Aggravated Assault Arrest Made While Investigating Burglary
A 46-year old Sulphur Springs man was booked into the Hopkins County Jail at noon on Saturday in connection with a warrant for aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. Justice of the Peace B.J. Teer set bond on David Allen Grimes at $25,000. The case reportedly involved the man in his vehicle and an incident near FM 2560 and County Road 2174 last Wednesday at around 5 p.m. The warrant was issued shortly after the incident. A...
Vicki Coleman
Vicki Coleman, age 67, of Sulphur Springs, formerly of Emory, passed away Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Sulphur Springs, at Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab. She was born Dec. 5, 1947, in Logansport, Indiana, to John and Teri Stratton. She is survived by: Mother: Teri Coleman of Emory Several half brothers and sisters. Interment will be in South Liberty Cemetery at a later date. Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home was in charge of cremation...
Jetta Marie Mattix Russell
Jetta Marie Mattix Russell, age 69, beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Winnsboro, on Saturday, September 5, 2015. Born Jun14, 1946, she lived most of her life in the Dallas area and worked for Dal-Mac Construction and Team Worldwide Logistics in Winnsboro. She graduated from Monterey High School in Lubbock, and is survived by her husband, Robert, brother Marvin Lunsford, sister Mary Schmedieke...
TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING by Eddie Trapp – SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING – SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 Bob Wills had a song called “Time Changes Everything.” Very popular in the Forties and Fifties and still nice to listen to now. Now that I’m 69 and not going on as many adventures, I regret to say this will be the last of the “On The River” articles. Heck 1400 is a good round number and a good stopping place. If we travel and have somewhat of an adventure, and if the editors...
Homecoming Week, Car Give-Away Fill Plaza Saturday
Perhaps the largest crowd of the season gathered during the Saturday Evening Market on Celebration Plaza to celebrate the start of Homecoming Week for Sulphur Springs schools and to anxiously anticipate the possibility of winning their choice of one of 14 new cars offered by Sulphur Springs Jeep Chrysler Dodge. Jeff Shelton began the early evening Homecoming activities when he introduced Wildcat Head Coach Greg Owens who introduced...
16th Annual Lone Star Heritage Show Features 155 Quilts
The 16th annual Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild Quilt Show is coming Friday and Saturday, September 18-19 at The ROC of First Baptist Church. More than 155 quilts will be on display including antiques, juniors, Texas entries and a raffle quilt. Admission is $5 with children under 12 free. Lots of children’s activities are planned this year. There will also be vendors, food and door prizes.
City Business Office Reopens Wednesday in Renovated Old City Hall
The city of Sulphur Springs Business Office will move from their temporary office back into a renovated Old City Hall next week. Moving will take place over the Labor Day weekend. The business office will be closed Tuesday while asphalt work is done around Old City Hall. It will reopen in Old City Hall Wednesday morning. Police records and administration will move into the temporary building for several months while their area...
Chief Sanders Expects Fake Officer in Jail Locally Next Week
It will be next week before James Charles Williams, Jr. will be extradited from Little Rock, Arkansas to Sulphur Springs according to local Police Chief Jay Sanders. U S Marshalls located and arrested the 56-year old Williams in Little Rock Thursday, September 3rd, after an arrest warrant was issued by local authorities. The warrant listed two specific charges related to a June 20th event in Sulphur Springs that occurred on a parking...
Memorial Hospital Celebrates 66th Birthday
Although no formal events have been planned, Hopkins County Memorial Hospital celebrates its 66th birthday Saturday, September 5. The hospital replaced private, small hospitals owned and operated by doctors in the area. The hospital was established by business leaders in 1949 and later the state legislature created a hospital district for Memorial. The hospital has never been owned or operated by the county but rather by the hospital...
