Obituary – Juanita Ruth Humphrey
A graveside service for Juanita Ruth Humphrey, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Black Oak Cemetery with Bro Terry Bolton officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Ms. Humphrey passed away on January 9, 2022, at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs. Juanita was born on September 14, 1929, in Como, Texas, to Jimmy and Lorene (Morris) Humphrey. She worked as a secretary...
Obituary – Marva Lavern Bennett-Alexander
Marva Lavern Bennett-Alexander A memorial service for Marva Lavern Alexander, age 64, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 22, 2022, at New Legacy Community Church in Desoto, Texas. Mrs. Alexander passed away on January 6, 2022 at her residence. Marva Lavern Bennett-Alexander (Bop) was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on May 6, 1957, to Marlene and Walter Alexander. She graduated from South Oak Cliff...
Jettribe Announces 2022 Texas Professional Jet Ski Race Series
Local powersports company Jettribe has announced their return as title sponsor of a professional jet ski race series in the Central USA later this year. The 2022 Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championships, Central Nationals Series will have an exciting 7 Round Series with events in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Tennessee. Racers will earn points at each race towards the Central Nationals Championship. The point series will conclude with...
Last Week’s Team Tennis Match in Sherman Ruled No-Contest
Coach Tony Martinez and team tennis were set and prepped for Thursday’s spring-opener for the Wildcats in Sherman, but it was postponed and ultimately cancelled due to weather. Coach Martinez told his team early last week to keep their Saturday open due to fears that the competition would not make its Thursday slot due to poor weather. Ultimately, the game was pushed to Saturday, still in Sherman, but finally the decision was...
Carolyn Stovall
Carolyn Stovall Carolyn Stovall, 84, passed away on January 2, 2022, in Fort Worth, where she had been a resident of Bethesda Gardens Memory Care for two and one-half years. She was born on July 26, 1937, in Arbala and grew up in Sulphur Springs. Her mother was Dorene Bryant Rhoades, widow of Roy H. McClain, Sidney C. Walker and H. Bill Rhoades. Carolyn was preceded in death by husbands James T. Stephens and Kenneth V. Stovall. She...
Commissioners Court Again Approves Reinvestment Zone For BT Solterra Solar, As Well As 381 Agreement
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning, Jan. 10, 2022, again approved a reinvestment zone for and also approved a 381 agreement for BT Solterra Solar, LLC. Austin Willis, director of Solar and Storage for Belltown Power Texas, Monday morning explained that the reinvestment zone is exactly the same as the one approved by the court in November 2021 for BT Solterra Solar. However, due to an oversight on behalf of the...
Lady Cats Soccer Goes 1-1-0 in Kilgore Tournament
Lady Cats soccer got a win, tie and loss from Jan. 6-8 in the Kilgore tournament, their first regular-season tourney of the year. Thursday’s opening match versus Bullard was the first regular season contest for the women’s soccer squad. It did not go as planned for Coach Javier Aguayo’s squad, as Sulphur Springs fells to Bullard 3-1 on Thursday, Jan. 6. It was a tough loss for the girls, as the Lady Cats trailed 3-0...
Ella Byrd Reirdon Brown
Funeral services for Ella Byrd Reirdon Brown, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at West Oaks Funeral Home chapel with Bradley Edge and Chris Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Chris Brown, James McMahan, Jake Morrill, Landon Burke, Steve Littlefield, and Kevin Brewer serving as pallbearers. Jett Morrill, Dorsey Reirdon, Joe Reirdon, Henry Woodruff,...
William Cross
Graveside service for William Cross, age 82 of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00A.M. on Tuesday, January 11, 2021 at Restlawn Memorial Park with Rev. Jim Moore officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, January 10, 2022 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Cross passed away on January 7, 2022 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX. William was born on March 24, 1939 in Cumby, TX...
Linda Sue Bell
Graveside service for Linda Sue Bell, age 77, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday,January 9, 2022, at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Bro. C.J. Duffey officiating and Mike Phillips,Dustin Ballard, Neil Johnson, Tommy Hinton, Paul Lloyd, Dickie Scroggins serving as pallbearers. Therewill be no formal visitation. Linda passed away January 5, 2022, at Carriage House Manor in SulphurSprings. She was born on May 13,...
