Sulphur Springs Man Attacks Son at Hotel
September 28, 2023 – A Sulphur Springs man was arrested yesterday after he allegedly attacked his 13 year old son. COREY GENE EDWARDS, age 32, was at the Broadway Street hotel at around 6PM. Motive for the attack, or the reason for Edwards and his son to be at the motel is unknown. COREY GENE EDWARDS, 2023 Edwards allegedly punched his son in the head several times with his closed fists. He then attempted to evade arrest by...
Cumby Man Arrested for Invasive Visual Recording
September 28, 2023 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies traveled to a Commerce TX address this week to arrest a Cumby man wanted for Invasive Visual Recording. The Invasive Visual Recording crime in the state of Texas gives police the right to arrest you if they believe you take, or help spread, any kind of photograph or video of (1) someone’s “intimate areas” or (2) someone in a bathroom or changing room. Xavier James...
Dinner Bell Menu For October 4, 2023
Dr. Andrew Yoder and his experienced team at I Focus Vision Care, this week’s Community Partner, use the latest equipment to acertain the health of your eyes! If needed he will prescribe corrective lenses for you. Stylish eyewear and prescriptive lenses are available on site! GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church...
Paris Junior College President Announces Retirement
After decades of service to Paris Junior College, its students and community, Dr. Pam Anglin has announced her retirement as president at the end of the year. A first-generation college student and the first female president of the College, she has served since 2003 and is a true community college success story. “I’ve heard it said that you’ll know when it’s time,” Dr. Anglin said, “and I’ve realized that time has come. I’ll be...
Sharon Kay Thomas Hill
Sharon Thomas Hill was born September 20, 1953 to the parentage of Leon Thomas and Goldie May Goodson in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1972. Sharon worked as a caregiver, housekeeper and helped many people with their children. On October 17th, 1983 Sharon married Ronald Hill who survived her in death. Sharon was of the Baptist faith. She leaves to cherish her precious memories, her husband...
A Candidate Forum For House District 2 Candidates Will be Held October 11, 2023
September 27, 2023 – The Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel, a local chapter of Texas Retired Teachers Association will hold a Candidate Forum on October 11 for candidates who are running in the special election for Texas House District 2. Citizens in Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt counties are eligible to vote in this election. The forum is expressly focused on education issues. This is an opportunity for teachers and school...
Susie Winchester
Susie Winchester, age 58 of Cumby, Texas passed away on September 25, 2023 at her residence. Susie was born on November 23, 1963 in Channelview, Texas to Billy Joe and Evelyn Ruth (Provence) Richardson. She married Charles Winchester. Susie was a veteran of the United States Navy. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her son, Daniel Connelly and wife, Kasey; daughters, Amber Hice and Makayla Winchester; grandchildren, Carmella...
Ramsey Back in Hopkins County Jail
September 27, 2023 – Victoria Nicole Ramsey is back in Hopkins County Jail. She was arrested by Wills Point Police on September 24th. The Van Zandt County Sheriff held her on a $150,000 bond till she could be returned to face her charges in Hopkins County. Victoria Nicole Ramsey, 2023 Ramsey, age 34, was arrested last year after a motorcycle chase along I-30 in Sulphur Springs. When she was eventually arrested she had several...
John David Bowman
John David Bowman was born on October 28, 1940, in Lamar County, Texas. He passed away on September 26, 2023 in Sulphur Springs. He married Patsy Ruth Edmondson on November 25, 1960. John was preceded in death by his father and mother, Brice Elmore and Emma Mae Bowman. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Charles and Arnold Bowman, and sisters Marie Haney and Mattie Cunningham. He was also preceded in death by his...
Hopkins County Records –
Report of Marriage Documents for Hopkins County 8/23/23 Thru 9/7/23 Ted Robert Patton Jr and Linda LaJean Patton Christopher Trent Newton and Sarah April Marks Monty Carl Kingsley and Deborah Irby Morgan William Hunter McPherson and Makayla Lynn Hall Jonathan Alex Motes and Kendall Rita Eapp Kenneth Christopher White and Bethany Nicole Moser Jimmy Dee Buckholt Jr and Sarah Elizabeth Massey Brandon Shane Stotts and Kimberly Ann Chisom...
