Shirlene Kennimer Crum
Celebration of life for Shirlene Kennimer Crum, age 77, of Yantis, TX will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Arbala Community Center, Arbala, TX. There will be no visitation. Shirlene passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Carriage House Manor, Sulphur Springs. Shirlene was born on October 22, 1939 in Birthright, Texas, the daughter of Roy Lee and Myrtle Permelia (Brown) Kennimer. She married David Albert Crum, Sr....
Three Teacher Retirement Bills Passed by Texas Legislature
AUSTIN- Late Tuesday evening the Chairman of the House Pensions Committee Dan Flynn (R-Van) passed three bills in succession that address the Teacher Retirement System (TRS). All three bills provide necessary updates and revisions to TRS codes, administration, and regulations. “The teachers of Texas provide one of the most vital services to this state in educating our children. They work long hours and invest so much of their...
Healthcare Month at SS Health and Rehab
May is National Healthcare Month. During 2017, Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab has entered a new era of health care for their residents. With it’s 50-year history of serving the community, a new facet of care has been added in the new recovery wing. There are now 13 private Medicare suites centered around the rehabilitation and therapy department. Therapy Specialist Curt Mayo is working with outpatient and inpatient short-term...
Man Wanted for Murder in Dallas County Apprehended Locally
A man wanted for murder in Dallas County was apprehended on westbound I-30 at 5:25 p.m. Tuesday. Stopped by a Hopkins County interdiction officer, a records check showed Jerryll Dewayne Smalley, 39, of Dallas wanted for the May 10th incident. Smalley is in Hopkins County jail being held on a $250,000 bond.
Edwina Hays
Cremation arrangements for Edwina Hays, age 92, of Emory, have been completed with Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory. There has been no memorial service scheduled. Mrs. Hays passed away Monday, May 22, 2017, in Sulphur Springs, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital. She was born May 10, 1925, in Epps, LA, to Albert Anton and Ella Maria Catalina Anderson. She married Douglas Hays in Dallas, in 1946. During her working career, she was...
Bobby Shelton II
Mr. Bobby Shelton, age 48 of Gilmer, passed away on Saturday, May 20th, 2017 in Winnsboro, Texas. He was born on August 17th, 1968 in Dallas, Texas, to the late Bobby Shelton and Leslie Lewton Farley. Mr. Shelton worked as a Hopkins County EMS-Tech and served on the Perryville Volunteer Fire Department as an Assistant Cheif. He is survived by, father, Bobby Shelton of Grandbury; mother, Leslie Farley of Gilmer; sons, David Santanello...
A Hopkins County Jury Awards in Excess of $8-million in Injury Case
A Hopkins County jury returned a verdict of what will be in excess of $8-million Tuesday in the 62nd District court. The verdict is by far, the largest ever in Hopkins County history. The Plaintiff was represented by Randy Roberts and Mike Ace of The Roberts and Roberts Law Firm in Tyler and by local attorney John C. Ginn of Smith, McDowell, Ginn. The Plaintiff, Charles Knighton, a Franklin County truck driver, was unloading a feed...
Public Library Announces Knights and Princesses 2017 Summer Reading Program
Hope Cain, Librarian at the Sulphur Springs Public Library, has announced the schedule for the children’s summer reading program. Theme for the summer is Knights and Princess Summer Reading program. It begins with a Medieval Times Storytime. June 7 at 10:30am Sulphur Springs Public Library’s Knights and Princess Summer Reading Program will host an unofficial kickoff with a Medieval Times Storytime. We cannot wait to see who will...
