Mary Lou Eads
Funeral service for Mary Lou Eads, age 89, now of Rockwall, will be held Sunday Nov. 12, at 3:00 pm in the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be 2:00 pm, one hour prior to the funeral service. There will be no graveside service. Bro. Charlie Beliew will officiate. Mary Lou Eads passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017, in Rockwall, in Senior Care at Lake Pointe. She was born Sept. 15, 1928, in Point, to Thomas...
Annual Symphony Auction Features Local Photographer’s Work
These photos will go on the auction block November 18th, 2017. The annual Sulphur Springs Symphony League Auction will once again be hosted at the KSST Studios. The trove of donated goods includes enlargements of these shots taken right here in Sulphur Springs. roller2 2017 roller1 2017 sssl Cindy Roller, editor of the Cooper Review and photographer for the City of Sulphur Springs, selects several of her best shots each year. She...
Hopkins County Jury Deliberates 13.5 Minutes; Guilty Verdict Rendered in Theft Case
November 8, 2017 – According to Clay Harrison, Assistant District Attorney, “Dana Lynn Gandy, also known as Dana Lynn Haynsworth, was found guilty by a Hopkins County jury of Felony Theft this afternoon. It took the jury 13 and a half minutes to convict her. The defendant was charged with Theft Less Than $2500 with Two Previous Theft Convictions, based on an incident from May 2, 2017 at the local Walmart. She went into the...
CNB Sponsors Dinner Bell
This week’s community meal, served each Wednesday at the FUMC, included white turkey chili, garden salad, cornbread muffins, and a Southern pecan praline cake and sugar-free orange cottage cheese fluff for dessert, and was sponsored and served by City National Bank. If you or your business would like to take part in Dinner Bell, call FUMC at (903) 885-2185.
Linda Sue “Gomma” Patrick
Memorial Service for Linda Sue “Gomma” Patrick, age 75, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Lake Highlands Baptist Church with Steve Collins and Paul Ray Vititow Jr. officiating and Larry Vititow, Eddie Morton, Chuck McCord, Lee Pogue, Kyle Tate, Brian Bell, Donnie Lewis and Archie Lindley serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held one prior to the service. Ms. Patrick passed...
Council Approve Sanders as Director of Public Service Department
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders was named Director of the Public Safety Department for the City of Sulphur Springs during Tuesday night’s city council meeting. The council voted unanimously with one member abstaining. The vote followed a statement to the council by Brandon Day, Secretary-Treasurer for the Texas State Association of Fire Fighters. Day encouraged the council to consult with the TSAFF regarding any changes to...
Operation V.E.T. Goes Into Action Saturday with BBQ Cook-off, Kid-Friendly Fun Day for Local Veterans, Families
Two friends, Chris Wilburn and Zack Loyd decided they wanted to “do something” for veterans on Veteran’s Day 2016. That first year, the event they put on drew about 16 BBQ cooking teams and a score of diners who learned the concept of the new undertaking. Now, one year later, the concept has gained 501C3 status as Operation Victor Echo Tango with 26 cooking teams ready to go and with newly defined avenues of...
Economic Development Took Center Stage at November City Council Meeting
Tax abatement took center stage at the Sulphur Springs City Council meeting Tuesday night. A resolution approving tax abatement for Back Story Brewery, Saputo, and an economic development agreement providing incentives to develop 216 Main Street received approval. Saputo will be expanding in a $44-million, 10-year tax abatement. The expansion will add infrastructure to the current facility and serve to remodel the building for greater...
