Meet Author Majel Redick, Contestant for Ms. Hopkins County Senior
Originally from Oklahoma, Majel Redick and her husband Roger have been residents of Sulphur Springs for many years. Having participated in the pageant previously, she returns this year. MAJEL REDICK Asked how she got the given name ‘Majel’, she replied that she was named for a Sioux woman who was a neighbor of her family. She was raised in Ripley, Oklahoma along the Cimarron River. One or two of her characters in her novels “Whimsy”...
Rickey Ray Morton
Funeral service for Rickey Ray Morton, age 60, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 24, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Joe Swinson, John McDonald, Steve Crawford, Morgan Anderson, Roy King, Glen Mattison, Leon Edwards, and Cameron Fatland serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 23, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home....
SCU: Wanted Man Spotted Walking Down Street
Jordan Lee Chaney While off-duty, Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit Detective Joe Scott reported seeing 23-year-old Jordan Lee Chaney of Sulphur Springs walking on Parkins Street. Scott, in arrest reports, said he recognized the man from an investigation he’d conducted and subsequently obtained a warrant for the man’s arrest on manufacture or delivery of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. Scott...
Woman Arrested After Allegedly Swallowing Glass Container of Suspected THC
A Nevada, Texas woman was arrested after allegedly swallowing what was believed to be a small glass vial containing THC. Andrea Lynn Chapman Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney stopped a Toyota Tundra at 9:27 p.m. Tuesday for an equipment violation. He contacted the driver, identified in arrest reports as 40-year-old Andrea Lynn Chapman, Chaney asked her if she had any criminal history. She reportedly admitted to being...
Police Investigating Early Morning Residential Robbery
Sulphur Springs Police are investigating a report of an early morning robbery at a Lee Street domicile. No one was hurt but a weapon was displayed and property stolen, according to Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Detective Jason Reneau. Shortly before 3 a.m, two men allegedly kicked in the door of a storage building, located behind a house in the 600 block of Lee Street, that contained an apartment inside of it shortly before 3 a.m. Two...
Continuing the Arnold Legacy
COMMERCE, TX— Continuing the Arnold Legacy Dr. Roger and Mrs. Jean Arnold have dedicated their lives to education, graduating from the East Texas State Teacher’s College and spending their careers pouring knowledge into their students. We’re honored to continue to share their legacy and commitment to continued education through the Dr. Roger & Mrs. Jean Arnold Agriculture Scholarship Endowment. Dr. Roger and Mrs. Jean Arnold Both...
Mary “Nell” (Irons) Stokes
On May 17th, 2019, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend left us peacefully, surrounded by family to be reunited with the love her life. Mary “Nell” (Irons) Stokes was born on December 9th, 1931, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Clarence and Floy Irons. She was the oldest of eight children. Mary “Nell” (Irons) Stokes Nell lived in Texas until she was 12 years old when her family moved to New Mexico....
Larry Danielson Sr
Funeral Service for Larry Danielson Sr., age 80, of Sulphur Springs will be held on Wednesday , May 22, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Danielson passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs. Larry was born on October 16, 1938 in Rolla, N.D. to Palmer and Vern Danielson. He married...
Brandt Forester, Alice Bondurant Recognized As Top Miller Grove 8th Graders
Sulphur Bluff ISD Superintendent Dustin Carr congratulates Alice Bondurant on being the salutatorian and Brandt Forester the valedictorian of their 8th grade class. Brandt T. Forester and Alice Bondurant have been announced as the top eighth graders at Sulphur Bluff Junior High this year. Brandt T. Forester, son of Toby Forester and Jena Forester, is the Sulphur Bluff Junior High’s valedictorian. He will graduate eighth grade...
Harrison Fite, Hanna Reyes Named Sulphur Bluff High School Valedictorian, Salutatorian
Sulphur Bluff High School Class of 2019 valedictorian Harrison Fite and salutatorian Hanna Reyes Harrison Fite was announced as the valedictorian and Hanna Reyes as the salutatorian of Sulphur Bluff High School Senior Class of 2019. This marks the second time the SBHS seniors have earned the honors. Fite was also first in their class and Reyes second in eighth grade as well. Fite, son of Jerry and Cara Duncan, earns top honors with a...
