Jose “Joe” Lira
Jose “Joe” Lira Funeral service for Jose “Joe” Lira, age 63, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with C.J. Duffey officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Eric Ortega, Eric Lira, Jose Armando Lira, Carlos Lira, Jose Carlos Lira, and Marcos Rolando Lira serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, October 29, 2021,...
Gwen Webb
On October 22, 2021, Gwen Webb passed away at Christus Mother Francis in Tyler, Texas. She was 56. No services will be held. She was born on January 12, 1965, to Robert Reed and Donna (Sparkman) Reed. Gwen married Jimmy Webb on October 31, 2008, in Mount Vernon, Texas. She was a nurse’s aide at Hopkins Memorial Hospital and at nursing homes in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Gwen is survived by her husband, Jimmy Webb; son,...
Paris District Road Report for the Week of October 25, 2021
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of Oct. 25, 2021. 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...
Cumby Woman Allegedly Slapped, Threw Her Ex-Husband During Disturbance
Lone Oak Man Accused Of Assaulting Woman A Lone Oak Man was accused of assaulting his girlfriend after being awakened by an infant in their residence Saturday morning, while a Cumby woman allegedly slapped and threw her ex-husband during an altercation Friday evening, according to arrest reports. Johnson Road Arrest Dakota Shane Weir Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Justin Wilkerson and Nick Marney responded at 1:41 a.m....
Wildcats Football Falls Flat in Second Half, Losing 25-21 to Greenville
The Wildcats football led by eight at times but could not put it all together losing 25-21 versus Greenville. Coach Greg Owens’s football team once again found themselves in the best position to get their first victory on the season, but consistency on offense proved to be their downfall. Sulphur Springs led 21-13 going in to halftime but did not score in the second half as the Lions outpaced the Wildcats 12-0 through the final...
Hopkins County Records – Oct. 22, 2021
Land Deed Transactions Deed record books at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Dama Ruth Kirkpatrick, who is in fact Phyllis Ruth McPherson, and William Bert Kirkpatrick to Donna Kay Kirkpatrick Brown, Deborah Sue Kirkpatrick Clater and Lisa Darlene Kirkpatrick Smithers; tract in the Elizabeth Mitchell surveyOCTXLP LLC to Amritpal Singh; tract in the Charles Zanco surveyAddie Elliott and Justin Elliott to Connor Frederick and Monika...
D6 Multi-Year Expansion Project Includes Relocation Of Corporate Headquarters, 300,000-Square-Foot Expansion
D6’s multi-year expansion project incudes not only relocation of the company’s corporate headquarters from Oregon to Sulphur Springs, but will also include another 300,000 square-foot expansion, according to Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Roger Feagley. D6 Inc’s current Sulphur Springs plant Overall, the D6, Inc., relocation project announced by Gov. Greg Abbott...
Friday Game Day Brings Lady Cats Volleyball, Wildcats Football at Home
Another Friday game day brings both Lady Cats volleyball and Wildcats football at home. Coach Bailey Dorner’s Lady Cats are ready to host district foe the Hallsville Lady Cats in the SSHS Main Gym today. Tonight’s match versus Hallsville is the home-finale for the volleyball team and as a result is senior night for the program. Sulphur Springs lost their Tuesday match in Edgewood 3-1 to drop their season record to 20-15....
Dinner Bell Menu For October 27, 2021
The Alliance Bank is the Community Partner for this week’s meal. Dinner Bell thanks Alliance Bank for its continued support of this feeding ministry. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Spaghetti Casserole Roasted Vegetables Buttered French Bread Slices TOASTED...
Slaton Asks Governor To Call For Fourth Special Session To Address Vaccine Mandates
News Release – Oct. 22, 2021 House District 2 Representative Bryan Slaton today is asking Texas Governor Greg Abbott to call for a fourth Special Session to address vaccine mandates. Slaton, in a news release, called vaccine mandates “oppressive and tyrannical mandates” which he would like to see banned. “The legislature has had several good accomplishments over the last nine months, but we have unfinished...
