Trading Post for December 27, 2023
Linseed oil for decks, $35 per gal. Coleman clean fuel, $25 per gallon. 21″ Pulsar push mower, new, $250. 21″ Troy Bilt Mower, new. $250. 903 335 8666 or 903 951 8547 For sale JD 2550 cab tractor with loader and hay forks. Near Winnsboro, $16,000. 903 717 1194 Seen: two stray dogs. One is a shih tzu, one looks like a Papillon. The Papillon is black and white. The dogs were seen in the area behind Watson Realty Co. For more...
Trading Post for December 21, 2023
For sale JD 2550 cab tractor with loader and hay forks. Near Winnsboro, $16,000. 903 717 1194 Seen: two stray dogs. One is a shih tzu, one looks like a Papillon. The Papillon is black and white. The dogs were seen in the area behind Watson Realty Co. For more info., please call 903-885-3365. Needing to buy 30 rolls of hay call 903-348-1738 Clean, unfertilized, free range eggs – $5 a dozen to cover the cost of chicken feed. Also...
Welders Being Certified at the Paris Junior College
Welding Certification December 17, 2023 – Because welding is such a skilled trade that requires precision work, it is necessary to become certified as a welder before landing a great job. Requirements for welders can vary from employer to employer. John Plemons, the instructor at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Welding School, recently tested his summer classes and 28 students passed and received their certification and ready to go to...
High Speed Chase Ends in Police Department Parking Lot
December 14, 2023 – What should have been a routine traffic stop escalated into a high speed pursuit as a Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a green Kia for failing to stop at a stop sign in Como. The attempted traffic stop occurred at the intersection of West Gate Street and Haygood Street but the vehicle proceeded towards Highway 11 East failing to come to a stop. The vehicle then turned onto Highway 69...
Charitable Gift Made to the Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center
December 13th, 2023 – WINNSBORO, TX – The Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center (NETCAC) today received the largest historical charitable gift made as a beneficiary of the Help-A-Child Benefit held annually in Hopkins County in October. This year’s gift totaled $48,250, an increase of more than $11,000 over the charitable donation made in 2022, and the largest in the organization’s history. “We are deeply humbled by the...
Bobbye Hopkins
Bobbye Hopkins, age 89, of Winnsboro, Texas, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023, at Autumn Wind Assisted Living. Bobbye was born to Samuel and Lorena (Duke) Dougherty on December 22, 1934 in Whitehouse, Texas. After completing high school and attending some college courses, she went on to become an insurance underwriter assistant for USF&G for many years. She married Earhl Blackmon on March 27, 1997, in Hugo, Oklahoma. She...
Buford Odell Love
Buford Odell Love, age 77, of Como, passed away on November 29, 2023, leaving behind a legacy that will be cherished by all who were fortunate enough to know him. Buford was born on September 2, 1946, to Cleburn Odell and Elsie Jane Love. Buford lived a remarkable life defined by dedication, integrity, and a love for his family and fishing. Buford’s journey began at Wood County Electric Company when he was just 17 years old....
Jimmy Jack Sands
April 25, 1965 — November 11, 2023Graveside service for Jimmy Jack Sands, age 58, of Sulphur Springs, will be held on Friday, November 17, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at Little Hope Cemetery in Winnsboro. Mr. Sands passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at his home. With our condolences.
John Stuart Richey
Mr. John Stuart Richey, age 67 of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023 in Tyler. He was born on November 27, 1955 in Winnsboro, Texas to the late Charlie Weldon Richey and Winnie Mae Evers Richey.Stuart served in both the US Navy and Army with tours in both Vietnam and Desert Shield. After his distinguished military career of twenty-four years he received a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State...
H P Hosey Memorial Set for Saturday
October 30, 2023 – The Memorial for H P Hosey will be Saturday November 4th, 2023 HP Hosey died at 89 of heart complications on Tuesday 10/10/2023 in the hospital at Sulphur Springs, TX. HP was the pastor at Winnsboro’s First Presbyterian Church from 1979 to 1999. See his full obituary here. A memorial service and reception lunch is set for 10:30am Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park in Sulphur...
