Ezra Bruce Garner
Ezra Bruce Garner, age 84 of Saltillo, Texas passed away on February 15, 2023 at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs. Ezra was born on August 22, 1938 on a sand dune in a tent in Midland, Texas to Ezra Blassingale and Reba (Sheets) Garner. He married Vivian L. Williams on September 16, 1957 at Arkadelphia Church of Christ Arkadelphia, AR. Ezra worked as a production supervisor at Otis Engineering Halliburton in Carrollton, Texas...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Signs 53 Indictments During Dec. 30, 2022 Court Session
The Hopkins County Grand Jury on Dec. 30, 2022, signed at more than 50 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. At least 45 people were named in the charges, which ranged from theft and forgery, evading arrest with and vehicle theft to escape, assault on a public servant, felon in possession of a firearm, aggravated assault and injury to a child offenses. Right at half of indictments were for marijuana and controlled...
Ken Self
Ken Self A funeral service for Ken Self, age 56, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Mickey Oates and Donna Albert officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Adam Bates, Chris Baldwin, Jeremy Pierce, Thomas Riehl, Chris Self, Michael Self and BJ Hatley serving as pallbearers and Floyd Lawson, Matt Diaz, Joe Bell, Michael Ross, Jared...
Sulphur Springs Lit Up With Holiday Cheer For Annual Christmas Parade, Visits With Santa, Tree Lighting
Sulphur Springs lit up with holiday cheer Friday night for the annual Christmas Parade and Christmas on the square. Light poles along Connally and Main Street wrapped in red and white lights shone bright while trees along those streets also were dressed with shiny balls in holiday colors, all guiding people toward Celebration Plaza. The crown jewel of the city, the downtown square boasts the city’s official Christmas Tree, which...
10 Jailed On Felony Warrants Sept. 20-29, 2022
At least 10 people have been jailed on felony warrants from Sept. 20-29, 2022, including a man booked in for the second time this week, and a man wanted in the Dallas area on robbery and stolen vehicle charges, according to arrest reports. Dakota Shane Weir Dakota Shane Weir was arrested in the lobby of Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office at 2:55 p.m. Sept. 28, 2022. He was taken into custody by corrections officer Courtney Steward....
Eddie Allison
Eddie Allison A memorial service for Eddie Allison, age 77, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at a later date. Mr. Allison passed away on August 23, 2022, at his residence. Eddie was born on July 5, 1945, in Paris, Texas, to Donald Uriah and Mary Ethel (Dodd) Allison. He worked as a Garland and Dallas Police Officer and a mechanic. Eddie was a member of the Church of Crist. He was survived by his sons, Edwin Lee Allison Jr.,...
Dozen Individuals Jailed On Felony Warrants
At least a dozen individuals were jailed felony warrants over the last week, including a woman reported to have been in possession of heroin when she showed up in court. Jazmyn Nikolia Smallwood Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Alvin Jordan and Corrections Officer Courtney Steward took Jazmyn Nikolia Smallwood into custody at 4:18 p.m. Aug. 11, 2022, in the District Courtroom on a warrant for bond revocation on an...
Hopkins County Records – July 22, 2022
Land Deed Transactions The following are land deed transactions filed and posted at Hopkins County Clerk’s office June 27-July 7, 2022: Corbet Family Living Trust II, Linda Hay trustee, to John Kevin Corbet; tract in the Fredrick Anthony surveyCorbet Family Living Trust II, Linda Hay trustee, to Linda Hay; tract in the D. Anding surveySusan Steinsiek to Johnny Duncan Steinsiek and Susan Marie Steinsiek, trustees for the Susan Marie...
Steps FDA Is Taking to Improve Specialty, Infant Formula Supply
FDA News Release Today (May 10, 2022), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on its work to increase the availability of infant and specialty formula products. On Feb. 17, the agency warned consumers not to use certain powdered infant formula products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan facility, and Abbott initiated a voluntary recall of certain products. Since that time, the agency has been working with...
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church To Celebrate 150 Years May 1
KSST Owners Challenge Community To Match Donation To Help Raise Needed Funds To Restore Stain Glass Windows St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 1206 College St., Sulphur Springs, Texas St. Philip’s Episcopal Church this Sunday will celebrate a big milestone – the church’s 150th anniversary as a mission in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Bishop Fraser Lawton of the Church of St. Dunstan in Mineola, who is also the assisting...
