Bobby Dean Harrison
Funeral service for Bobby Dean Harrison, 55, of Quitman, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 7, 2017, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jimmy Cummings officiating. Graveside services will follow at 3:00, at Restland Cemetery in Dallas, TX with Terry Weatherly, Ronnie Braswell, Eric Weatherly, Todd Kelley, Michael Duplessis, and Robert Thompson serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.,...
Massachusetts Man Captured in Hopkins County Has Been Indicted for Murder in Home State
July 6, 2017 – A Haverhill, Massachusetts man accused of fleeing to Texas after killing a woman and shooting another man outside a Lawrence, Massachusetts nightclub Easter Sunday has been indicted by the Essex County grand jury, according to an article in the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune. Luis Rodriguez, 24, was captured in Sulphur Springs, Texas by Hopkins County Deputies in April of this year. He was arrested just days after...
Thursday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 90 with heat index values as high as 97; Low 73; Wind: South, southwest around 5 mph
Non-Threatening Thunderstorms Move through Hopkins County Wednesday Night
Cloud to ground lightening and moderate to heavy rainfall is the only threat of the non-severe thunderstorms moving through Hopkins County around 11 p.m. Wednesday night. No weather advisory, watch or warning has been issued for the immediate area. These storms should have passed through by midnight. There is a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday and a 30-40% chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday. At...
Rodney Gerald Smith
Rodney Gerald Smith age 46, passed away at his home in Emory, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Rodney was born September 22, 1970, in Dallas, to Ronnie Gerald and Betty Sue Haney Smith. He worked several different jobs during his working years. One as a Security Guard for different companies in the Dallas area. He, also, drove a truck for several years. Survivors include: Mother: Betty Smith of Emory; Sons: Rodney Gerald Smith, Jr. of...
Wednesday Forecast
60% chance of showers and thunderstorms, decreasing to 30% tonight; High: 90, with heat index as high as 97; Low: 74; Wind: south 5-10 mph
George Walter Greenway, Jr.
Funeral services for George Walter Greenway Jr., age 91, of Sulphur Springs have been set for Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Sam Mercer III officiating. Interment will follow AT I.O.O.F. Cemetery with George Walter Greenway IV, George Walter Greenway V, Derek Nordaune, Sam Mercer IV, Danny Mercer and Richard Francis serving as pallbearers. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday July 7,...
Dinner Bell: Additional Events to Celebrate
Dinner Bell July405 Dinner Bell July406 Dinner Bell July401 Dinner Bell July402 Dinner Bell July403 Dinner Bell July401 The Dinner Bell at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs had two additional events to celebrate July 5th, 2017. The meal, prepared each Wednesday, included Jack, a 4 year-old volunteer. He and his mother dished out bread and Slang Jang. Special recognition was given in the form of a gift to long time...
SSHS Wildcats Youth Basketball Camp Registration Underway
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta will offer his annual summer SSISD boys basketball camp next week in the main gym on the high school campus. The camp will take place Tuesday, July 11 through Thursday, July 13. There will be three sessions each day for various age groups. Camp for boys entering kindergarten through fifth grade will take place from 10 a.m. until noon each day. The session for boys entering sixth through the...
