Front Porch News

    Graveside service for Gaylon Claude Price, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:30p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Restlawn Memorial Park with David Froneberger officiating.…

    High temperatures will range from the upper 30s to mid 40s across North and Central Texas. Temperatures will struggle to make it out of the 30s where snowpack…

    Known as “Mom” to many, Patty Masingale was born Patricia Ellen Shannon on April 21, 1952 to Margaret King and Richard Shannon, and went to be with Jesus…

    Funeral services for Mattie Lou McCracken Mannon, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 9, 2021 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel…

    Memorial service for Opal Faye Owens, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at a later date. Opal passed away on January 5, 2021 in Sulphur…

    Memorial service for Sandra Lee McKee, age 64, of Yantis, TX will be held at a later date. Sandra passed away on January 8, 2021 in Tyler, TX.…

    Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump’s account on Friday afternoon. Twitter cited “the risk of further incitement of violence” in a statement announcing the suspension. The president’s account…

    Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for burglary on Thursday night after a homeowner spotted the man shining a light through her windows on her security camera.…

    We want to express our sympathy to the family of Charlie Williams, who passed away on Sunday. Charlie was married to Tina Belz Williams. Also, Yvonne Weir shared…

    Preparation for a livestock show project starts with livestock project selection and validation. The objective of the youth livestock validation program is to promote a positive youth development…

    A Year in Review – Family Nutrition                This is the third column about the impacts that the Family & Community Health programs have had in Hopkins County. …

    The state dashboard is showing 209 active cases of COVID-19 in Hopkins County on Friday, January 8th. Thirty two patients were hospitalized in the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS…

    More than two dozen hospitals in rural Texas, from the Panhandle to South Texas, are still waiting on doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to distribute to their front-line…

    Today (Friday) will be dry and cool with decreasing clouds in the afternoon. Highs will range from the mid 40s to the lower 50s. A north wind will…

    Lezley Brown, the current President/CEO of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce announced to the Chamber Board of Directors Thursday, January 7, that she will be resigning her…

    The following report was given to the Sulphur Springs City Council by City Manager Marc Maxwell at the council’s January 2021 meeting: As a part of the City’s…

    The state dashboard is showing 197 active cases of COVID-19 in Hopkins County on Thursday, January 7th. Thirty one patients were hospitalized in the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS…

    Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest related to the dumping of debris and trash near Sulphur Springs City Lake at the dead end of CR 4703.…

    Graveside Service for William DeLore Holloway, age 67, of Greenville, TX will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Old Saltillo Cemetery. Visitation will…

    Graveside service for Alvin “Dugan” Penner, age 79, of Dike, TX will be held at 10:30 A.M on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at New Pickton Cemetery with Richard…

    Memorial service for Charlie Ray Williams, age 62, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at a later date, when his son is able to take leave from the…

    Clouds will linger across most of the area today with breezy north winds. Wind speeds will begin to decrease by late afternoon. Highs will mainly be in the…

    Judge Northcutt has cancelled the jury panel that was scheduled for Monday, January 11th @ 8:30 a.m.  The panel was to appear at the Hopkins County Civic Center.

    Former President George W. Bush issued a statement titled “Statement by George W. Bush on Insurrection at the Capitol” on Wednesday evening after supporters of Donald Trump stormed…

    A woman is in critical condition after being shot in the chest on Capitol grounds during Wednesday’s protest in Washington D.C., according to CNN. The woman was trying…

  WINNSBORO (January 5, 2021) – Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center (NETCAC) has been awarded re-accreditation by National Children’s Alliance following an extensive application and site review process. As the…

    The United States Capitol devolved into dangerous chaos Wednesday afternoon as Trump supporters stormed into some of the most restricted areas outside and inside the building, while members…

    Coronavirus has defeated the country’s last surviving video rental chain, according to reports. Family Video has announced that they will be closing all of their locations, including the…

    The state dashboard is showing 171 active cases of COVID-19 in Hopkins County on Wednesday, January 6th.  Thirty patients were hospitalized in the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS Mother…

    Deer Park residents sheltered in place. The Houston Ship Channel shut down. Toxic chemicals spilled during Hurricane Harvey. And just last month, seven people were injured in a…

    Graveside services for Shirley Ann Wolf, age 84, of Gilmer will be held at North Hopkins Cemetery on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. with Bro. Terry…

    A cold front will move through North and Central Texas today which could bring a chance for strong or severe storms to parts of Central and East Texas.…

    CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic in Sulphur Springs will begin vaccinating the 1B group on Wednesday and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon.  The clinic received 200 doses of the…

    The Internal Revenue Service is urging people to visit IRS.gov for the most current information on the second round of Economic Impact Payments rather than calling the agency…

    COMMERCE, TX—The late Georgia Mae Waters Dorrough of Clarksville, Texas, gifted $975,000, through her estate, to the College of Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University-Commerce. The Georgia…