City Council Calls For Special Election To Help Fund Pacific Park Improvements, New Senior Citizens Center
Sulphur Springs voters will be asked Nov. 5 to go to the poles to determine whether or not to allow economic development funds to be used to help fund improvement at Pacific Park and to build a new center for senior citizens. The city council was asked to approve a resolution for the special election to allow the EDC sales and use tax funding to be used by the city’s parks department for qualified 4B projects, including...
Local Officers Make 6 Unrelated Warrant Arrests July 2
At least six people were arrested and jailed in Hopkins County Tuesday on outstanding warrants, including one person wanted by the US Marshals Service. One was found at a local motel, one at the Walmart in Commerce and one taken into custody at the courthouse. Overall, five were taken into custody by sheriff’s officers and one by city police. No photo available for Victor Von Herrmann Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman...
Honor Flight DFW: A Once in A Lifetime Trip for Two Hopkins County Veterans
Vietnam Veterans Keith Klein (left) and Ronnie Whitlock (right) at the Jefferson Memorial Brothers-in-law and lifelong friends Ronnie Whitlock and Keith Klein described their recent whirlwind round trip journey to the nation’s capitol in a span of just three days and two nights. They returned with a cargo of priceless, positive memories; their own and those of their travel comrades. Here is a little of what they shared with...
City To Use $10,000 Bruner Silver Award Funding To Provide WiFi Downtown
By the end of the year patrons of Celebration Plaza and the downtown area could be enjoying free Internet, thanks to a $10,000 Rudy Bruner Award. The city was nominated for the national award by Ian Lockwood of Toole Design Group, the design engineer behind the downtown revitalization project. From among many cities nominated across the country, Sulphur Springs was named a finalist for a Rudy Bruner Award. “The Rudy Bruner Award...
Tommie Jo Shirley
Tommie Jo Shirley Tommie Jo Shirley, age 89, of Winnsboro passed away July 1, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Tommie was born October 24, 1929 to the late Thomas and Hesta Johnson Burrow in Bonham, Texas. She was employed as a seamstress for a few companies but ultimately took up the role as head of her husband and the household. Together she and Garon raised four beautiful daughters. Tommie was a member of the Church on The...
Peerless Cemetery Association Annual Cemetery Meeting and Lunch
The Annual Cemetery Meeting and Lunch of the Peerless Cemetery Association will be held Thursday, July 4th, beginning at 11:00AM. The Annual Memorial and Business Meeting will be held at the Peerless Cemetery, with a BBQ Lunch served following the meeting. All interested persons are invited to attend. Peerless Cemetery
Winnsboro Police Department Report for June 24-30, 2019
Arrests Juan Tapia-Rios, age 33, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 6/24/2019 for Assault Causing Bodily Injury -FV Michael Divin, age 30, of Mt. Vernon, was arrested on 6/27/2019 on a Winnsboro Municipal Court warrant. Accidents No Accidents to Report. Calls for Service The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 109 calls for service during this reporting period. Citations The Winnsboro Police Department issued 18 citations...
Good Day Tuesday At The Edge Conditioning Program
Tuesday, July 2, was a good day for The Edge conditioning program as Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens got a positive report from Coach Matt Young concerning a weekly event that tests athletes mentally. Usually done on Thursday, coaches switched things around and took athletes to Prim Stadium Tuesday to run up and down the stands. Apparently there was some complaining about running the stands earlier in The...
Tira News For July 2, 2019
By Jan Vaughn The Tira Homecoming is coming up this Sunday, July 7. The program, coordinated by Danna (Evans) Lewis, will begin at 11 a.m. in the Tira Methodist Church. She and Jerry Brandenburgh will be presenting the special music and leading the congregation in a couple of songs. Families of those who were buried in the Tira Cemetery during the past year will be recognized and there will be a brief business meeting. Attendees will...
