Winners from the CANHelp Play it Forward Tennis Tournament
Apr19

Winners from the CANHelp Play it Forward Tennis Tournament

Winners from the CANHelp Play it Forward Tennis Tournament: Dakota Elswich / Jennifer Figueroa 3rd place AdvancedRobert Stevens/ Mollie Millsap 1st place Advance consolation Amanda Foster / Tyler Dennis 3rd place round robin   Alex Botello / Alex Romero 2nd place round robin Jonah Kirkpatrick/ Alex Benitez 1st Place Advance Mark Temporal / Chase Crouch 2nd place Advance Adela Martinez CanHelp Logan Vaughan / Craig Johnson 1st place...

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Mary Elaine Keener
Apr18

Mary Elaine Keener

Mary Elaine Keener, age 80 of Scroggins, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 in Sulphur Springs. She was born on July 9th, 1937 in Boyce, Louisiana to the late Doy Vaughn and Irma (Guthrie) Vaughn. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Alta Katherine Kitchens; granddaughter Marcia Carol Couch. She is survived by, husband, Ennis “Todd” Keener, of...

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Wood County Sheriff’s Report April 4-10, 2018

Wood County Sheriff’s Report for April 4, 2018 to April 10, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 3; Thefts: 3; Burglaries: 1; Terroristic Threats: 1; Criminal Mischief’s: 4; Inquests: 1;  Suspicious Circumstances: 7; Suspicious Vehicles: 6; Suspicious Persons: 5; Alarms: 5; Harassments: 4; Criminal Trespasses: 2; Scams: 1; Frauds: 2; Abandoned Vehicles: 1; Cows Out: 28; Horses Out: 2; Welfare Checks: 6; Assaults: 0; Dog Bites: 0; Fires:...

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Jewel Harris
Apr14

Jewel Harris

Jewel Harris, age 78 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, April 13th, 2018 in Dallas. She was born on October 11th, 1939 in Vernon, Texas to the late Bennie and Ethel Farrens. She worked for many years at Dresser Industries . She was preceded in death by her, parents; and stepfather Andrew Cantrell; and her husband Rayford Harris who died in 1990. She is survived by, sons, Danny and wife Cheryl Harris, Dennis Harris: daughter, Sandra...

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Gary McMullen
Apr12

Gary McMullen

Gary McMullen went to be with Jesus at 9:58am on April 11th, 2018, at home after a 15-year long battle with cancer. Gary was born on October 2nd, 1950 in Winnsboro, Texas, to the late Dalton and Bell (Murphy) McMullen. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Brenda (Galloway) McMullen; his children and their spouses Leah, Rusty and Lindsay, and Shelby and David; his 6 grandchildren, Beau, Hudson, Dax, Elsa, Rebekah, and Christopher,...

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Wood County Sheriff’s Report March 28-April 3, 2018

Wood County Sheriff’s Report March 28, 2018 to April 3, 2018 Disturbance: 5; Thefts: 7; Burglaries: 0; Terroristic Threats: 0; Criminal Mischiefs: 1; Inquests: 0; Suspicious Circumstances: 7; Suspicious Vehicles: 7; Suspicious Persons: 6; Alarms: 6; Harassments: 3; Criminal Trespasses: 5; Scams: 1; Frauds: 1; Abandoned Vehicles: 0; Cows Out: 32; Horses Out: 1; Welfare Checks: 5; Assaults: 2; Dog Bites: 1; Fires: 0; Noise Complaints:...

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SSISD Board Honors Sapaugh; New Hires; Explores Programs
Apr10

SSISD Board Honors Sapaugh; New Hires; Explores Programs

Don Sapaugh, honored for his 11 years of service to Sulphur Springs Independent School District, hiring a new head band director and a new transportation director, along with presentations by the district math and science programs and the middle school robotics team highlighted the April meeting of the SSID Board Monday night, April 9, 2018. During Public forum, Superintendent of Schools Michael Lamb presented Sapaugh with a plaque...

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Wood County Sheriff’s Report March 21-27, 2018

Summary: Disturbance: 5; Thefts: 4; Burglaries: 4; Terroristic Threats: 1; Criminal Mischief: 2; Inquests: 1; Suspicious Circumstances: 5; Suspicious Vehicles: 6; Suspicious Persons: 2; Alarms: 1; Harassments: 4; Criminal Trespasses: 6; Scams: 3, Frauds: 1; Abandoned Vehicles: 0; Cows Out: 17; Horses Out: 0; Welfare Checks: 9; Assaults: 1; Dog Bites: 1; Fires: 0; Noise Complaints: 5; Disputes: 3; Arrest/Warrant Services: 4; Reckless...

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Local Man Arrested for Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young Child, a Felony 1
Apr04

Local Man Arrested for Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young Child, a Felony 1

Quentin Michion Lipscomb, 49, Sulphur Springs was arrested on a warrant for Continuous Sexual Abuse of Young Child or Children, a Felony 1, at his apartment on Church Street Tuesday evening at 9:28 p.m. Sulphur Springs Police were contacted March 30th regarding the continuous sexual abuse. The victim was interviewed at the Child Advocacy Center in Winnsboro and a probable cause finding led to an arrest warrant issued by Justice of the...

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Dawn Lee Fitzpatrick
Apr02

Dawn Lee Fitzpatrick

Dawn Lee Fitzpatrick, age 18, of Winnsboro passed away during the early hours of Easter Sunday morning, April 01, 2018, in an automobile accident near Alba. Dawn was born May 27, 1999 in Ruidoso, New Mexico, to Allen Lee and Misty Dawn Williams Fitzpatrick. Survivors include her mother, Misty Fitzpatrick and fiance, Adam Williams of Neosho, MO; grandmothers, Cindy Williams of Winnsboro; and Susan Williams (Matt Flores) of Lancaster;...

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