John Beezley, 79 of Greenpond
Funeral Service for John Beezley, age 79 of Greenpond, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Greenpond Baptist Church with Bro. Lloyd Cashion and Bro. Billy Sheets officiating. Interment will follow at Greenpond Cemetery with Hayden Howard, Heath Howard, John Harris, Cody Hunt, Jordan Cockrum and Koby Ivey serving as pallbearers and the Men’s Class at Greenpond Baptist church serving as honorary pallbearers. There...
James Buster Diamond of Sulphur Springs.
Funeral services for James Buster Diamond, age 80, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bob Neal officiating and Bro. Jerry Savage assisting. Interment will follow at Greenpond Cemetery with Austin English, Norris English, Danny Taylor, Kent Wenning, Johnathon Gammill, Casey Hemphill, Jordan Hale and Jackson Lundell serving as pallbearers. Honorary...
Gary Dean Hancock, 82, of Yantis
Funeral service for Gary Dean Hancock, 82, of Yantis, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 9, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Shannon Hassell and Bro. Craig Vance officiating. Military graveside honors by Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at the Yantis Cemetery with Jamey Michael, Gary Michael, Shannon Adams, Joshua Hudson, Cheve Adams, Nathan Adams, Zach Adams and Kody Koon serving as...
Mable Marie Smith, 90, of Emory
Funeral service for Mable Marie Smith of Emory, are scheduled for Tuesday, October 10, 2017, 2:00 pm in the chapel of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Dr. Jason Rolen will officiate. Interment will follow in Emory City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service, at 1:00 pm. Mrs. Smith, age 90, passed away Tuesday evening, Oct. 3, 2017 in Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. Mrs. Smith was born June 16, 1927, in...
Meal A Day Menu For October 9th – October 13th
Meal A Day Menu October 9th – October 13th Monday Beef Patties with Roast Gravy Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Roll Tuesday Chicken Spaghetti English Peas Garlic Toast Wednesday Meatloaf Macaroni and Cheese Broccoli Roll Thursday Sliced Ham Baked Beans Potato Salad Cole Slaw Roll Friday Chicken Taco Soup Crackers Tossed...
Lady Cats Volleyball 3, Marshall 0
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team continued on their hot roll in district play with a sixth straight win as they swept Marshall, 3-0 in Marshall Friday. It was certainly not easy and Marshall played well at home. Still the Lady Cats prevailed in the first two close sets, 25-22 and 25-20 before putting the Lady Mavs away with a 25-10 win in set three. The Lady Cats improved to 6-2 in district play and 23-12 for the season. Autumn...
Marshall 50, Wildcats Football 20
After the Wildcats’ football team played well in the first half and took a lead into the halftime locker room, the Marshall Mavericks roared back with a huge second half of big plays while the wheels came off for the Wildcats in a 50-20 Mavericks win in Marshall Friday night. The Wildcats led 14-10 after two quarters. After Marshall went ahead 3-0 in the first quarter, the Wildcats scored two unanswered touchdowns to go up, 14-3...
North Hopkins Approves Tax Swap
Voters in the North Hopkins ISD approved a tax swap plan proposed by the school board in an election Friday. The tax ratification plan will increase the the district’s Maintenance and Operations fund by 13 cents while decreasing the district’s Interest and Sinking fund 13 cents. The increase in M&O is expected to increase the district’s state funding by $250,000 a year. State funding is based on a...
5th Annual MADD Glow Walk
By Savannah OwensThe 5th Annual Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Glow Walk was held Saturday September 30th, 2017, at Celebration Plaza. With over 150 participants forming nine teams and some individual walkers the square was packed with people wanting to bring awareness, support victims and their families, and remember their loved ones. They raised $16,000, of their goal of $19,000. Many of the businesses in Sulphur...
