Jack Everett Smith
Mr. Jack Everett Smith, age 93 of Winnsboro, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 7th, 2016 at Hospice Homeplace in Tyler. Jack was born on July 7th, 1922 in Amarillo to the late Milton Franklin Smith and Mary Charlotte Gaines Smith. He graduated from Rockwall High School, then Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, then he served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. He married the former, Peggy Brewer Smith on September...
Mary Murline Hogue
Mary Murline Hogue, age 96, of Emory, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. Funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 2:00 PM, at Smyrna Union Church. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 6-8 PM, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate the service. Interment will follow in the Smyrna Cemetery. Murline was born in Emory on January 21,...
Harold Ray Walker
Harold Ray Walker, age 81, of Emory, passed away Saturday evening, March 5, 2016, at his home. Funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, March 10, 2016, First Assembly of God Church in Emory, 11:00 AM, with visitation 1 hour prior at 10:00 AM. Bro. Montie Parker and Bro. Kelly Montgomery will officiate. Interment will be at 3:15 PM at Desert Crossroads Cemetery in Desert, TX. Harold was born in Blue Ridge, on June 15, 1934, to...
Gary Lee Harness
Memorial services for Gary Lee Harness, age 68, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 10, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jimmy Henry officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Honorary pallbearers will be grandchildren, Perry Evans and Crazy Mike. Gary passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital....
Reed, Elliot to Retire; Parents Address SSISD School Board
Two parents addressed the Sulphur Springs School Board in support of their children’s teacher during Public Forum at Monday night’s March board meeting. Lindsay Barton spoke in support of her son’s teacher and Denise Campbell addressed the board in support of her daughter’s teacher. Both children are autistic. Both parents praised their child’s teacher for loving their job and loving the children in the classroom. Ms. Barton stated...
Ahh, Spring is in the Air! Time for Weddings! by Johanna Hicks
Ahh, Spring is in the Air! Time for Weddings! If you are the least bit familiar with my educational programming, you are aware that marriage education and diabetes education are a few of my favorite things! (I also like raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, but that’s another song!) I’ve received good response for the 2016 spring Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes series thus far, and want to encourage anyone who is interested in...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for County Until 11 AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 36 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST TEXAS DELTA HOPKINS LAMAR RAINS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…COOPER…EAST TAWAKONI…EMORY… PARIS…POINT AND SULPHUR SPRINGS. The area is also under a Flash Flood watch this afternoon and...
Winnsboro Police Report for February 29-March 6
Four arrests, a two (2) vehicle motor accident, 152 calls for service, issuing 72 citations and 24 warnings occupied the hours for the Winnsboro Police Department during the seven (7) day period from February 29 to March 6, 2016. On Thursday, March 3rd, a Chevrolet truck was making a left onto East Myrtle Street when a PT Cruiser failed to control speed and struck the truck in the passenger side rear bumper. Arrests included: Kendra...
Business History Month: Just Country
For the past twenty-plus years, the family business “Just Country” has remained exactly that: country handmade decor. DeOnna Watkins is today’s owner of this successful wood-product designer business in Sulphur Springs, Texas which was begun by her parents Don and Linda Gammill. In 2016, Just Country continues to serve new outlets and find new ways to please those who love expressively quaint home decor....
Dixon Trial Begins Monday Afternoon
A 12-member jury was picked Monday morning and began hearing opening arguments by 2 p.m. as the trial of Hunter James Dixon opened in the Eighth Judicial District Courtroom in the Hopkins County Courthouse. Dixon was indicted September 23, 2015 on eight counts of sexual assault of a child. He was arrested May 28th at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department for aggravated sexual assault and continuous sexual assault of two girls under...
