Joseph McCorkle
A funeral service for Joseph McCorkle, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Myra Wilson Chapel. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m., prior to service. Joseph passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at his residence. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com With our...
Preliminary Plat For Stonebriar Phase III Receives Planning & Zoning Approval, Headed To Council
A preliminary plat for Stonebriar Phase III, an Oak National Development, received approval from the Sulphur Springs Planning and Zoning Commission this week and is being recommended to Sulphur Springs City Council for consideration. The subdivision, as proposed, would divide just over 278 acres west of Sulphur Springs into 1,159 single family lots with 11 common areas. Stonebriar Phase III preliminary plat information With so many...
PUBLIC NOTICE: Child Find – Special Education Services & Referral Process
Federal and state laws require all students (birth through age 21) with disabilities, residing within the SSISD district, who are in need of special education and related services, including children with disabilities attending private schools and children who are homeless or are a ward of the state, to be identified, located, and evaluated, which is a process referred to as CHILD FIND. Child Find referrals may be initiated...
Lady Cats Softball Completes Perfect 12-0 District Season
Coach David Carrillo’s team would not be denied their perfect district season in their finale. Lady Cats softball scored two runs thanks to a HR from Parris Pickett and a sac fly from Anahi Velasquez to get Sulphur Springs an early 2-0 lead in the 2nd. Three singles and an error in the next Lady Cats at-bat pushed it to a 5-0 advantage after 4 1/2 innings. Parris Pickett picked up a second RBI when she got 3B Addison...
Investigation Results In Warrant Arrest
Dike Man, Como Woman Jailed On Warrants Following Disturbances; 1 Other Jailed On Warrant Local officers arrested at least four people on warrants over the last week. An investigation at a Pickton residence Tuesday evening resulted in a warrant arrest. Two others have been arrested on warrants following disturbances over the last week. A traffic stop resulted in a Hurst man’s arrest on a warrant, according to arrest reports....
Saltillo FCCLA Members Return From 2022 State Meet With 36 Awards
Saltillo Family Career Community Leaders of America Chapter members returned from the State FCCLA meet in Dallas with 36 awards in family and consumer science assessments and one student competed in the talent show. The group got to attend the April 7-9, 2022, FCCLA State Leadership Conference in person this year, with the exception of Saltillo sophomores, who competed virtually because their STAAR test was the same day as the...
Obituary – Javard McGill
A funeral service for Javard Clayton McGill Jr., age 20, of Como, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Como-Pickton High School with Pastor Bobby Thomas and Bishop Kerry Roy officiating. Interment will follow at Independence Cemetery with Ricky Alvarez, Deion McGill, Trayton Powell, Braylyn Adams, Christian Clayton, Desmond Allen, Dom Allen and Marqis Ivory serving as pallbearers and Braylon Clayton, Day Day...
Wanda Roberts
Wanda Roberts A funeral service for Wanda Roberts, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rusty Posey officiating. Interment will follow at Conner cemetery with Gage Griffin, Heath Roberts, Jason Roberts, Kevin Roberts and William Griffin serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on hour prior to the service. Mrs. Roberts passed away on April 18,...
Escaped Inmate Allegedly Committed 2 Burglaries While Eluding Authorities
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office reported finding the escaped jail trusty Melton Medina-Tuirubiates in a wooded area off FM 69 around 12:25 p.m. Tuesday using search dogs. Officials reported the man was in custody, and officers were in the process of walking the inmate to a more accessible area so he can be checked by EMS at 12:30 p.m. April 19, 2022. The 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reported around 9 a.m....
Deputies Catch Suspect Alleged To Have Stolen Side-By-Side
Shortly after concluding a manhunt for an inmate who had escaped custody the day before, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators engaged in a second search Tuesday afternoon for a suspect reported to have stolen a side-by-side. Photo of Jacob Lyda posted by HCSO as the suspect in an UTV theft April 19, 2022 A homeowner notified HCSO at 3:44 p.m. April 19, 2022, that his side-by-side vehicle had been stolen and...
