Business History Month: Tire Town
Tire Town opened in 1981 with Sam and Pam Word. Their business had the goal of providing a place where customers can purchase tires at the best value available in Sulphur Springs. Four years later in 1985, Mike Gilmer, the current owner of Tire Town, joined the company and ran the retail portion of the business while Sam ran the wholesale business. With the two working together, the business quickly expanded beyond the City Limits....
*UPDATED* Avila Arrested for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child
March 13, 2016 – Jesus Avila, 39, of Saltillo was arrested Saturday for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child under the age of 14. Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies received a call from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office informing them that Avila, who was accompanied by a child, turned himself in on previous sexual assault incidents. Both Avila and the child voluntarily came to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office to be...
Sandra Irene Perdue
Sandra Irene Perdue, age 69, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 at Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. Memorial service pending at this time. Cremation arrangements under the direction of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory.
State BPA Sees Sole National Qualifier
Fifteen Sulphur Spring High School students competed at the State Business Professionals of America competition. Of those 15, only one student qualified for the National Competition, while another will attend as an alternate. Sean Allemang competed in Java Programming and Network Design. Maro Bausio competed in C++ Programming and Network Design. Lydia Burleson competed in Advanced Word Processing. Natalie Cruise competed in Human...
Carter Blood Care Drive At SSHS Friday
Carter Blood Care held a blood drive at Sulphur Springs High School on Friday, March 11, 2016. Students and teachers that chose to gave blood participated from 8 a.m. until around 2:30 p.m.. Students had to be 16 with parental consent or 17 years of age and picture ID was to be provided. DSC_0647 DSC_0649 DSC_0652 DSC_0653 DSC_0655 DSC_0660...
Mapps Trial Set for August
An August trial date has been set for Tilton Joshua Isaiah Mapps, 21, according to the office the Eighth Judicial District Attorney. Mapps is accused of the murder of Jonathan Trahern Young at Pacific Park on June 8, 2015. He is being held in Hopkins County Jail on a $1.5 million bond for murder and two $20,000 bonds for tampering with evidence. He was arraigned before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt Monday, October 26,...
Franklin County Capital Murder Trial Set for June
James Crawford of Talco will be tried Capital Murder in Franklin County in June of this year according to the office of Eighth Judicial District Attorney Will Ramsay. Crawford will not face the death penalty but if convicted will face up to a life sentence without parole. Working on a tip, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department arrested 21-year old James Crawford of Talco for a capital murder in Mt. Vernon in September, 2015. The...
Oddie M. Conville
Funeral services for Oddie M. Conville, age 79 of Greenville, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Duncan Graham officiating. Interment will follow at Cumby Cemetery with Rickey Vaughan, Chase Vaughan, Jonathan Crumpton, Brian Travis, Curtis Travis and Chris Travis serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Eric Travis, Brandon Travis and Aaron Wall. Visitation will be...
Like It or Not, Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday, March 13
For some, it is the day most dreaded. No, not April 15 and the deadline for income tax returns, this one is even worse. It’s Daylight Savings Time and it begins Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2 a.m. It is officially the hour in which time will “spring forward” and without proper planning you will lose an hour of sleep. Why Daylight Savings Time? The original answer was to save energy costs and to have more daylight for activities during...
Weatherization Program Available to Qualified Residents
The Weatherization Program returns to Sulphur Springs this year and th Ark-Tex Council of Governments seeks to add to the number of homes that will become more energy efficient and provide utility cost savings to the resident. According to Sulphur Springs Mayor Kayla Price, 17 homes were weatherized last year. That number has changed in the past four months. This year, the goal for the program is 50 homes and according to Hank Byrd...
