Chamber Connection – April 3rd
By Butch Burney April 3, 2024 – Get ready for a once-in-a-lifetime event in less than a week! We, at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, are more than excited about the Total Solar Eclipse. We believe no matter the weather – and we are firm believers that the day will NOT bring rain during our celestial event – that this will be one of the most memorable natural occurrences to ever grace our county. And, we are excited that...
Waunelle Laird
Graveside Service for Waunelle Laird, age 82 of Rockwall, TX will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Laird passed away Thursday, January 25, 2024. Gladys Waunelle Laird was born on March 7, 1941 in Paris, TX to Claude and Bessie (Bough) Smart. She married Jack Laird in Jacksonville, FL on January 14, 1976. Waunelle was a Certified Nursing Assistant for over 35 years and was...
City National Bank Team Takes Super Stew Honors
October 30, 2023 – The 54th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival endured through steady rain and mud on Saturday, Oct. 28, to crown winners in four cooking categories at Buford Park. The rain, which started before dawn and continued through the entire morning, didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the cooks, who provided chicken and beef stew for several thousand people who waded through the mud to participate in the festival. “A big...
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...
Thomas Mathew McLemore
Thomas Mathew McLemore Funeral services for Thomas Mathew McLemore, Jr., age 98, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Shane Carrington officiating. Military graveside Honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Mahoney Cemetery with Gary Tubbs, Greg Scott, Mitch Ramsey, Mike Misse, Casey Phillips, Josh Davis and Heath McCraw serving...
Winners Of The 53rd Annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest Announced
The 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, sponsored by Alliance Bank drew a huge crowd, with long lines forming more than an hour before serving time, with people eager to pay their $8 to partake of the entries, despite the whipping autumn winds Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Hopkins County Stew By the Numbers “We prepare for 8,000 people and we were reaching our limit today. Judging from our ticket sales and supplies, we had...
Republicans Rally Around Stump Speakers
Republicans rallied around stump speakers while enjoying homemade ice cream, popcorn and hot dogs Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at Hopkins County Civic Center. The prevailing message carried throughout the 2nd Old Time Political Rally hosted by Hopkins County Republican Party was the need to make a big push to get everyone possible to Stephen Willeford, national spokesman for Gun Owners of America and “The Good Man and a Gun”...
1 Person Injured In Tractor Accident
One person was reported to have been injured in a tractor accident Friday evening. Hopkins County 911 dispatchers received a call at 5:25 p.m. Aug. 26, 2022, from County Road 4708, where a man said a tractor had fallen on someone and was pressing on the individual’s abdomen and legs. Emergency responders reported tractor had flipped over onto one person, resulting in possible injury to the lower and chest portions of the body. A...
Loren G. Seely
Loren G. Seely Loren G. Seely, 79, left his earthly life on August 9, 2022. He was born in Cherokee, Iowa, to Maxwell G. and Florence (Rupp) Seely on January 24, 1943. Loren was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Robert Seely. Loren is survived by his wife, Ann; and daughters, Joy Brott and husband, Merv, and Jennifer Northcutt and husband, Keith. He is survived by his brother-in-law, John Ludwig and John’s...
Chamber Connection – June 29: Get Ready For The 30th Annual Independence Day Concert
By Butch Burney, [email protected] Fireworks, music and a celebration of our country is on tap for Saturday, July 2, on the downtown square.The 30th anniversary of the local Independence Day Celebration, presented by the Sulphur Springs Symphony League and featuring the East Texas Symphony Orchestra, will start at 8 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs! Stew Logo Contest It’s not too late to enter the logo contest for the 53rd Annual...
