AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Is Looking For Volunteers
The local AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is looking for compassionate and friendly people to join our volunteer team. Many older taxpayers with low to moderate incomes miss out on credits and deductions they’ve earned because they can’t afford a tax preparation service. With the help of people like you, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide offers free tax-filing help to those who need it most. We’ll provide the training and support to...
Cumby Men Jailed On Controlled Substance and Tampering With Evidence Charges
Two Cumby men were jailed on controlled substance and tampering with evidence charges early Tuesday morning, sheriff’s deputies and Cumby police alleged in arrest reports. Michael Lyle Gall(HCSO 2016 jail photo) No HCSO jail photo available for Christopher Evan Lewis Officers reported stopping the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado at 1:13 a.m. Jan. 17, 2023, on County Road 1130 at County Road 1126 for failure to signal a turn. The...
Getting Ready at PJC
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Education Advisor Maria Zuniga, right, observes as Pedro Mendoza fills out paper work to enroll in the spring semester as the Sulphur Springs campus. For information about classes and registration requirements, call 903-885-1232.
Cheryl Morris
Funeral service for Cheryl Morris, age 62 of Mahoney, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 21, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. C.J. Duffey officiating. Interment will follow a Mahoney Cemetery with Gregg Hoelscher, Kim Kenney, Bobby Morgan, Bryan Cooey, Ryan Cooey and Moose Worley serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Morris passed away on January 14, 2023 at...
Rick Bunch
A celebration of life for Rick Bunch, age 68 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at a later date. Mr. Bunch passed away on January 16, 2023 at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs. Rick was born on September 9, 1954 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to James Robert Bunch Jr and Peggy Louise (Walker) Horton. He married Beth Bunch on October 14, 1995 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He worked as a delivery driver for Foxworth – Galbraith...
Laurence Bramblett
On January 4, Laurence Dunham Bramblett passed away at his home in Sulphur Springs, Texas at the age of 89. Laurence is survived by his wife, Mary Bramblett; sons Larry Bramblett and Lane Bramblett and wife Erin; brothers Miles Bramblett and Jeff Bramblett; sister-in-law Sara Bramblett; grandchildren, Amy Williams and husband Khalif, Brandy McClure, Will Bramblett and wife Meredith, Colette Ecton and husband Matt, Kelly Pruitt and...
Commission Recommends Approval Of Final Plat For Ladera RV Resort, Denial Of 2 Rezoning Requests
Sulphur Springs Planning and Zoning Commission Monday evening approved the final plat request submitted for Ladera RV Resort, pushing it forward with a recommendation that the City Council approve it at the regular February meeting. The city board is recommending the two rezoning requests be denied, however. Ladera RV Resort Final Plat Cole Heitman requested a final plat which will combine multiple lots into one 48.11-acre property...
Tuesday Gameday Has Three Squads in Action
Both basketball teams and men’s soccer occupy a busy Tuesday Gameday. Tuesday, Jan. 17 brings both men’s soccer and Lady Cats basketball at home, with men’s basketball in Texarkana. Lady Cats basketball is the first team up on Tuesday, hosting Liberty Eylau. Coach Bryan Jones and his squad hope to rebound from Friday’s home loss to Paris. Sulphur Springs played a good game but struggled to sink shots in crucial...
US Treasury Set to Take ‘Extraordinary Measures’ as Debt Limit Looms
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Jan. 19 amid a brewing standoff on the issue in Congress. The treasury secretary warned congressional leaders on Friday that the department would begin taking “extraordinary measures” next week, repurposing federal funds to extend the date that the government is expected to run out of money. The national debt is projected...
REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AWARDS CEREMONY RECIPIENTS
This award honor members of Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County communities who have demonstrated their compassion, perseverance, courage, and leadership by engaging in the difficult work of fostering human dignity and our common humanitythrough their projects, programs, and visions. Here are the recipients of awards in 2023. Jayla AbronLuke CatonMatthew ClarkeColbie GlennJaden HarperJoel PeoplesJazmine KellyJaylea AbronJazmin KellyJaci...
