Preliminary Autopsy Confirms Drowning
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders says he has been notified that the cause of death in a case where a body was found floating in a swimming pool Monday evening was drowning. That was the result of a preliminary autopsy conducted by American Forensics in Dallas. The deceased has been identified as 68-year old William Gene Alley of Sulphur Springs. He body was found by his wife at their residence in the 100 block of Cedar Springs...
Cecile Roberts
Memorial services for Cecile Roberts, age 79 of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the First Baptist Church–Sulphur Springs with Rev. Fred Lewis and Rev. Tommy Johnston officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Cecile passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 1, 1936 in Red River County, the daughter of William and...
Gene Alley
Funeral services for Gene Alley, age 68 of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Wesley United Methodist Church with Rev. Steve Cook officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery with Larry Mahand, Brian Alley, Chad Mahand, John Erwin, Ken Harper and Jerry Sherrell serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church....
Janie Lee Williams
Funeral services for Janie Lee Williams, age 76 of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with David Nestor and Buddy Wiggins officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with Travis Aven, Bo Hill, Kevin Wilkes, Bill Grant, David Bragg and Randy Clark serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Arnecke and Staff, Heart to Heart...
Animal of the Week: Blue the Chow Mix
Blue is a female, 10 month old Chow mix. All other breeds she may be mixed with cannot be confirmed, as she appears to contain a mix of many different breeds, with Chow being the most prominant. Blue was found along with a now adopted Pit Bull mix on the intersection of Church and Park Streets. Both dogs wore collars with no tags and appeared to be travelling together. The Animal Shelter has concluded that Blue and the adopted Pit...
Local Man Found Guilty of Retaliation Against a Public Servant
Tuesday afternoon an 8th Judicial District Court jury found John Todd Folmar guilty of Retaliation against a Public Servant. Folmar was on trial for threatening to kill Hopkins County Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum. Assistant District Attorney Clay Harrison presented a voicemail of the threat in which the defendant had identified himself by name during the trial. The trial began Monday morning and went to jury at 2:30...
Hopkin County United Way at 36% of Goal
The Hopkins County United Way had another solid report meeting Tuesday morning. The drive is well ahead of last year’s pace as they strive for a goal of $160,000. Drive Chair Price Orwosky said the second report meeting puts the drive at 36% of goal with $58,108 collected. UPS contributed 12,000 to the campaign this year. 100% Club for October 13, 2015; companies/individuals meeting or exceeding the posted...
Prickette Named Event Coordinator for Hospital Foundation
On behalf of the Health Care Foundation board members, Bob Weaver, Foundation Board Chairman is excited to announce the addition of Gena Prickette as event coordinator to the Foundation staff. “We are thrilled that the Foundation has had so much growth over the past ten years that another person is needed to help with planning the details and coordinating the Lights of Life campaign and gala as well as other additional events hosted...
Ranch Gathering Focuses on Keeping Livestock and Equipment Secure
Fort Worth, Texas – The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) will host a ranch gathering Thurs. Oct. 22 at the Aaron Ranch in Commerce, Texas. Registration will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by a complimentary beef dinner. The ranch gathering is free and open to the public. TSCRA Special Troy McKinney will provide a law enforcement update and offer ranchers information on how they can keep their livestock and...
Local Police Issue Scam Warning
Watch out for scam artists. One even tried to scam Sulphur Springs Police Detective Sgt. David Gilmore and a friend of his with different telephone cons. Sgt. Gilmore said a cellphone call last Thursday advised him that he had won $6.5 million in the lottery but that he had to pay $350 in IRS taxes to receive the money. The caller had a middle eastern accent according to Gilmore. Gilmore reminds the public that when you purchase a...
