Obituary – Donna “Meemaw” Hamiter
Donna “Meemaw” Hamiter Memorial service for Donna “Meemaw” Hamiter, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 23, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Bro. Bob Williams officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Hamiter passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Carriage House Manor. Donna “Meemaw” Hamiter was born December 6, 1938, to Olen Cleo Granger and Ruby Irene (Spears) Granger in...
Bascum Lee Chapman
Bascum Lee Chapman Bascum Lee Chapman, age 79 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away on December 16, 2021, at Arlington Memorial Hospital. Bascum was born on October 11, 1942, in Tira, Texas, to Harley Raymond and Jonn Julia (Rogers) Chapman. He married Mary Claudene Perkins on August 18, 1963 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Bascum was retired. He is survived by his sons, Lee Chapman Jr. and wife Diane, John Clinton Chapman and Joe...
Teen Jailed On Aggravated Sexual Assault Of Child Charge
A Sulphur Springs teen was jailed on an aggravated sexual assault of a child charge shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to arrest reports. Mark Douglas Kelly Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Brandon Mayes located Mark Douglas Kelly at a Peach Street residence at 3:01 p.m. Dec. 15, 2021, and served him with the first-degree felony warrant. Mayes transported the 18-year-old to Hopkins County jail, where he was booked on the aggravated...
Margaret Lane Ragan
Funeral services for Margaret Lane Ragan, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 17, 2021, at Brashear Baptist Church with Bro. David Burns officiating. Interment will follow at South Liberty Cemetery with Randy Millsap, Bart Millsap, Barry Smith, Blake Smith, and Brandon Darrow serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Patrick Dial, Jay Gaston, Kyle Crow, Patrick Dial III, and Caleb Daniels....
SSISD Receives Superior Financial Rating, Unmodified Audit
Sulphur Springs ISD received a superior financial rating and an unmodified audit trustees were told during their regular December meeting; the school board also received an update on legal and local policies that will be presented for district approval in January and heard from a woman who expressed concern for school safety at schools Financial Reports Sulphur Springs ISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw during the noon board meeting...
Woman Jailed On Felony Theft Charge
A 36-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was jailed on a felony theft charge Sunday night at Walmart. Asset protection staff reportedly detained Shaukiquia Tralynn Ford at the store after she passed all points of sale with several items, which reportedly included two packages of meat and clothing, which she did not pay for. The merchandise she was accused accused of shoplifting was valued at less than $100 total, which would normally...
Obituary – Gloria Jean (Nash) Franklin
Gloria Jean (Nash) Franklin Gloria Jean (Nash) Franklin passed away on Friday morning, December 10, 2021, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Gloria was born in Sulphur Springs on August 15, 1940, the daughter of Leoza and Catherine (Askew) Nash. She graduated from Douglass High School. On April 18, 1959, Gloria married JD Franklin in Sulphur Springs, where they began their life together. She worked at HD Lee Corporation for over 20 years,...
Obituary – Dianne Babin
Dianne Babin Mrs. Dianne Gayle Babin passed away on December 8, 2021, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Dianne was born on March 21, 1943, in Chicago, IL, to Orville Scott and Dorothy Louise (Starkes) Webb. She married Ernest Babin on July 4, 1993, in Katy, Texas. Dianne had several jobs before she retired as a technical assistant with various oil companies. She enjoyed bowling and was an excellent seamstress who...
Updated: 2 Suspects In Custody For Friday Morning Armed Robbery At Love’s
Two suspects were in custody Friday night in connection with the armed robbery at Love’s Travel Center in Sulphur Springs earlier in the day. Charles Orin Lee Nash Sulphur Springs Police Detective Jason Reneau received information giving a possible location for the suspects involved. Reneau, Lt. Rusty Stillwagoner and other officers went to an address in the 1200 block of Greenville Street in Greenville Friday evening, the...
Local Disaster Declaration Issued For Hopkins County Due To Winter Weather
Disaster Summary Paperwork Has Been Submitted Requesting Consideration To Be Added To President’s List Of Counties Eligible To Apply For Additional Individual Assistance For Weather-Related Damages Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning issued a local disaster declaration for Hopkins County due to the impact last week’s winter weather had not only on rural county residents and businesses but also residents of...
