Chamber Connection January 12, 2017
SAVE THE DATE!!! It’s time for the 91st Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet! “An Evening in the Woods,” dinner and community awards will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m. Awards including Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Caregiver of the Year, Community Pride Award, Agriculturist of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, and Educator of the Year will be...
Chamber Connection January 5, 2017
Attention All Chamber Members…. Membership Directories are being prepared NOW!!! Advertisements for the 2017 Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory are available from Lee Ann Peugh at Echo Publishing. Our Membership Directory is distributed to over 5,000 people every year, so I highly encourage you to try an advertisement! Please call Lee Ann at (903) 885-8663 to discuss sizes and pricing options. You will not be disappointed!...
Semi Accident/Fire Leads to Drug Arrest of Driver
The driver of a tractor-trailer semi ran off the paved area of I-30 and into the ditch near the 130 mile-marker New Year’s Day around 5 a.m. When he tried to remove the vehicle from the ditch, a fire was ignited as the driver was spinning tires on the asphalt pavement. However, an even greater difficulty for James Bradley Weaver, 49, of El Paso, developed when law enforcement found a clear plastic baggie containing a green leafy...
Chamber Connection December 29, 2016
New Chamber Directors for 2017-2019! We would like to welcome the newest Directors to the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. These 6 new individuals will begin serving on the Board of Directors in January 2017. We are thankful to have them! Kim Beck, City National Bank Larry Willis, Oncor Andy Endsley, Hopkins County Fire Department Renee’ Young, RE/MAX Advanced Debra Huffman, Nation’s Lending Amber Gilbert These volunteers will be...
Randall Allison
Funeral services for Randy Allison, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 at New Beginnings Fellowship Baptist Church Sulphur Springs, TX with Rev. Larry Jordan officiating. Military graveside services will follow at Shook’s Chapel Cemetery with Charles Brannon, Charlie Sickles, Josh Boatman, Mike Sellers, Junior Hinton, and Matt Holt serving as pallbearers and Jay Murray as honorary...
Roy Lee Smith
Funeral services for Roy Lee Smith, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating and Rev. Fred Randles assisting. Graveside service will be Monday, December 26, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Chilton Cemetery in Chilton, TX with Harrell Hettich, Billy Hettich, Carson McIllwain, Tim Charlton, Barry Charlton, and Tom Farris...
James Harris
James Harris, 83, of Alba, passed away at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Arrangements are pending with West Oaks Funeral Home.
Helen Fulton
Helen Fulton, age 99, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2016 at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. Arrangements are pending with West Oaks Funeral Home.
Stolen Lexus and Identifying Information Lead to Arrest
November 26, 2016 – When officers responded to the 600 block of Church Street at 3:22 p.m. Friday afternoon, they found a stolen vehicle and Jake Adam Blount, 22, of Longview who had taken the vehicle along with identifying information of the Sulphur Springs resident/owner of the Lexus. While the officers were at the location, Blount walked up but when he saw them, he immediately tried to leave the area. Sulphur Springs police...
Community Calendar November 24- December 10
THE 6TH ANNUAL TURKEY TROT IS COMING UP ON THANKSGIVING MORNING ON CELEBRATION PLAZA STARTING AT 7:30AM. REGISTER AT FIELDHOUSE SPORTS. PROCEEDS BENEFIT MISS EISLEY HENDERSON. DURING THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SEASON, A ONE-WAY LANE OF BILL BRADFORD ROAD WILL BE OPEN TO CONNECT GILMER STREET TRAFFIC TO THE VF OUTLET MALL SHOPPING COMPLEX. THE SINGLE TRAFFIC LANE WILL BE OPEN FROM FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25 UNTIL CHRISTMAS. ALSO, SHOPPERS CAN...
