Couple Charged with Felony Possession
June 7, 2023 – A unemployed Texas couple, out for a drive near Coleman lake, are now in Hopkins County Jail. A Hopkins County Deputy noticed a vehicle traveling east on Main Street in Sulphur Springs around 8 pm Tuesday. The vehicle did not display license plates. A traffic stop was initiated. The driver, TIFFANY DAWN BOYKIN age 34 of Leonard, TX, advised the deputy that she did not have a driving license. The passenger,...
Sulphur Springs City Council Swears In New Member, John Sellers Reselected As Mayor
June 7, 2023- The Sulphur Springs City Council, during Tuesday’s meeting, has sworn in new member Tyler Law to position 6 as well as swearing in John Sellers to his position 7 for which he was reeelected. Both Law and Sellers then took their places on the council for the June regular meeting. Tyler Law Being Sworn In John Sellers Being Sworn In Also during this month’s meeting, council members voted on nominating a new...
Jerry Dale McDonald
Jerry Dale McDonald, a resident of Yantis, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at the age of 76. He was born July 25, 1946 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Clyde C. McDonald and Bertha Leona Pritchett. Jerry began his music career playing guitar at the Reilly Springs Jamboree in Reilly Springs, Texas. From there he began working at many night clubs in Dallas, Texas. He played bass for Jon & Robin who had several hits. From...
Matter of Balance Class Begins June 22, 2023
Matter of Balance Flyer for Sulphur Springs Class 2023 Ark Tex Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging
Chamber Connection – June 7 By Butch Burney
Join us for a fun and interactive Business After Hours this month at Northeast Texas Gellyball from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 15. NET Gellyball has not only the paintball-type game but also axe-throwing and other fun activities. Business After Hours is a great way to interact and network with other business professionals and members of the community. You don’t have to be a Chamber member to attend and there is no cost. NET...
Ted And Donna Lyon Center For Gamebird Research Planned For Texas A&M University-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce will soon be home to an innovative gamebird research and education facility, thanks to a historic gift from alumnus Ted B. Lyon and his wife, Donna. Construction of the Ted and Donna Lyon Center for Gamebird Research at Texas A&M University-Commerce will begin in 2024. In December 2022, the Lyons gifted $1 million to the university—the largest all-cash gift with immediate impact in university...
Morning Chapel Baptist Church VBS 2023
May 6, 2023 – Join the Morning Chapel Baptist Church for their annual evening VBS starting June 26. Morning Chapel is located at 208 Fuller St in Sulphur Springs. Find out more on their Facebook Page.
Delta County Sheriff’s Searching For Car And Driver Involved In Fatal Hit-And-Run
June 6, 2023- The Delta County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a car and driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run on the morning of Monday, June 5. The Sheriff’s office has stated that the incident occurred just after 3:30 am in the 1800 block of FM 1532, west of Antioch. One person was, unfortunately found deceased at the scene. It was determined that the vehicle that struck the victim did not stop and left the scene. Sheriffs...
16-Year-Old Hawkins High School Student Killed In Crash
June 6, 2023- A 16-year-old East Texas boy died in a car crash over the weekend. Jaykob A. Dobb, of Hawkins, was driving south on FM 14 when his vehicle drifted across the rod’s center line and into the oncoming northbound lane, according to Texas Department of Public Safety preliminary investigation. Dodd was pronounced dead on the scene, DPS said. He was wearing a seatbelt. Dodd was a Hawkins ISD student, the district...
Richard Lawrence (Rick) Jackson
April 28, 1948 – June 4, 2023 Entrepreneur, who assumed risks and rewards in business and personal life, including a 1984 kidney donation — one of the earliest recorded at Dallas Methodist Central Hospital — to his brother. Rick’s spirit of adventure led him in search of peace, prosperity and purpose. He rarely stayed long —”At least I got this far”- and he was ever on the move-I ‘This is where I was when I moved...
