Roberto Abrego
Funeral mass for Roberto Abrego, age 46, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 9, 2021 at St. James Catholic Church. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 9, 2021 and from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 10, 2021 both at West Oaks Funeral Home. Roberto passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021 at Paris Regional Hospital. He was born on September 22, 1974 in El Sitio, San Juan del Rio,...
2 Jailed April 7 On Felony Warrants
Two people were jailed April 7 on felony Hopkins County warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. Calise Maurice Frazier (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Amanda Weatherford traveled to Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and took custody of Calise Maurice Frazier at the Parish jail at 11:36 a.m. April 7, 2021. Weatherford transported the 27-year-old Metairie, Louisiana man who was wanted on a Hopkins County...
April 8 COVID-19 Update: No New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Fatality Reported For Hopkins County
Hopkins County seems to still be headed in the right direction as far as COVID-19 is concerned. Thursday was another day with no new COVID-19 cases reported in Hopkins County residents, but had 13 residents reported to have recovered from their bout with COVID-19. Despite the ever increasing number of people receiving COVID-19 vaccines, the virus is still not gone from Hopkins County: 123 residents were estimated Thursday afternoon to...
Nina Rudine Gregg
Funeral services for Nina Rudine Gregg, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 10, 2021, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Doug Northcutt officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, April 9, 2021, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Honorary pallbearers will be Nina Gregg. Rod Gregg, Brad Bouldin, Brian Bouldin, Kale Gregg, Kendall Gregg, Chad Gregg, and Steve Stephens. Nina passed...
Former Wildcats Soccer Coach Comes to The Prim Friday For Regional Final Match
Former long time Wildcats Soccer Coach and Sulphur Springs native Andy Holt will be bringing his Frisco Wakeland team to the friendly confines of Gerald Prim Stadium for a Regional Final match against Longview, Friday night (April 9) at 7:30 p.m. The winner will be in the final four with other Regional champions for the State Championship. Coach Holt left Sulphur Springs after the 2016 season and then promptly won two State...
Tira Residents Celebrate Birthdays, Easter with Family And Friends
By Jan Vaughn, Tira News correspondent We want to express our sympathy to the family of Jimmy Don Goldsmith. He passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021, and his funeral was held on Wednesday, April 7, at the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Please be in prayer for his family. Jimmy Don Goldsmith Landon, Laiken, Rylan, Brailon, and Slaiden Joslin spent Easter weekend camping at Cooper Lake. They had an early birthday celebration for Rylan...
Summer Registration Open at Paris Junior College
Paris Junior College is offering five terms this summer, ranging from three to 13 weeks in length starting May 17 until August 17. The May Mini-Term and Summer Long Term both begin on May 17; Summer I and Summer Extended terms begin June 1, and the Summer II Term starts on July 12. The scholarship for free tuition to a Summer I or Summer II class should be applied for prior to that term’s starting date. “We have many options to...
City Asked To Consider Naming Area Of Pacific Park In Memory Of Prince Beachum
Sulphur Springs City Council was asked this week to consider naming an area of Pacific Park in memory of the Prince Beachum. Prince Beachum Patricia Morgan addressed the City Council during the regular April meeting on behalf of the Juneteenth Committee and community to make the request in recognition of the contributions Beachum, who died in March, made to the community. “Prince was a great guy. He did a lot for our community....
Former Resident and Author Kate Park to be Honored During May 1 Winnsboro Festival of Books
The Winnsboro Festival of Books set for May 1, 2021 The event to honor the late Kate Park WINNSBORO — Winnsboro Center for the Arts will host its annual Festival of Books Saturday, May 1, on the future site of the WCA’s new Center for Performing Arts at 206 Market Street. This year’s event honors Winnsboro’s own Kate Park who died last July at age 40 after a brave battle with Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD) and Progressive...
Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle On Mockingbird Lane
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and flown to an area trauma center Wednesday evening, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson. Emergency dispatchers received a call at 8:33 p.m. regarding a crash involving a pedestrian in the 1300 block of Mockingbird Lane. A 50-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reportedly walking east across Mockingbird Lane near Duckworth Street when a northbound vehicle, said to be a truck,...
