Farewell Reception For Freddie Taylor Planned June 7
A farewell reception for Freddie Taylor is planned June 7, 2022, just before the regular council meeting in the Council Chambers inside the Municipal Building (City Hall) on Davis Street. Freddie Taylor, 18-year Place 4 City CouncilmanSulphur Springs City Council February 2022Sulphur Springs City Council August 2021Freddy Taylor, Place 4 City Councilman, June 2021, the new HW Grays BuildingSulphur Springs City Councilman, Place 4,...
Brief Interstate 30 Pursuit Concludes With Arkansas Man’s Arrest
An Arkansas man ended up in Hopkins county jail Tuesday afternoon following brief Interstate 30 pursuit, according to arrest reports. Joseph Kian Anderson Franklin County authorities attempted to stop a red Toyota Corolla inside of which an active assault between the driver and passenger was reported. The car did not stop. Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies reportedly were alerted and spotted what they believed to be the car in...
Repair Work On Second Half Of Lee Street Under Way
Repair work on the second half of Lee Street is currently under way. Work crews brought equipment and began preparing the road Tuesday. The Lee Street project was originally slated last year, but was delayed for several months. One of the streets earmarked for improvements by Texana Land and Asphalt in 2021, the project kept getting pushed back. In November 2022, City Manager Marc Maxwell reported that the contractor had planned to be...
Belinda Lee Keyes
Belinda Lee Keyes A memorial service for Belinda Lee Keyes, age 63, of Yantis, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Cody Rushing officiating. Belinda passed away on May 29, 2022, at her home. She was born on February 5, 1959, in San Clemente, California, the daughter of Charlie and Dorothy Williams. She worked in health care for many years. She married Mark Keyes on September 1, 1977, in...
June Is National Men’s Health Month – Make Prevention A Priority
June 1, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Did you know that men, on average, die almost five years earlier than women? Part of the reason is that men are more reluctant to go to the doctor, according to...
Sun Safety In The Texas Heat
Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] That time of year is quickly approaching in Texas when the temperatures get up to three digit numbers, but it isn’t just the heat that is getting to you. The sun also emits UV rays which can be harmful to the skin. Did you know that excessive exposure to the ultraviolet radiation of the sun is the...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Indictments For May 2022
The Hopkins County Grand Jury during the May 2022 session issued 47 indictments accusing 40 people in the charges, including at least five people named in two offenses each. More than half of the indictments were for controlled substance offenses. The remainder of the charges ranged from aggravated assault and aggravated robbery to evading arrest, tampering with evidence and firearm charges. Derek Wayne Bone Indicted for aggravated...
Stephanie Couch
Stephanie Couch A memorial service for Stephanie Couch, age 48, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. C. J. Duffey officiating. Stephanie passed away on May 25, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones at home. She was born on December 11, 1973, in Irving, Texas, the daughter of Laszlo Vecsei and Sandra Lynn Davis. Stephanie worked in the medical field as an office...
Venita Faye Mark
Venita Faye Mark Graveside services for Venita Faye Mark, age 82, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Restlawn Memorial Park with Bro. B. J. Teer officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Venita passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at her home. Venita was born on May 4, 1940, in Sulphur Springs the daughter of Marlin Wade Jones and Sybil Faye Cox Jones. Venita was a...
Mississippi Woman Arrested For Having Suspected MDMA Pills
A 27-year-old Jackson, Mississippi woman was arrested for having suspected MDMA pills, according to arrest reports. Marcandice Justavea Gant Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Elijah Fite and Dan Turrentine, and Sgt. Richard Greer reported stopping a red Kia at 12:34 p.m. Monday, May 30, 2022, for a minor traffic infraction on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 142. Upon contact with the two occupants, Fite reported...
