Although Not Present for Court, Crump Found Guilty, Sentenced
Although not present for the second day of her trial Tuesday December 12, 2017, a Hopkins County Jury found Keri Amanda Crump, 28, of Sulphur Springs guilty of Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram. The guilty verdict was delivered around 9:30 a.m. and the sentencing phase got underway 15 minutes later. Before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the jury sentenced her to two years in state jail and assessed a $10,000...
Arthur Eugene Francis
Memorial services for Arthur Eugene Francis 78, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday December 9th at Wesley United Methodist Church with Pastor Steve Cook officiating. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. one hour prior to service time at the church. Arthur passed away at CHRISTUS Mother Frances hospital in Sulphur Springs. He was born September 25, 1939 in Detroit, MI to Frank and Marion Gorecki Francis. He...
Video Presentation: 22nd Anniversary of the Lights of Life Tree Lighting
Charles and Sharon Helm, Campaign Chairs for Lights of Life, threw the switch for the 22nd Anniversary Lights of Life Tree Lighting ceremony Thursday night at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. the Lights of Life campaign benefits the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation. The program included the Sulphur Springs High School Jazz Band, Water Oak Elementary School Kids, and the CHRISTUS Physicians Choir. Hospital CEO...
Cliff Whitney
Visitation for Cliff Whitney, age 81, of Como,TX will be held from 3 to 5 PM on, Saturday December 2, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Whitney passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Clifton Whitney was born on March 6, 1936 in Ft. Worth, Texas, the son of Clifford and Doris Whitney. He married Erma Wingo on June 23, 1978 in Box Elder, SD. Cliff was an...
Ottis Hastell Wyly
Graveside service for Ottis Hastell Wyly, age 82, of Sulphur Springs,TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Forest Academy Cemetery in Como with Bro. Gary Thompson officiating. Mr. Wyly passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017 at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.
James Troy Morrison
Funeral services for James Troy Morrison, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 26, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Kenneth Rhoads officiating. Interment will follow at Arbala Cemetery with Cecil Wyatt, Curt Mayo, and Marlin Jones serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Lester, Bill Dwight Morrison, Joe Bowman, and all his CB buddies. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to...
Hopkins County Grand Jury: 63 Indictments
November 10, 2017 – Sixty-three indictments were the result of a meeting of the Hopkins County Grand Jury Thursday. Not all of the indictments are named below awaiting arrests. However, those who have been arrested and indicted include: Casey Gween Miles, 22, was indicted on seven counts of Sexual Assault Child. Miles was arrested in September of this year for Sexual Assault of a Child, a Felony 2. Advised of his rights when he...
Economic Development Took Center Stage at November City Council Meeting
Tax abatement took center stage at the Sulphur Springs City Council meeting Tuesday night. A resolution approving tax abatement for Back Story Brewery, Saputo, and an economic development agreement providing incentives to develop 216 Main Street received approval. Saputo will be expanding in a $44-million, 10-year tax abatement. The expansion will add infrastructure to the current facility and serve to remodel the building for greater...
Stephen Timko
Memorial service for Stephen Timko, age 49, of Sulphur Springs,TX will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Justin Wilson officiating Mr. Timko passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas. Stephen Ralph Timko Jr. was born on December 13, 1967 in Cedar Rapids, IA to Stephen Ralph Timko Sr. and Susan (Perkins) Fry. Stephen...
Thomas Shane Quinn
Graveside for Thomas Shane Quinn, age 42, of Como will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October, 25, 2017 at Old Union Cemetery in Mount Pleasant, Texas with Rev. Kaleb Wright officiating with interment to follow. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October, 24, 2017 from 6-8 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Quinn passed away Friday, October 21, 2017 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Arrangements are...
