TxDOT Seeks to Fill Numerous Positions Within the Agency
AUSTIN — The Texas Department of Transportation is hosting a career fair Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 200 E. Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas to help fill open positions in numerous fields within the agency. Benefits include health insurance, paid leave, tuition assistance and more. Recruiting opportunities include: Transportation Engineers Facility Engineers Electrical Engineers Architects Engineer Assistants...
Mildred Allison
Funeral service for Mildred Allison, age 91, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 3 P.M. on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Pastor John Tandy officiating. Interment will follow at Conner Cemetery with Clint Potts, Dan Popa, Christopher Reithmeier, Doyce Coyle, Royce Coyle and Ryan Rea serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 18, 2017 from 6 to 8 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral...
Divorce Care Series Begins August 23 at FUMC Sulphur Springs
Divorce Care, a weekly support group for persons dealing with the effects of divorce, is starting a new series of meetings. Divorce Care will be held on Wednesday August 23, 2017 and the following Wednesdays from 6-7:30 pm at First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs in the basement classroom. Look for signs from the canopy entrance of the church. For details, contact Tom Young at 903-413-1673 or [email protected] or...
Game Day: Lady Cat Volleyball; Wildcat Team Tennis
There is Lady Cats’ volleyball and Wildcats’ team tennis on this Tuesday game day (August 15). The Lady Cats’ volleyball team is playing at McKinney North starting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Lady Cats come into the match with a 4-4 record. They opened the season last Tuesday at home with a win over North Lamar and a loss to Sherman. The Lady Cats won three and lost three at a Garland tournament last Friday and...
Hopkins County Jury Finds Epps Guilty for Manufacture Delivery of Controlled Substances
In Eighth Judicial District Court Tuesday, a Hopkins County Jury found Glenn Anthony Epps, 37, guilty of one count of Felony 1 Manufacture Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1 gram but less than 4-grams in a Drug Free Zone, one count of Felony 3 Manufacture Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1 gram in a Drug Free Zone, and one count of Felony 2 Manufacture Delivery of Controlled...
Dr. Shanan Gwatlney Gibson Named Dean of College of Business at A & M-Commerce
By: Daniela Chamorro COMMERCE, TX—Dr. Shanan Gwaltney Gibson has been named Dean of College of Business at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Gibson joins the university’s academic leadership team after service as the Associate Dean for Student & Faculty Development at East Carolina University, where she was responsible for directing the university’s undergraduate programs, graduate programs, and the Center for Student Success....
Dorothy Busby Foster
Dorothy Busby Foster of Winnsboro passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 at the age of 90. She was born in Winnsboro on June 30, 1927 to the late Bill Busby and Mattie McCowan Busby. Dorothy was a homemaker and member of the Pentecostal Lighthouse Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Charles Ray Foster, one brother Johnny Busby, two sisters Claudette Metcalf and Jane Tiner. Survivors include two sons, Ronnie Foster...
Wright Appointed to SSISD Board
Don Sapaugh resigned as a member of the Sulphur Springs School Board Monday night August 14, 2017 during their August regular meeting. His resignation ended almost 12 years of service on the board. His resignation was motivated by the desire of his wife to reenter the teaching profession. One cannot serve on the board when a family member is hired as a teacher. Appointed to Sapaugh’s place on the board is Kerry Wright who was present...
Sang Ok Cha
Memorial Service for Sang Ok Cha, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at a later date. Ms. Cha passed away on Friday, August 11, 2017 at her residence. Sang Ok Cha was born in Seoul, South Korea on December 1, 1930 to Sam Young Cha and Sup Nyu Choz. She was a certified registered nurse anesthetist and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral...
Three Arrested For Felony 1 Meth Possession
Three individuals were charges with a Felony 1 Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 200-grams but less than 400-grams and Tampering with Physical Evidence when a Hopkins County Deputy made a traffic stop on State Highway 154 at CR1174 Tuesday morning at 12:42 a.m. A juvenile and two adults showed signs of nervousness on initial contacts. Having been given permission to search the vehicle, the deputy found a...
