Commissioners Purchase SUVs for Sheriff’s Deputies
Monday morning Hopkins County Commissioners accepted bids on road materials, road oil, and culverts, accepted a new personnel policy for the county, and accepted bids for new Sheriff’s Service SUVs and two used dump trucks. County Judge Robert Newsom stated the commissioners have been working on the personnel policy for one year. He said some changes have been made including a per diem expense for travel. Prior to this year, travel...
Comprehensive Master Plan for City On Council Agenda Tuesday
Discussion and action on the selection of a planning consultant for Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of Sulphur Springs and action on a Resolution authorizing the settlement of part or all of a lawsuit brought by the city and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality against SS Seniors, LLC, Accent Developers, LLC, and others are on the agenda for the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night at 6 p.m. The Council meets in...
Local Woman Arrested for Aggravated Assault With Deadly Weapon
As Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at a disturbance on FM 2560, they found Maria Guadal Sanchez-Estrada, 27 in her residence with numerous injuries to her head and face indicating a severe altercation. However, on further investigation, she was arrested for Aggravated Assault Family Violence with a Deadly Weapon. Sanchez-Estrada followed the victim into the work shed when he arrived home with three minor children and items...
Michael Lynn Kenney
Funeral Services for Michael Lynn Kenney, age 49, of Yantis, will be held Friday, September 30, 2016, at 2 pm. at Seymore Bible Fellowship, in Yantis, with Rev. Jeremy Durig officiating. Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery with Kim Kenney, Blake Nolen, Adam Kenney, Daniel Kenney, Josh Terrell, Blake Hill, William Friddle, and Justin Pruden serving as pallbearers and Mark Kenney, Ricky Hill, Justin Bowring, Justin Glenn, and Neal...
Alice Marie Sissel
Alice Marie Sissel, age 100, of Emory, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016, at her granddaughters home in Alba. Funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Monday, September 26, 2016, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory with Bro. Wayne Wolfe and Bro. Billy Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Pilgrim Rest Cemetery #1. Visitation will be Sunday, September 25, 6-8 pm at the funeral home. Alice was born on January 25, 1916,...
One Vehicle Accident Results in Death of Yantis School Board Member
A one vehicle accident on State Highway 154 South, near the FM1567E intersection resulted in the death of the driver, Yantis School Board Member Michael Kenney, 49. Kenney was 1.5 miles from his home at the time of the accident, according to Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings. Cummings stated that witnesses following Kenney stated he was driving with no problems when suddenly he crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic and left the...
Renovation On State Highway 19 in Rains County Begins October 3
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that work to renovate State Highway 19 in Rains County will begin Oct. 3, 2016. Contractor DL Lennon Inc., Commerce, Texas, was awarded the contract for this project valued at more than $8.4 million. TxDOT officials said the contractor has 255 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project. The target completion date is November 2017. The contractor’s...
A. B. Wade
Funeral services for Mr. A.B. Wade, age 70, of Sulphur Springs have been scheduled for 11:00am Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at the Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Grayson Ford officiating. Interment will follow in the Cherry Grove cemetery. A visitation will be held Tuesday evening, September 27, 2016 at Tapp Funeral Home from 6:00PM to 8:00pm. A.B. Wade was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas on September 28, 1945, the son of Earnest...
Safety Texturing Work Begins Sept. 26 Across TxDOT Paris District
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that motorists traveling in seven of nine counties in the Paris District may encounter contractor crews working along several roadways during the next few weeks. Contractor Stripe-A-Zone of Grand Prairie, Texas, will be milling rumble strips into roadway shoulders and centerlines on many roadways beginning Sept. 26. Rumble strips are a road texture safety feature...
