Christmas Day Assault on Disabled Mother Lands Man in Hopkins County Jail
Decmebr 26, 2015 – A 34-year old Brownsville man was arrested in the early morning hours of Christmas Day for allegedly assaulting his disabled mother. Police were called to a residence in the 300 block of Woodcrest Drive at 2:45 a.m. Friday. Both the victim and her mother told police that they feared the threat of future violent from the man. Joshua Scott Morris was charged with assaulting a disabled person, according to...
Consuelo Vandergriff
Memorial services for Consuelo Lois Vandergriff, age 88 of Blooming Grove, will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses with Durwin Hohertz officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Consuelo Lois passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Twilight Nursing Home in Corsicana. She was born on April 26, 1927...
Margie Alvira Dickens
Funeral services for Margie Alvira Dickens, age 96 of Sulphur Springs, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 28, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with Dr. Lynn Turner officiating with Travis Aven, Larry Argenbright, Bavard Hill, Jerry Wilhite, Jim Thompson and Nick Nichols serving as pallbearers. Interment followed at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation was held on Sunday, from 6-8 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Alvira passed...
Veda Oleta Jenkins
Private services for Veda Oleta Jenkins, age 90 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Seymore Cemetery. Oleta passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015 at Carriage House Manor. She was born on October 9, 1925, the daughter of Arthur James and Louveda (Clayton) Jenkins in Seymore Community. She worked for General Motors and was a member of Seymore Church of Christ. Survivors include her sister-in-law, Doris Jenkins of Sulphur Springs;...
Orena Reynolds
Funeral services for Orena Reynolds, age 91 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with Rev. B. J. Teer officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with her grandsons serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Orena passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015 at Hopkins County Memorial...
Meal A Day Menu December 29th – January 1st
Meal A Day Menu December 29th – January 1st Monday Beef Patties Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Green Beans Roll Tuesday Sloppy Joe Onion and Pickles Tater Tots Wednesday Chicken Noodle Soup Cole Slaw Crackers Thursday Rope Sausage and Black Eyed Peas Turnip Greens Cornbread Friday Closed...
River Flood Warning Issued for South Sulphur River
The National Weather Service has issued a River Flood Warning for the South Sulphur River in Southern Delta and Northern Hopkins Counties from 2 p.m. Friday, December 25, 2015 until further notice or until cancelled. The river should rise above flood stage by Saturday morning and continue to rise to a crest near 23 feet by Tuesday after midnight. The river flood stage is 16 feet. Do not drive autos through flooded areas. Caution is...
Filing Dates Set for May City Council Election
The city of Sulphur Springs has already posted filing dates for next May’s city council election. Filing will begin for a place on the city council ballot on Wednesday, January 20. Filing will continue until Friday, February 19. Filing will take place with City Secretary Gale Roberts on the second floor of City Hall. Seats up for election this year will be in Place 4 where Freddie Taylor is the incumbent and in Place 5 where...
Flash Flood Watch Issued for Weekend
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood watch for the eastern two-thirds of North Texas from 6 a.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Monday. Hopkins, Delta, Rains, Van Zandt and surrounding counties are included in the watch. Rainfall will begin across the watch area on Christmas night as an upper level storm system approaches from the west. Rainfall intensities will increase on Saturday with embedded thunderstorms a possibility...
Zoning Board of Adjustments Reschedule Starbucks Sign Question
A meeting of the City of Sulphur Springs Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals has been rescheduled. It features property owners at 1320 South Broadway next to Chili’s who want to bring a Starbucks to town. The board will try for a quorum on Tuesday, January 12 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. Recently two meetings of the Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals had to be postponed due to lack of a quorum. One member of the board has...
