A Year in Review – Master Wellness Volunteers
By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife FCH Extension Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] This is the fourth in a series of program impacts conducted by the Family & Community Health Extension agent. Relevance Volunteers are the backbone of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension. Hopkins County has a strong group of 14 Master Wellness Volunteers who have received 40 hours of training in the areas of health and wellness, nutrition,...
Como Man Arrested On Parole Warrant
A Como man was arrested Monday evening on a parole warrant, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Isaac Foley reported seeing the 41-year-old walking on the wrong side of State Highway 11 east at Taylor Street in Como. Foley contacted the man, identified as James Edward Miller Jr. A records check using his identifying information showed a warrant for Miller’s arrest. Foley took the Como man...
William “Bill” Sidebottom
William “Bill” Sidebottom March 23, 1941 — November 28, 2022, Sulphur Springs William “Bill” Sidebottom, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Nov. 28, 2022. A service will be held at First Baptist Church Chapel in Sulphur Springs on Dec. 23, at 11 a.m., officiated by Tommy Johnston. Visitation will be one hour before the service, at 10 a.m. Peters Funeral Home of Greenville, Texas, is in charge of arrangements....
City Council To Consider Bids, Award Contract For Construction Of New Senior Citizens Center
After a lengthy delay of more than a year, Sulphur Springs City Council is expected during Tuesday night’s regular December meeting to consider bids and at long last award a contract for construction of a new Senior Citizens Activity Center on Oak Avenue. The City Council is also slated to consider on final approval an ordinance changing the speed limit on Mockingbird Lane; purchasing communications equipment, 2 airport ground...
Russell Dean “Russ” Nuss
Russ Nuss Russ was born the second of five sons to Paul Eugene and Wanda Sue Nuss in Denver, Colorado, but he spent most of his life in Texas. He left here and went to heaven on December 5th. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Lori, and his children and their spouses, Chad and Kaley Nuss and Heather and Tony Mastandrea ;and his mother Sue Nuss. One of his greatest blessings was his grandchildren – Hayden, Olivia, Zachary,...
Obituary – Micah Swanson
Micah Swanson A funeral service for Micah Swanson, age 27, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Ronnie Miller and Robert Burns officiating. Interment will follow at Rockdale Cemetery with Dakota Gilliard, Joe Weddle, Carlton Goldsmith, Chris Johnson, Jake Fraizer and Jordan West serving as pallbearers and Gun Barrell City Fire Dept, Hopkins County Ems, Ellis...
SSHS Auto Tech Students Partner With Jay Hodge In Readiness For North Texas Automobile Dealers Contest
Buxton Wins Engine Precision Measuring Station Part Of 2-Day Event Sulphur Springs High School automotive technology students Austin Buxton and Matthew Brown participated in the 2022 North Texas Automobile Dealers (NTXAD) contest December 2-3, 2022, at Texas Motor Speedway. The SSHS automotive program partnered with Jay Hodge Chevrolet to provide training, diagnostic equipment, and temporary use of a new vehicle for the contest....
Obituary – Richard Darlin
Richard Darlin A funeral service for Richard Darlin, age 66, of Birmingham, Alabama ,will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev C.J. Duffey and Buddy Gore officiating. Pallbearers will be Benny Dixon, Tim Tanton, Dusty McIlwain, Danny Hammons, Jerry Adair, Jerry Miller, Justin Coleman, John Wiler, Larry Walls, Danny Clark, Ronnie Parris, Bill Owens, Zach Adair, Dave Bergeson and Larry...
Dallas Woman Arrested In Hopkins County On Shreveport Warrant
December 5, 2022 – A 40-year-old Dallas woman was arrested in Hopkins County early Monday morning on a Shreveport warrant, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Stephen Lail reported stopping a Mercedes M35 at 12:49 a.m. Dec. 5, 2022, on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 124 (South Broadway Street). The 40-year-old woman was identified by a Texas-issued ID card. A records check by dispatchers showed...
DXA Exams, Non-Invasive Bone Density Scans, Available At Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center
Sulphur Springs, Texas, December 5, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Bone Density Osteoporosis affects 27 million American women, and those who are post-menopausal are at increased risk for developing the...
