Hopkins County United Way At Nearly 72 Percent Of Goal
Hopkins County United Way campaign workers had a productive week, with $46,274.09 in donations and pledges collected during the fifth week of the campaign. “These were wonderful numbers to report,” said HCUW Campaign Co-Chair Bill Owens. Added to the $71,366.26 tally posted after all donations were in for week four, that increases the total collected so far to $117,640.35, which is roughly 71.3 percent of the overall...
David Dugan
Graveside service for David Dugan, age 57, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 12:30 P.M. on Saturday, November 2nd , 2019 at Brashear Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Mike Clem, Brian McDaniel, Bobby Yancy, Larry Suits, Scott Darcy, Oral Anders and Brett Carroll and Joe David Ragan, John David Dixon, Austin Carroll, Aaron Carroll, Black Pickenpaugh, Chandler Endsley and Jackson Molok serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation...
Doris Duncan
Funeral service for Doris Duncan, age 92, of Flora will held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Tony Hurley officiating. Interment will follow at Connor Cemetery with Jerry Duncan, Kenneth Cullins, Jeff Brown, Brandon Buckland, Kaleb Brown, Harrison Fite, Samuel Canaveras, Daniel Canaveras serving as pallbearers and A.G. Sandifeer and Michael Tombs serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation...
Littlefield, Sears Named Grand Champion Hopkins County Stew Winners
2019 Hopkins County Stew Contest winners Top honors at this year’s Hopkins County Stew Contest, awarded Saturday, Oct. 26, for the first and only time in honor of the festival’s 50th anniversary, went to Steve Littlefield and Dwayne Sears. Grand Championship Grand Champion Hopkins County Stew Winners Steve Littlefield and Dwayne Sears This contest featured only previous first place super stew champions, competing for the...
Brazzies Awarded In Health Care Foundation’s Mardi Bras For A Cause Contest
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Saturday announced the following Brazzie Awards winners from this year’s Mardi Bras Contest at Saturday’s Hopkins County Stew Contest. Community members were encouraged to decorate a bra, promote breast cancer awareness and raise funds for the cause. Judge’s Pick Award winners in the business category went to Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, awareness category to Alliance...
Margaret Nelson Reed
Funeral service for Margaret Nelson Reed, age 78, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 1:00 P.M. at Mitchel Chapel Church of God in Christ on Monday, October 28, 2019 with Bishop Nelson Gatlin officiating. Interment will follow at Mel Haven Cemetery with Gilbert Roland, Laron Ross, Robert Franklin, Vincent Franklin, Michael Kelly, Brandon Franklin serving as pallbearers and Chad Smith, Tony Reed, Jr., Shalik Reed, Jydarius Hawkins...
Margaret Nelson Reed
Funeral service for Margaret Nelson Reed, age 78, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 1:00 P.M. at Mitchel Chapel Church of God in Christ on Monday, October 28, 2019 with Bishop Nelson Gatlin officiating. Interment will follow at Mel Haven Cemetery with Gilbert Roland, Laron Ross, Robert Franklin, Vincent Franklin, Michael Kelly, Brandon Franklin serving as pallbearers and Chad Smith, Tony Reed, Jr., Shalik Reed, Jydarius Hawkins...
Health Care Foundation’s Mardi Bras For A Cause Will Fund Free Mammograms For Uninsured Women Over 40
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation will be hosting Bras for a Cause this month as an awareness campaign as well as a means to raise funds. Community members are encouraged to decorate a bra, promote Breast cancer awareness and raise funds for the cause. “This year, we are raising money to provide free mammograms to uninsured women over 40,” stated Meredith Caddell, executive director of Hopkins County Health Care...
Meet Brent Smith, Hopkins County EMS Director
October 9, 2019 – Brent Smith loves his job and is pleased with the many ways in which Emergency Medical Services is being recognized across the State for the services it renders to the public. But he is especially pleased with the professional level of care and the continuity of services that Hopkins County EMS renders to persons in need of emergency transport and medical care. In fact, according to Brent, “our EMS...
Betty Sue Britton Clark
A come and go Memorial Service for Betty Sue Britton Clark will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2019 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at Shooks Chapel on Highway 154 South. Mrs. Clark passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at Christus Mother Francis Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Betty Sue was born on December 30, 1936, in Sulphur Springs, the daughter of James Henry Britton and Frances Nordin Britton. She worked on the production line at Ocean...
