Vickey DeVillier
Memorial service for Vickey DeVillier, age 75, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday,February 20, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Posey Cemetery.Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., prior to service time. Vickey passed away on February 15,2022, at her residence. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home.www.westoaksfuneralhome.com With our...
Canning Foods Safely At Home
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Vegetable gardening is just around the corner. Many people have a green thumb, which means a bumper crop of produce! Canning foods at home can be a fun way to preserve an abundant harvest from your garden. However, if done incorrectly, home-canned foods can cause serious, even fatal, foodborne illness. Make...
Hopkins County Seeking Funding For 2 Ventilation Fans For Fire Department
Hopkins County Commissioners Court this week gave the go-ahead to the fire marshal to apply for funding for two ventilation fans for the county fire department, renaming of a SH 11 west spur and taking it on a county road, accepted fire protection agreements from volunteer fire departments submitting them by the Feb. 3 deadline, and consolidated voting centers for May elections. Hopkins County Commissioners Court session, Feb. 14,...
Wildcats Basketball Beats Texas High and Claims 15-5A District Championship
Men’s basketball had a back-and-forth affair with Texas High Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Texarkana, but prevailed 62-53. “It was tough,” Coach Brandon Shaver said Wednesday after the win. The win over the Tigers completed the regular season for Sulphur Springs, capping off a 10-2 district record. Combined with Mount Pleasant’s (9-3) big win over Hallsville (9-3), the Wildcats are officially undisputed district...
Jury Sentences Mount Pleasant Man To 60 Years In Prison For The Aggravated Assault Of His Child’s Mother
A Hopkins County jury in the last week sentenced a 31-year-old Mount Pleasant man to 60 years in prison for the aggravated assault of his child’s mother with a deadly weapon, the SUV rammed into her car, according to court reports. Michael Tareze Evans — who jail reports show is also known to use the aliases Michael Tarezz Evans, Mike Evans, Michael Martin, Michael Hope and Fish Terez (HCSO jail photo) Michael Tareze Evans — who...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Feb. 7-13, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department provided the following media report for the week of Feb. 2-13, 2022: Arrests Whalen Roach, 44 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 2-08-2022 on Wood County Warrants for Interference with Emergency Request for Assistance and Assault Family Violence Impeding Breathing with Previous Convictions.Justin Richardson, 37 years of age, of Como, was arrested on 2-09-2022 on Winnsboro Municipal Warrants for...
Travis E. Miller
Travis E. Miller A graveside service for Travis E. Miller, age 83, of Dike, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Mount Sterling Cemetery with Rev. Gary Jordan officiating. Pallbearers will be Jeff Matthews, Cameron Matthews, Emilio Ramirez, Chris Morgan, Jesse Brown and Tony Hurley. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Miller passed away on February 14, 2022, at his residence. Travis was born on August 27,...
Showing Appreciation To Public Servants For Their Diligent Work To Keep The Community Safe
Local public servants received sweet treats Monday afternoon in appreciation for their tireless work every day – including holidays – to keep the community safe as part of Off the Streetz Living Community’s Day of Love, Valentine’s Day Public Servant Appreciation. Off the Street Living Community President Leslie Breckenridge-Bailey and Vice President Sandra Cummings show some love for Hopkins County...
Early Voting In March 1 Primary Elections Began This Morning
Early voting in the March 1, 2022 Democratic and Republican Party Primary Elections began this morning (Feb. 14, 2022), and will continue through Feb. 24, 2022. Dates, Location Of Early Voting Voters in Hopkins County, regardless of party – Republican or Democratic – will cast ballots in the Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Courtroom located inside Hopkins County Courthouse Annex Building (the building where car...
Elias Marroquin, Jr
Funeral services for Elias Marroquin, JR, age 76, of Sulphur Springs will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mario Perez officiating. A visitationwill be held on Monday, February 14, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., at West Oaks Funeral Home. Mr. Marroquin passed away on February 11, 2022 at Medical City Dallas. Elias was born in San Benito,Texas, the son of Elias...
