Thomas ‘Tom’ Calvin Dixon Jr.
Funeral services for Thomas “Tom” Calvin Dixon Jr., age 53, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 10, 2021, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m., prior to service time. Tom passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com With our...
How Best to Handle Invasive Insects, by Mario Villarino
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas Many insects can be managed without using pesticides, but this cultural control requires extra time and effort. It may also result in slight damage to your plants. According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, some of the cultural methods you can use to prevent or control insect damage are: Keep weeds and grass...
Beverly Ann Rowell Morgan
Beverly Ann Rowell Morgan Funeral services for Beverly Ann Rowell Morgan, age 71, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2 p.m.Friday, July 9, 2021, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Lantz officiating and Rev. Jason Dietze assisting. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Dan Noteware, David Graves, Dr Paul Bennett, Roy McGahee, Cody Wright, and Chad Cable serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be...
Winnsboro Police Report For June 28-July 4, 2021: Kilgore Woman Jailed On 8 Charges
The Winnnsboro Police Department’s weekly media report for June 28-July 4, 2021, included the following: Arrests Amanda Torres, 31 years of age, of Kilgore, was arrested on July 1, 2021, on eight charges: Amanda Torres (Wood County jail photo) Possession of 2 ounces or Less of Marijuana,Possession of the Dangerous Drug Methocarbamol,Possession of less than 28 grams of the Penalty Group 3 Controlled Substance PG 3...
Dodie Johnson
Dodie Johnson A celebration of life for Dodie Johnson, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held from 1 to 3 on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at First United Methodist Church in the Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Johnson passed away on July 4, 2021, at Hopkins Place Assisted Living. Dodie was born on April 11, 1934, in Bradford, PA, to John Leonard and Alma Clara (Gilmore) Sandrock. She married her high school sweetheart Robert Carl Johnson...
Woman Accused Of Stealing A Lizard, Game Console During Home Burglary
A 19-year-old Sulphur Springs woman accused of stealing a lizard and game console during a home burglary was arrested early Saturday morning, according to arrest reports. YBANEZ,LAURA ELAINE Sulphur Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cameron Robinson responded to a disturbance on South Locust Street. Upon arrival, he contacted Laura Elaine Ybanez. She admitted she had entered the residence through a window, and that she was not supposed...
3 Controlled Substance Arrests Reported Over the Weekend
Three men were arrested over the weekend on felony controlled substance charges, according to arrest reports. SH 11 East Traffic Stop John Coleman (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson reported stopping a Honda Accord at 11:09 p.m. July 3, 2021, for an obscured temporary license tag. The driver said the passenger, 53-year-old John Coleman of Celeste, is the owner of the car and intoxicated, so...
New Wildcats Basketball Coach Brandon Shaver Applauds Buy-Ins From His Athletes
New Wildcats basketball coach Brandon Shaver applauded his athletes for what he’s seen so far through three weeks of Edge. When the Edge for basketball concluded last Thursday, July 1, it marked the halfway point for the summer strength and conditioning program. Coach Shaver said the Edge has been going really well and numbers have been great. The Wildcats played in a Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, or TABC event last...
Rhonda Douglas
Graveside service for Rhonda Douglas age, 54, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Brashear Cemetery with Mark Garrett officiating. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 6 to 8: p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Ms. Douglas passed away on Sunday July 4, 2021, at her residence. Rhonda was born on September 17, 1966, in Fort Hood, Texas to Jack and Diana (Petty) Whittle. She was a...
LaTrecia (Red) Clayton
A memorial service for LaTrecia (Red) Clayton, age 39, will be held at on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at St. Luke Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs at 11 a.m. with Rev. Vernon Clayton officiating. Mrs. Clayton passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Dallas, Texas. She was born the daughter of Ricky Mickens and Wanda Curlee Mickens Harris in Paris, Texas, on May 28, 1982. She worked as a restaurant...
