William “Mac” McDaniel
Funeral service for William “Mac” McDaniel, age 86, of McKinney will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home with Jimmy Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at Stouts Creek Cemetery with the Hopkins County Military Coalition serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. McDaniel passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2019 Baylor Scott & White...
Annual George Dorner 42 Tournament Brings Fun, Benefit to Sulphur Bluff UMC
The top three teams now have a year’s worth of bragging rights since they placed in the Sixth Annual George Dorner 42 Tournament. Spectators who crowded in to watch the intense but friendly competition also helped to raise money for the benefit. It was staged in the new Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist Church at Sulphur Bluff on FM 71 East to provide funds for new Bibles for Senior Sunday School Class members. A total of...
Mount Vernon Man Slips Ankle Monitor, Arrested On Parole Warrant
Adam Joshua Hodges A 35-year-old Mount Vernon man Saturday evening was reportedly arrested by Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies in Sulphur Springs sans his required ankle monitor. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators received a report about 6:15 p.m. July 20 that Adam Joshua Hodges had left Franklin County and in the area of Duckworth Street in Sulphur Springs without his ankle monitor, as required,...
Meal A Day Menu: July 22-26, 2019
Monday – Rope sausage and sauerkraut, black-eyed peas, cornbread and green tomato relish Tuesday – King Ranch chicken casserole, corn and Malibu vegetables Wednesday – Beef spaghetti, English peas, garlic sticks and tossed salad Thursday – Broccoli chicken divan on a bed of rice, pickled beets and a roll Friday – Cheeseburgers, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickle spears, baked beans and potato chips Meal A Day volunteers prepare and...
SSISD Budget Shaping Up, But Still A Work In Progress
Oh, the difference a couple of weeks can make. Sulphur Springs Independent School District administrators at their regular July meeting presented to trustees a budget that showed a $136,000 shortfall. However, with additional information and nearly two weeks of adjustments, officials reported the most recent draft of the budget projects the district finishing the 2019-20202 fiscal year at least $24,000 ahead. And, that likely will be...
FDA Calling For Voluntary Recall Of Some Fresh, Whole Papayas Due to Salmonella
If you have fresh, whole papayas from Agroson’s LLC that are labeled under the Cavi brand, the United States Food and Drug Administration is recommending consumers and businesses throw them out. The FDA, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and other partners, on June 28 reported launching an investigation after a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Uganda illnesses in late June. On July 5, the FDA...
Celebrating At The Senior Citizens Center
Jean Darr, Linda Mobley, Ursula Campbell and Stacey Wetzel Jean Darr and Ursula Campbell celebrate July birthdays during the monthly party hosted at the Senior Citizens Center by Linda Mobley with At Home Healthcare and Stacey Wetzel with Sulphur Springs Imaging Center. Everyone present gets to enjoy some sweet treats and the ones who have a birthday during the month get a birthday present as well.
Hopkins County Records For July 19, 2020
Applications for Marriage Licenses Caleb Dean Daniels and Bailey Nicole PennyJonathon Alexander Green and Hanah Noel Breck MooreDakota Coy McBride and Haylee Alexandra CloverBenjamin Zeck Askew and Joannette Fridia Smith Land transactions Thelma Bernice Fitzgerald trustee for the Delvin Fitzgerald Irrovacable Trust and Thelma Bernice Fitzgerald Irrevocable Trust, to Sherri McMahan; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyClaire H. Smith to...
Commissioners Adopt Fund Balance Policy To Meet Standards, Protect County
Hopkins County Commissioners Court this week adopted a new fund balance policy to meet standards recommended by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. “When the outside auditors are here, you will often hear them talk about GASB. County government operates under GASB. That’s Governmental Accounting Standards Board. They set the rules,” Hopkins County Auditor Shannah Walker told commissioners when proposing the...
