Billy Wayne Wilks
Billy Wayne Wilks Funeral services for Billy Wayne Wilks, age 65, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rusty Posey officiating. Interment will follow at Mahoney Cemetery with Phillip Johnson, David Brady, Mike Horton, David House, Dale Owens and Tim Cass serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be his cousins, Charles Ball, Harold Ball, Ned...
Dinner Bell Menu for July 6, 2022
Wishing you a wonderful celebration of our nation’s birthday! Thank you to the Dollison family and Diversified Storage Systems for the continued support of the Dinner Bell Ministry. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus after 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU: Mexican Lasagna Seasoned Pinto Beans Mexican Corn Salad Sopapilla...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report June 27-July 3, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department each week provides a media report with information about department activity. WPD activity for the week of June 27-July 3, 2022, included: Arrests Winnsboro Police Department Lynn Taylor, 34 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on June 29, 2022, on a Wood County Warrant for Assault Causing Bodily Injury-Family Violence with Previous Convictions.Alexander Nichols, 22 years of age, of...
Community Packs Downtown For 2022 Independence Day Celebration
Celebration Plaza was packed Saturday night for the 2022 Independence Day Celebration, hosted Saturday, July 2, by Sulphur Springs Symphony League for the 30th year. In fact, families, couples, friends, small groups and individuals lined the sidewalks and parking lots for 2-3 block in all directions around the square with chairs, blankets, snacks, drinks and glow-in-the-dark necklaces and lighted wands for the kids. Northeast Texas...
Whatever Happened To The Lightning Bugs?
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener I’ve seen a few fireflies this summer, which brought back childhood memories of seeing them by the thousands on summer nights, and we could catch them in our cupped hands to watch them flash. Though they have the name fireflies, they’re actually beetles, which is why most of us call them lightning bugs (LB). Glowing firefly on grass (Pexels Photo by Flash Dantz) LBs have a...
Meal A Day Menu – July 4-8, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of July 4-8, 2022 includes: Monday – Chili Cheese Dogs, Fritos and Green Tomato Relish.Tuesday – Apricot Glazed Chicken Breast On A Bed of Rice, Broccoli and Cauliflower Medley, and a Roll.Wednesday – Sour Cream Beef Enchiladas,...
Paris District Road Report for July 4, 2022
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting July 4, 2022. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
Hopkins County Records — July 2, 2022
Land Deed Transactions The following are land deed transactions filed and posted at Hopkins County Clerk’s office between June 16, 2022 and June 22, 2022: Records at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Jane Dixon AKA Linda Jane Dixon to Harold Glenn Dixon; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyUleta Taylor to Debora Taylor Gray, Tammie Taylor Stafford and Charles Lesley Taylor; tract in the ED Chinneth surveyVali Brannon and WE Brannon...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Choking and Threatening Girlfriend With Gun
A 53-year-old Sulphur Springs man is accused of choking his girlfriend and threatening her with a gun Friday. Earlier in the week a teen was jailed for allegedly shooting and hitting another female in the head with a pellet gun, and a Clarksville man was accused of pulling a gun on someone at a business, according to arrest reports. Pollard Street Address Randy Chris Wood Sulphur Springs Police responded at 8:08 p.m. July 1, 2022, on...
2 Men Transferred To Hopkins County Jail On Felony Probation Warrants Thursday
Two men were transferred to Hopkins County jail on felony probation warrants Thursday, June 30, 2022, according to arrest reports. Lucas Wayne Williams AKA Williams Lucas Blade Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steve Huffman was alerted Lucas Wayne Williams was being held in Tarrant County jail on two Hopkins County warrants. Huffman traveled to Fort Worth and took custody of the 30-year-old Sulphur Springs man at 8:50 a.m....
