Student Advisers Help Future Paris Junior College Students With Each Step of Enrollment
September 21, 2023 – Paris Junior College Student Advisor Charle Fox helps new student Jack Parker get set up for testing at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus.
Texas A&M Forest Service Employee Earns Prestigious National Award for Fire Protection
September 21, 2023 – COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A Texas A&M Forest Service employee was honored with the Current Achievement Award for Fire Protection during today’s National Association of State Foresters Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Paul Hannemann, retired Texas A&M Forest Service Chief of Fire Operations and Incident Response Department Head, is recognized for having been at the forefront of innovative and...
Frances Stiff
Funeral service for Frances Ann “Annie” Stiff, age 78 of Sulphur Spring, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 22, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Pastor Tim Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Prairie Valley Cemetery in Lone Oak, Texas with Jeff Carson, Tyler Follis, Michael Boyte, Zach Brown, Colby Mayfield, and Harold McClure serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Keller, Jody...
Lawrence Henry Fathke Jr.
Funeral service for Lawrence Henry Fathke Jr. (L. H. (aka Jr.)), age 80 of Yantis, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, October 6, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Perry Crisp officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Jr. passed away peacefully on September 17, 2023 at his residence with his loving wife by his side. Jr. was born on February 2, 1943 in Temple, Texas and was raised in...
Alfonzo Mendez
Visitation for Alfonzo Mendez, age 94 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Mendez passed away on September 18, 2023 at Sunny Springs Nursing Home. Alfonzo was bon on June 6, 1929 in Ecuador to Rosa Miranda. He married MaLu Nunez in 2008 in Dallas, Texas. Alfonzo worked for a telephone company and as a crossing guard. He loved watching over and...
James Allen Tucker
James Allen Tucker, 76 of Lone Oak, Texas, took his last breath on earth and his first breath in Heaven, on September 18, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by wife;Sandra France Tucker, their 6 children and their spouses; Paula Tucker Clifton; Barry, Brian Allen Tucker, Melissa Tucker Weatheread; John, Sharon Gilchrest Petty; Matt, Clinton Gilchrest, Carrie Mosher. 10...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused of Stealing $35k
September 18, 2023 -A Sulphur Springs resident was recently arrested in Hopkins County on a Smith County Warrant. The man, JAMES MICHAEL MORRIS JR, is accused of MISAPPLICATION OF FIDUCIARY PROPERTY. James Michael Morris, Jr aka Bubba 2023 Morris is alleged to have entered into an agreement with a man with the intent to build a boat dock. An initial payment of $53,000 was given to Morris in 2021. The project was never started and...
Sonja Baker
Funeral services for Sonja Kay Hinton Baker, age 85, will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 23, 2023 at First Baptist Church of Yantis with Bro. Robert Kinsey officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 22, 2023 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Interment will follow the service with Layne Nelson, Nolen Baker, Kendall Glenn, Logan Glenn, Justin Glenn and Don Glenn serving as pallbearers. Sonja was...
September is National Cholesterol Education Month
Clinicians Urge Screenings, Awareness of Health Impact, Treatment Options (Texas) – September is National Cholesterol Education Month and CHRISTUS Health is spreading awareness about the importance and dangers of cholesterol and its impact on both cardiac health andoverall health. Cholesterol is a waxy substance that comes from two sources: Your liver and food. The liver makes allthe cholesterol your body needs, but eating fatty foods...
Deputies Find Car With Stolen Tag
August 19, 2023 – Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies located a car on I-30 this week that was displaying a stolen licence plate. The tag was registered to a Honda and was being displayed on a Chevrolet. The tag was reported stolen a few days prior out of Dallas. The accused, 26 year-old BRIANNA CLARISSE BANKS, admitted she frequented the Dallas area. BRIANNA CLARISSE BANKS, 2023 Due to the discrepancy between the tag and the...
