Mary Francis Hicks
Graveside services for Mary Frances Hicks, age 76, of Dike will be conducted at 11:30 a.m., Friday, June 9, 2017 at Connor Cemetery with Rev. Kenneth Rhoades officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Hicks passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at her residence. She was born on May 6, 1941 in Marshall, Arkansas, the daughter of Walter Herman Gire and Flora Ethel Black Gire. She married Robert Lee Hicks on March 1, 1971 in...
Ronda Clayton
Funeral service for Ronda Clayton, age 45, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2 P.M. on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs with Pastor Troy Young officiating. Interment will follow at St. Luke Cemetery. Ronda passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at her residence in Sulphur Springs. Sherry Laronda Evette Clayton was born on August 9, 1971 in Sulphur Springs, the daughter of Larry and...
Meet Como-Pickton’s New Superintendent
By Savannah Owens Como-Pickton CISD has a new Superintendent, Mr. Greg Bower. Originally from Union Grove, Texas, Bower says its almost like coming home. He and his family are “just excited to be in the area.” His son, Dakota, age 12, goes to school in Harlton, but is elated for his dad to be the new superintendent. Bower describes Como-Pickton as “Just the kind of place I like to be…small schools, rural area,...
Meador Joins Wildcats Coaching Staff
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said he has hired former Lindale Head Football Coach Mike Meador to be a part of the Wildcats’ coaching staff. Coach Meador was a coordinator at Lindale when Coach Owens was head coach there. In 2006, when Coach Owens came to Sulphur Springs, Coach Meador was elevated to head coach at Lindale. He just recently resigned at Lindale. Coach Meador will replace Johnny McSheffery, who has moved over...
Wildcats Baseball Camp Underway
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack says it seems he almost always has the first school district sports camp for the summer. Coach Hammack’s three-day Baseball Hitting Camp began Tuesday. With his old field almost all gone and a new field still under construction, Coach Hammack says he’s thankful to have the Multipurpose Building as the site for his camp. He notes it’s cooler than outside and he says kids enjoy...
Charles Wayne Hoffman, Jr.
Graveside services for Charles Wayne Hoffman, Jr. will be held Friday, June 9, 2017 at 10:00 AM at Pickton Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Tapp Funeral Home Mr. Hoffman passed away at his home in Pickton on Sunday, June 4, 2017 .
Local Man Arrested for Theft of Property
June 6, 2017 – Hopkins County Communications notified a deputy regarding a white Cargo trailer abandoned on FM 1567 near County Road 1443. As the deputy neared the location, he observed a red Ford pickup partially blocking the roadway from a driveway. As the pickup pulled out of the driveway, the truck was pulling a trailer matching the description of the abandoned Cargo trailer. The trailer had no license plate or identifiers....
