JoAnn McGarity Sheaffer
JoAnn McGarity Sheaffer, age 66, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston, TX. She was born on October 5, 1952 in Sulphur Springs, TX, the daughter of John Franklin and Virginia Sue Waggoner McGarity. She spent years collecting and growing a variety of irises, her favorite flower. She was a talented cross stitcher. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren....
Raymond Lewis Harman
Raymond Lewis Harman, age 75, of Point, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Dallas at the VA Hospital. Mr. Harman was born August 11, 1943 in Antioch, Kentucky to the parentage of Theodore Ricketts and Katherine Rebecca Carder Harman. After high school, he served his country by going into the U.S. Army where he served for thirteen and a half years. and Survived TET of 1968. He was medically retired in 1981. After being Army for...
Commissioners Court Approves Security Updates, Hazardous Mitigation Engineers
Hopkins County Commissioner Court Monday morning scored and selected from the two proposals a hazardous mitigation engineering service provider, a county road inventory, appointed a representative to the Workforce Development Board and approved a security group to install new security upgrades at the new county buildings. The court held a special 8:30 a.m. work session Monday to open and grade potential engineering service providers...
Dinner Bell Menu For July 3rd, 2019
Good News Sunday School Class is the Communiy Partner Let’s have a Pre July 4 Celebration! Ham Salad, Chicken Salad and Pimento Cheese on Croissants Watermelon, Feta and Blueberry Salad (Our Colors–Red, White and Blue) Assorted Bags of Chips Frozen Lemonade Dessert Skinny Funfetti Cupcakes (the no added sugar dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Join us for...
Week Four Of The Edge Gets Underway Monday Morning
The six-week Edge conditioning program entered week number four Monday morning, July 1, at the Sulphur Springs High School Multipurpose Building. Despite July 4 coming up Thursday, this will be a complete week of The Edge, including on Thursday the fourth. The Edge will wrap up at around noon Thursday and Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens notes that most 4th of July activities happen in the evening. There will be an abbreviated...
Old Coal Mine Property Another Step Closer To Becoming City Property
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning during their regular session approved an order releasing TXU Mining Company LP and Luminant Mining Company LLC from the businesses’ obligation to restore two county roads as agreed upon in previous court orders. Basically, the Commissioners Court allowed the mine to close or relocate County Road 2307 and County Road 2309 in January 2000...
Aggravated Robbery Reported Saturday At Sulphur Springs Motel
An aggravated robbery was reported to have occurred after 10 p.m. Saturday in a motel room in the 1500 block of East Shannon Road. No one was injured, but a weapon was reportedly displayed during the robbery, according to police reports. A 69-year-old man staying at the motel reportedly had money stolen from him in his room. According to Suphur Springs police reports, a man entered the 69-year-old’s motel room through an open...
SSISD Trustees Approve Teacher Pay Scale Increase For 2nd Year
Sulphur Springs Independent School District trustees during a special meeting Monday morning adopted a pay increase for teachers, which would increase the starting teacher’s pay by $5,000, an approximate 12 percent compensation increase over last year’s pay scale. “SSISD’s main goal is to educate kids to their fullest potential and this raise directly impacts the success of our students. Our employees are very...
Greenview Cemetery Memorial Day Sunday July 7
The annual Memorial Day at Greenview Cemetery is set for Sunday July 7 with services beginning at 10:45 am. Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom will be guest speaker. Greenview Church and Cemetery are located on CR 1168 just off FM 1567 West in the southwest part of Hopkins County. Take Highway 19 South and turn west at the Miller Grove exit onto FM 1567 West.
