Mr. Bill Walker
Funeral services for Billy Troy Walker, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Danny Caldwell, Butch Carraway and Tommy Hall officiating. Interment will follow at Caney Cemetery in Pickton. Serving as pallbearers will be Kenneth Walker, Jack Walker, Jason Tully, Joshua McCoy, Johnny Walker and Jay Griner. Honorary pallbearers will be Tristan Griner and...
Loyd Cullen Tucker
Funeral services for Loyd Cullen Tucker, age 96, of Cumby, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 29, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m., prior to service. Cullen passed away on June 23, 2019 in Sulphur Springs, TX. Arrangements under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com With our condolences.
Wildcats 7 on 7 Football Season Ends With One Point Loss at State Qualifier Tourney in Rowlett Friday
The Wildcats’ varsity 7 on 7 football team had their season end last Friday (June 21) with a one point loss. At their final state qualifier in Rowlett last Friday, basically the Wildcats needed pool wins over Lindale and Midland Lee to give themselves a chance of advance to state. Things looked iffy early against Lindale. The Eagles led the Wildcats 20-7 at the half. The Wildcats caught on fire in the second half, did not allow...
PJC Students Make the President’s and Dean’s List
Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that 203 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the spring 2019 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average, (straight A’s) on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Those on the Dean’s List must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for at least 15 semester hours and have no grade lower than...
Hopkins County Hospital District June 24 Agenda
Hopkins County Hospital DistrictRegular Meeting of Board of Directors Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Hopkins County Hospital District will be held on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 6:00 pm in the Plaza Conference Room of the CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic at 113 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 AGENDA Call to OrderInvocationPublic ForumReview and Approve Remount for Medic 4Review and Approve...
Criminal Mischief Reported At 3 Local Businesses
Criminal mischief resulting in damages at three local businesses, all located just off Interstate 30, was reported over the weekend An employee at Mattress Heaven/Kennedy Commercial reported finding one of the front windows had been shattered some time after the business closed at 7 p.m. A tempered glass store front window in the same shopping center also reported just after 10 a.m. Saturday, June 22, to be damaged; a T-Mobile...
Natali Marie Lawson
Natali Marie Lawson, age 60, of Lone Oak passed away Friday, June 21, 2019, in Greenville Gardens, in Greenville, TX. She was born December 22, 1958 in Crane, TX, to the parentage of Norman Gene and Margaret Ruth Harris Antle. She loved to garden, and work in her yard with her flowers. Her little hummingbirds were special too, as they would come to feed from her flowers. Natali loved her children and grandchildren. Those left on this...
Millie Jean Thurman
Millie Jean Thurman Mrs. Millie Jean Thurman, age 91 of Mineola, passed away on Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 in Mineola. She was born on March 20th, 1928 in Pittsburg, Texas to the late JimmieLee Rape and Vinnie Mae Landers Rape. She was a member of Central Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a mother, homemaker and retired salesperson. Mrs. Thurman was preceded in death by parents; husband, Jack Thurman in 1989; and...
Vehicle Chase Results In Wreck, Search, Arrest
A vehicle chase by Hunt County authorities ended with a wrecked vehicle, manhunt and arrest in Hopkins County early Sunday morning, according to reports. Hopkins County authorities were notified by Hunt County authorities that a pursuit that started around mile marker 98 on Interstate 30 was entering Hopkins County around 12:40 a.m. Sunday. The vehicle reportedly wrecked between the 115 and 116 mile markers on I-30 east and at least...
