James Laird Helfferich
Funeral Services for James Laird Helfferich will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at West Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. Dustin Cowden officiating. Matt Thomas, Justin Harrington, Tommy Helfferich, David G. Helfferich, Jeffrey Johnson, and Reggie Williams will be serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service and Interment will follow the service at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Mr....
Hopkins County Lowers Tax Rate, Fails to Move Forward on Latest Tax Abatement
August 26, 2025- For the fourth year in a row, the Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court approved a reduction in the county tax rate of over 9 cents. Hopkins County Tax Assessor/Collector Debbie Pogue Mitchell proposed the lower tax rate of .40022 which is more than 9 and 1/2 cent reduction from the current rate of .49587. The Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court unanimously agreed to the new lower rate. The calculation of the...
Alexander Frick Obituary
Alexander Frick, age 84, of Sulphur Bluff, Texas passed away on Monday, August 19, 2024, at his home with his family. Alexander was born in Schaan, Liechtenstein on May 1, 1940, to Alexander and Hildegard Frick, and he was the 12th Alexander in a long-honored family history. He married Sandra “Sandy” Kay Hickey on January 1, 2004, in Red River County, Texas and they shared their lives together living on the farm that...
Wesley Thaxton Collins
Wesley (Sonny) Thaxton Collins passed away at his home in Sulphur Springs, Texas on August 21, 2024 at the age of 80. In his passing he was surrounded by his loved ones, peacefully and without pain. Wesley is predeceased by his daughter, Sharon Denise Collins; his mother, Nora Montgomery; his sisters Aileen, Kathleen and Linda. Wesley is survived by his loving wife, Margret Collins, of 61 years. They were married in McKinney, Texas on...
Jerry Mac Gray
Jerry Mac Gray went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 22, 2024, at his home in Rockwall, Texas at the age of 84. He was born on his grandfather, J.R. McMahan’s farm, in Weaver, Hopkins County, Texas on September 9, 1939, to Silas Alexander Gray and Amanda Ellen McMahan and was the fourth of five boys. Jerry graduated from Saltillo High School in 1957. While in school he developed a strong passion for music. After teaching...
Mark Bain
Visitation for Mark Bain, age 65, of Sulphur Springs, will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. A private family burial will take place at Rockdale Cemetery with Sam Doom, Bo Dyer, Aaron Dyer, Kenny Hayes, and Richard Landreth serving as Honorary Pallbearers and Rev. Paul Ray Vititow officiating. Mr. Bain passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Christus Trinity Mother Frances...
Hopkins County Court Set to Grant Another Tax Abatement for Another Solar Power Plant
August 25, 2024 – During a regular meeting of the Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court set for August 26th, one agenda item will be for the court to consider a tax abatement for Sligsol, LLC on a 515 acre solar farm to be built on County Road 4725. A public notice with limited information was posted on the Hopkins County website in early July, but detailed information about the project has been difficult to obtain for KSST...
Martha Luke
Martha Luke, age 70, of Como, Texas, passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital of Sulphur Springs, Texas, on Friday, August 23, 2024. Mrs. Luke was born to Robert S. Greene, Sr., and Arvilla (Rhodes) Greene on September 16, 1953, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She married Michael Luke on February 14, 1992, in Terrell, Texas. Martha worked as an associate at Walmart for over 10 years. Martha is survived by her husband,...
Cecilia Anderson
Funeral services for Cecilia Anderson of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at Our Savior Lutheran Church on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 10:00am with Pastor Mark Elliott officiating. Interment will be at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Dallas on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 3:00pm and visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Cecilia passed away at her residence in Sulphur Springs on...
State Representative Jill Dutton Helps Secure a $25MM Proposed Investment for Short Line Railroad in Texas
August 23, 2024 – Northeast Texas is one of the fastest growing regions in Texas and freight by rail will play an essential role to our economy, job growth, and transportation safety. The NETEX Rural Rail Transportation District is a multi-county District, enabled by the Texas Legislature, which includes Titus, Franklin, Hopkins, Delta, Hunt, and Collin counties. The NETEX rail currently carries 1,800 – 2,000 cars per...
