Tumbleweed Smith Will be Inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame
August 21, 2025 – Tumbleweed Smith, originator and producer of THE SOUND OF TEXAS radio series will be inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame on November 1st in the Broadcast Museum in Kilgore. After 9 years in radio and television news, Tumbleweed decided features were what he really liked to do. “It was sort of an experiment in free enterprise,” he says. “I wanted to see if I could make a living doing what I really like to...
Marthella Yoakum
November 24, 1929 ~ August 13, 2025 (age 95) Marthella Yoakum Obituary Funeral services for Marthella Yoakum, age 95, will be conducted at 10AM August 29, 2025, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jeff Sant officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with grandsons, Jeff Yoakum, Brian Yoakum, Jonathan Hatley, Jared Peacock, Joshua Mayes, Mark Yoakum serving as pallbearers Eric Hatley,...
Lawana G Morris
November 10, 1933 — August 18, 2025 Funeral service for Lawana Morris, age 91 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 22, 2025, at Tapp Funeral Home with Al Davis officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Tapp Funeral Home from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Ms. Morris passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, at Legend Oaks Healthcare and...
Billy Wayne Orr
October 12, 1932 — August 20, 2025 Sulphur Springs Funeral Service for Billy Wayne Orr, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas with Bro. Mike Eason and Bro. Ken Weakley officiating. There will be a private family only burial with Lewis Tatum and the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will...
Texas School Districts Blocking Ten Commandments; Houston Area Tops List
August 20, 2025 – A federal judge has temporarily blocked 11 Texas school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, halting enforcement of a new state law, Senate Bill 10, that was set to take effect Sept. 1. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery ruled Wednesday that the law likely violates the First Amendment’s Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses. The injunction follows a lawsuit filed by 16 Texas families,...
Como Battles Water Issues
August 20, 2025 – The following press release was received by Hopkins County Emergency Management concerning the water disruption for the City of Como. The city of Como water department is offering one case of bottled water per family available at city hall. City of Como Water Well Pump Out of Service – Emergency Response Plan ActivatedComo, Texas – The City of Como is currently experiencing a disruption in water service due to...
Linda Jean Sanders
July 7, 1944 ~ August 19, 2025 (age 81) Linda Sanders Obituary Graveside Service for Linda Jean Sanders will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 25, 2025 with Pastor Dustin Cowden officiating. Linda passed away on August 19, 2025 in Tyler, Texas Full obituary forthcoming. With our condolences.
The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group
August 20, 2025 – Sulphur Springs – The Hopkins County Breast Cancer Support Group sponsored by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation met last Monday with special guest Amy Newsom, APRN, FNP-C.Amy shared a wealth of knowledge about nutrition and vitamin deficiency and how regulating the two can improve the quality of life not only for cancer patients, but all people. “The body is like a plant. It needs the proper nutrients...
Foundation Surpasses $1M Raised in FY25 Due to Generosity of Community
August 18, 2025 – Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is celebrating a milestone that has been 28 years in the making. Due to the donations and support of Hopkins County residents and businesses, the Foundation raised over $1 million in the first 10 months of the fiscal year 2024-25. Board members are eager to state that this is means more dollars that will be invested in local healthcare to...
Donna Jane Underwood
Donna Underwood at age 69, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 12th, 2025, at 3:02PM. Services will be held at West Oaks Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Visitation will be Thursday, August 21st, 2025, 6-8PM. Funeral services on Friday, August 22nd, 2025, at 1PM. Burial following at Brashear Cemetery. She married Danny Underwood August 22nd, 1974. She was met at Heavens gates by her husband, Danny Underwood; her son...
