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Sulphur Springs, TX

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March 29, 2023- The annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up has been set for Monday-Saturday, April 24-29, 2022. Sulphur Springs residents may bring large items to discard from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on clean-up days to the city collection site. To verify the person arriving with garbage is a resident, living...

City Of Sulphur Springs Announces Spring Clean-up Days

March 27, 2023 – A Fish Fry benefiting the Cherry Grove Baptist Church will be held on Friday March 31, 2023 at the H W Gray’s Building in Sulphur Springs. Prices start at $10 per plate.

Fish Fry At Gray’s Building on Friday

March 28, 2023 – This is the final night for the Annual Friday Night Fish Fry! You can win 2 tickets to the event hosted by the Knights of Columbus at 297 Texas St here in Sulphur Springs, TX. The FREE tickets are for the March 31, 2023 event only.

Ticket Giveaway: St. James Fish Fry #6

March 23, 2023- Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personnel will host a walking tour of historic downtown Sulphur Springs on April 11, 2023. The 30 minute walk will be conducted by John Sellers. All retired school personnel are invited to attend. To participate, meet at the flagpole on the Sulphur Springs square at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 11.

Hopkins-Rains Retired School Personal Downtown Walking Tour

March 28, 2023- Sulphur Springs Douglass ISD had a secure in place order on the school as a unidentified assailant was holding a hostage in a near by residence. The school campus was sent into “Secure”, not “lock down”, for precautionary measures. At this time the “secure” stats has been lifted.

Douglass ECLC Sent Into Secure In Place

Dallas, TX

Graveside service for James “Dave” Ellington, age 83 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 31, 2023 at Restland Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Ellington passed away on March 23, 2023 at his residence. Dave was...

James “Dave” Ellington

Gilbert Lopez’s passing at the age of 58 on Thursday, March 23, 2023 has been publicly announced by WEST OAKS FUNERAL HOME – Sulphur Springs in Sulphur Springs, TX. According to the funeral home, the following services have been scheduled: Visitation, on April 1, 2023 at 5:00 p.m., ending at 7:00 p.m., at West Oaks Funeral Home, 500 S. Hillcrest Drive, Sulphur Springs, TX. Funeral service, on April 2, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., at West Oaks Funeral Home, 500 S. Hillcrest Drive, Sulphur Springs, TX. Interment, on April 2, 2023 at 4:00 p.m., at Rosemound Cemetery, 500 Ross Street, Commerce, TX.

Gilbert Lopez

Austin, TX

March 29, 2023 – SOTO-BARRON, DAVID and GUTIERREZ, ALBERTO ORTEGA were driver and passenger in a dually pickup stopped for a mudflap violation in Sulphur Springs. GUTIERREZ a.k.a. El Nino, who list himself as unemployed, was found to have outstanding warrants for his arrest. That warrant was drug related and was issued by Austin, TX authorities.

Traffic Stop on Dually Yields Drugs Related Arrests

On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 8:17 a.m., Officers responded to an address on Freeman Street in reference to a disturbance. On arrival, officers heard loud screaming coming from inside the residence. Officers made verbal contact at the front door and were told by a male subject that the female would be allowed to leave but warned officers not to enter. Officers believed that the male subject was armed and attempted to negotiate with him to exit the residence. The male subject then advised officers that he had poured gasoline and would be setting fire to the house. A short time later, officers noticed a large amount of smoke filling the residence and heard a gunshot from inside. After the smoke filled the house, the male subject broke a window and was able to exit with the assistance of officers. Sulphur Springs Fire Department was able to quickly extinguish the fire. Due to the proximity of Douglas School, the school was placed on “Secure” for precautionary measures and all students and staff are safe.

Hostage Near Douglass ECLC Public Information Release

Arkansas State

Lady Cats softball looks to finish round one of 15-4A play with a perfect record. Through four games, Sulphur Springs is 4-0. Their most recent wins came Monday and Tuesday. Originally slated to host North Lamar Friday, the game had to be postponed due to rain coming in Friday afternoon.

Softball ends round one of district play Friday

Yantis, TX

Funeral service for Billy Ray Burnett, age 69, of Yantis, will be held at 2:000p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Byron George officiating. Interment will follow at Seymore Cemetery with J.W. Burnett, Greg Mays, Cole Burnett, Cord Burnett, Thomas Jenkins, and Kerry Ramsey serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Landon Burnett and Keigan Lobin. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Billy Ray passed away Sunday morning, March 26, 2023 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.

Billy Ray Burnett

March 28, 2023 – Law Enforcement noticed Sulphur Springs resident Wes Gerald, age 48, operating a motorcycle on Bill Bradford Drive in Sulphur Springs. A records check showed the vehicle’s registration to be expired, and Gerald’s driver license to be invalid. A traffic stop was initiated and...

Wes Gerald Back in Hopkins County Jail

Tennessee State

Campbell, TX

Lottie Fay’s Funeral service, age 89 of Campbell, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Buddy Wiggins officiating and Randell Book, Ken Kitchen, Jeff Graves, Steven Kitchen, Ron Pollok and Jimmy Regan serving as pallbearers with Kenny Kitchen serving as an honorary pallbearer. Interment will follow at Brigham Cemetery in Brigham, TX. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Pridmore passed away on March 19, 2023, at Hunt Regional Medical Center.

Fay Pridmore

Paris, TX

Students Luz Correa, left, and Kyndall McDonald take notes as PJC-Sulphur Springs Center History Instructor Kelley Payne, center reviews the day’s lesson. Paris Junior College — located in Paris, Texas, about 100 miles northeast of Dallas — has been a part of the Lamar County community since 1924.

A Class at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus

Lindale, TX

Sulphur Springs in their final regular season tournament Monday played through some tough conditions, but still came up third. Monday, Mar. 20 in Canton, Wildcats golf shot 327 as a team, finishing behind only 4A (Region 3) powerhouse Bullard and former district foe Hallsville. The latter has qualified for the...

Wildcats Golf in District Tournament (Part 1) on Thursday

Graveside service for Michele Ann Hathcoat, age 66 of Yantis, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Toney Hurley officiating. Pallbearers will be Jackie Young, Jerry Duncan, Jeff Brown, Micheal Young, Tucker Hathcoat and Turner Hathcoat. There will be no formal visitation. Ms. Hathcoat passed away on March 20, 2023 at her residence.

Michele Ann Hathcoat

March 24, 2023 – Gage Austin Lewendt, age 24, was arrested on Wildcat Way for Driving While Intoxicated Open Container and Unlawful Possession of Weapon. At around 11pm, Deputies observed Lewendt driving in a manner consistent with intoxication. They made a traffic stop on his black Ford pickup. Deputies observed an open alcohol container in the console. Lewendt also had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol. He failed field sobriety tests.

Sulphur Springs Man Arrested For DWI and Possession of a Firearm

March 23, 2023 – Steven Derek Hanson is back in Hopkins County Jail. This time he was arrested for violation of parole on a Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 charge. Sheriff’s Deputies stopped Hanson in the 500 block of Woodlawn St in Sulphur Springs around 10pm. Hanson...

Hanson Back in Hopkins County Jail

Georgia State

Diana Smith, age 79, of Sulphur Springs passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Mrs. Smith will be lying in state at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home beginning at 10 am on Friday, March 24 till 5 pm and then again on Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 4pm and Monday, March 26 th from 8am to 5pm. There will be no formal service or visitation.

Diana Smith

Coach Alexi Upton and his team never recovered from a 2-0 deficit at the half, falling with that score to Palestine in the second round playoff game. Instead, Palestine played their pace on the pitch. They stymied any sort of Wildcat momentum consistently, frustrating Coach Upton’s squad. That, and...

Wildcats Soccer hits second round roadblock in 2-0 Area loss to Palestine

Cumby, TX

Funeral service for David Singleton, age 63 of Cumby, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Pastor James Mansfield and Pastor Maddison Caffey officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Cumby. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, March 24, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Singleton passed away on March 18, 2023 at Baylor Scott and White – Dallas.

David Singleton

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Winter Cleanup Soon Begins

February 1, 2023 – Blocked roads, downed power lines, and sheets of ice persist in Hopkins County and across Texas. The storm isn’t completed over either....

Winter Cleanup Soon Begins

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