Winnsboro Police Report for October 16-22, 2017
Winnsboro Police arrested six (6), investigated one (1) accident, responded to 196 calls, issued 63 citations and wrote 89 warnings during the October 16-22, 2017. Soler Harvey, 32 of Mt Pleasant, was arrested October 16th on six (6) warrants out of Hopkins and Franklin Counties. John Spencer, 35, of Portland Oregon, was arrested October 16th for public intoxication. Lee Gatlin, 47, of Winnsboro was arrested October 19th for Driving...
Local Musician/Songwriter Earns Guitar Endorsement from Alvarez Guitar Co.
Brad Davis of Commerce, Texas is a 53-year-old seasoned professional musician. He plays guitar plus a number of instruments, owns and operates a recording studio where he engineers, mixes and produces music projects for himself and others. He stays in demand as a sessions player in Nashville. On the client list of his music company, BDM Music, is the likes of Willie Nelson and Billie Bob Thornton. Brad is a Grammy-winner for his...
State Comptroller to Address Rural Transportation Summit at Hopkin County Civic Center
Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar will deliver the keynote address at the 2nd Annual Northeast Texas Rural Transportation Summit Tuesday October 31, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. The event will include several industry partners and transportation providers discussing the strengths and opportunities that work together to strengthen the greater Northeast Texas area. The principle the goal of this Summit is to bring attention...
Charles Richard Cecil
Charles Richard Cecil, 74 passed away October 24, 2017, at his home in Sulphur Springs TX. Charles was born on August 16, 1943 in Raymondville TX to Bill and Lorene Cecil. After graduating high school, he served in the U.S. Army, before moving to Dallas TX where he married the love of his life Mary Adams Cecil on August 6, 1966. Charles worked for Presbyterian hospital in Dallas, when he and Mary began their family 1967. After...
DBA Awards Special Honor to a Beloved Business
Downtown Business Alliance awarded a plaque to Leota Cone and John Sellers with City National Bank for their dedication to the DBA Fall Decorating Contest. The bank has decorated its downtown location for fall for years and members of the community look forward to seeing the beautiful display of fall decorations each year. City National fall display 2 City National fall display 3 City National fall display...
SSISD Trustee Toliver One of 30 Selected to Participate in Leadership Program
(Austin) –Leesa Toliver, trustee from Sulphur Springs ISD joined 30 other school board members from across Texas October 5-7 at the kickoff session of the Leadership TASB class of 2018. Selected by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), the group is participating in a yearlong education leadership study program. These trustees represent school districts of all sizes, with student populations of 184 to 83,270, and reflect a...
Photos from the Help a Child Tractor Pull
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Jewelry and Wine makes for a Really Good Time: Main Street Uncorked
The first annual Sulphur Springs street-wide “Uncorked” wine tasting was held on Saturday Oct. 21st from 2:00 to 7:00 pm. Around 25 vendors were selling wine, jewelry, olive oil, cheese, jams, knives, clothes, home decorating items and much more. With 300+ attendees throughout the day, Uncorked was an event for everyone-tables were set up with crayons and paper for families to color on, while everyone enjoyed the music...
