Patti Sells
A memorial service for Patti Stone Sells, age 55, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held 3 p.m. June 3, 2021, at Bright Star Church, Hwy 11, Como, Texas, with Pastor Michael Branch officiating. Interment will follow at Cypress Cemetery. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. at Bright Star Church. Ms. Sells passed away on May 28, 2021, at her residence. Patti was born on January 24, 1966, in Garland, Texas, to Maxie Duane and Martha Stone...
Carry the Load To Pass Through Hopkins County Early May 29, 2021
Carry The Load, a nationwide relay that will end in Dallas, will be passing through Hopkins County this weekend in honor of Memorial Day. Any who would like to show their support are encouraged to bring flags to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Carry the Load was started in 2011 by Veteran U.S. Navy SEALs, Clint Bruce and Stephen Holley, as a way to honor and remember our nation’s heroes by connecting Americans...
Como-Pickton CISD Trustees Named TREA School Board Of The Year
Superintendent Greg Bower Friday night announced that the Como-Pickton CISD Board of Trustees have earned the distinction of being named School Board of the Year by the Texas Rural Education Association. TREA is a statewide organization founded to improve advocacy for rural schools at the State Board of the Year for the State of Texas. “They represent more than 400 rural school districts across the state, and among those,...
Texas Transportation Commission Names Marc Williams as New TXDOT Executive Director
AUSTIN – The Texas Transportation Commission today selected Marc Williams as the Texas Department of Transportation’s new executive director. Williams, who has served as the agency’s deputy executive since 2016, will begin his new role June 1, 2021. Williams has worked at TxDOT since 2012, when he joined the department as director of planning, serving in that role until 2015, when he was appointed TxDOT’s interim deputy director....
4 Arrested Following Church Street Traffic Stop
Over 4 Pounds Of Marijuana Found During I-30 Traffic Stop Four people were arrested on possession charges during a Church Street traffic stop Wednesday afternoon and a Sulphur Springs man was jailed after deputies found more than 4 pounds of marijuana during an Interstate 30 traffic stop west of Sulphur Springs early Thursday morning. Church Street Traffic Stop Lilly Marie CrowMichael Alan DyerQuentin Marcel White Hopkins County...
PJC Offering Free Coding Camp in Six Locations Over Summer
Paris Junior College has holding a special coding camp made possible by the Texas Workforce Commission at six locations during June, July and August. Applications must be received by the PJC Continuing Education Department on Tuesday, June 1. The college will be closed on Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day. The free Coding Camp is for students entering the sixth, seventh, or eighth grades, or those who have completed eighth grade in the...
Grays Building Dedication Hosted Friday Morning, Official Ribbon Cutting Planned This Summer
Community members got their first good look into the new HW Grays Building in Pacific Park during a dedication in which a plaque inside the building was revealed. “This is a project that we are really excited about. The [City] Council and I have been talking about this for a long time and anticipating this. We are so excited to see this beautiful structure come together,” said Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers at the May...
Required SSISD Physicals for Athletes and Band Members Offered Free on June 1
All Sulphur Springs High School and Middle School athletes and band members must get a physical in order to participate during next school year. The Sulphur Springs ISD is offering free physicals on Tuesday, June 1 at the High School Gym from 5:15 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Students must bring a completed and signed medical history or a parent. Again required physicals for athletes and band members offered free on Tuesday, June 1 from 5:15...
Joyce McPherson
Funeral service for Joyce E. McPherson, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2:00P.M. Monday, May 31, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Chris Vickery officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Sterling Cemetery for a private family gathering with Peyton Vickery, Cody Vickery, Garret Vickery, Todd Johnson, Brandon Johnson, and Jackson Blount serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service....
Plano Man Arrested For Being Intoxicated In Court Hearing
A 35-year-old Plano man was arrested after allegedly being intoxicated in court, according to police reports. The man was slated to appear in the the Hopkins County Court-At-Law at the 9 a.m. court session for a pretrial hearing on an Aug. 3, 2020, driving while intoxicated charge. However, the man appeared intoxicated when he arrived in the county courtroom for the hearing. He “was assumed to have driven to court...
