The search also revealed a glass pipe commonly used to smoke methamphetamine...
Woman Arrested for Stealing Money from Employer
In an interview with Hopkins County Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford at the Sheriff’s office Tuesday, Virginia Ann Tompkins, 59, of Wintrhrop, Arkansas, admitted to Theft more than $2500 but less than $30,000. Tompkins admitted to stealing money from her previous employer, Joe Bob’s in Como. Evidence obtained by Weatherford from management of the convenience store shows an estimated $17,000 taken over the course of her...
Wildcats Down Rockwall 53-39; Now 4-0 on Season
The Wildcats’ basketball team remained unbeaten as they won a defensive struggle against Rockwall on the road, 53-39 Tuesday night (November 21). The Wildcats are now 4-0 for the season with three of their wins coming against Class 6A teams. The Wildcats started slowly Tuesday and trailed after the first quarter 13-11. In the second quarter, the Wildcats allowed the Yellow Jackets only 4 points. The Wildcats scored the first 10...
Lady Cats Score 71 in Afternoon Game in Paris
After a pair of games where the Lady Cats’ basketball team scored in the 30’s, they poured in the points against Paris taking a 71-41 win on the road Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Cats had 22 steals and forced 29 turnovers to get lots of transition baskets. That helped the Lady Cats shoot 50% for the game. The Lady Cats scored the games first ten points and they led after one quarter, 21-8. They outscored Paris in the second...
PJC Sulphur Springs News: SPRING REGISTRATION
SPRING REGISTRATION Registration for the spring 2018 semester at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center has begun. Carli Withrow, a returning student, was among the first to finalize her spring schedule with adviser Carey Gable. On-campus registration will continue through Dec. 15 and again from Jan. 2-8. On-line registration is available through Jan. 15.
