Wood County Sheriff’s Report March 22-28, 2017
March 22nd At 8:02 a.m., horses were reported out on CR 3750 in Hawkins. At 8:24 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 3056 in Hawkins. At 8:57 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 852 in Winnsboro. Deputies were dispatched to a call at 10:18 a.m. on FM 2869 in reference to a credit card/debit card abuse. The reporting party stated that an unknown person had made 3 unauthorized charges on her debit card for utility services. Her...
Rosa LuAnn Halerumal
Memorial services for Rosa LuAnn Halerumal, age 55, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 2, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Michael Ramsey officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 3:00 one hour prior to the service. Honorary pallbearers will be Colin Chapa, Tylan Harris, George Green, Kaylon Alexander, Travis Maiwelmal and Joseph Maiwelmal. Rosa passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017...
Two New Books Offered on Early History of Hopkins County
Genealogists John Sellers and Shirley Patchen have compiled two new books from existing records on early history of Hopkins County. Both books are indexed by surname and business name, and locations mentioned in the books are geographically indexed as to the original sites of historic places and features. You can purchase “The Collection of Kenneth and Sidney Brice Early Histories of Hopkins County” for $30 and the...
TxDOT Launches Talk, Text, Crash Campaign
AUSTIN – An estimated one in five traffic crashes in Texas is caused by distracted driving, and the problem is getting worse. As part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, the Texas Department of Transportation is launching its “Talk, Text, Crash” campaign to remind drivers to stay focused on the road. “People are dying on Texas roadways because drivers are diverting their attention from the road to talk on a phone,...
Albert Mays
Mr. Albert Mays, age 77 of Pickton, passed away on Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 in Sulphur Springs. He was born on May 2nd, 1939 in Pampa, TX, to the late Albert Mays and Alma Purcell Mays. Mr. Mays was retired from the dairy industry and was a Methodist. He was preceded in death by parents; daughter, Tammy May; brother, Jimmy Mays; grandson, Chauncey Mays and his surviving wife, Kathy Mays. He is survived by, wife, Debra Mays of...
Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats in Paris Meet
On Monday, Mt. Pleasant canceled their Friday track meet after a tragic bus accident last week involving their track teams. Two of the schools that were planning to attend the Mt. Pleasant meet, Paris and Sulphur Springs, got together and decided to have an informal dual meet in Paris on this Thursday game day. Lady Cats Track Coach Triston Abron announced the dual meet Monday. Coach Abron said no medals would be presented and he...
Wildcat Tennis In District Tourney Next Week
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez took eight players to one last tournament Saturday before the district tournament next Wednesday and Thursday. The Wildcats participated in a Stephen F. Austin tournament in Nacogdoches. Coach Martinez called it a great tournament. It included a chance for the high school players to watch a match between the SFA women’s team and Northwest Illinois. Coach Martinez said his team did well during...
Three Commercial Chicken Houses Destroyed; Straight-Line Wind Blamed
Hopkins County–Three commercial chicken houses were destroyed and a number of chickens killed between 4 and 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning in what is believed to be a straight line wind event limited to a small area on 20-30 acres in eastern Hopkins County. Three other commercial chicken houses were not damaged. The National Weather Service has been asked to review the damage on site and to review weather conditions as recorded at...
