Meal A Day Menu And Senior Citizens Center Calendar for Dec. 19-23, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of Dec. 19-23, 2022 includes: MONDAY, Dec. 19 — Sloppy Jo Sandwiches, Ranch Style Beans and Potatoes TUESDAY, Dec. 20 — Chicken Pot Pie, Sweet Potatoes and Pickled Beets WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21 — Chicken Nuggets...
Worm Castings Can Be A Game Changer For Indoor Plant Growth, Production
A bag of earthworm castings By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener We’ve all heard about the benefits of using worm castings (much more refined than saying worm poop!) in our gardens. Well, that should go double for indoor plants. Actually, worm castings can be a game-changer for growth and production. Similar to animal manure, worm castings provide bacteria and nutrients (a lot of them!) to your indoor plants, they can...
SSHS Lady Cats Cross Country Team Recognized
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees during the regular December school board meeting recognized the Sulphur Springs High School Lady Cats Cross Country Team, including coaches, for the runners’ accomplishments in State UIL competition this semester. Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees, Sulphur Springs High School Lady Cat Cross Country Team and Coaches. First, SSISD Board President Craig Roberts...
Man Accused Of Smashing Golf Club, Pumpkin Against Vehicle His Wife Occupied
A 32-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused Friday of smashing a golf club and a pumpkin against the vehicle his wife was in during a domestic disturbance. Sulphur Springs Police Officers Zach Davis and Steven Lail responded around 6:45 p.m. Dec. 16 in the 1000 block of South Davis Street to a complaint of an active domestic disturbance. The female resident was reported to be locked in her vehicle but her husband was alleged to have...
3 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
At least 3 people were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants over the past week, according to sheriff’s reports. Rowdy Lee Hargett(HCSO 2020 jail photo) Rowdy Lee Hargett was transferred by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Phillip Ryan from Jordan Unit of Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Pampa, Texas at 8:45 a.m. Dec. 13, 2022, to Hopkins County jail. The 29-year-old was booked into Hopkins County jail at 4:44...
1 Jailed On Misdemeanor, 1 On Felony DWI Charge
Local officials arrested a man on a misdemeanor drunk driving charge and a woman on a felony DWI charge, in less than 24 hours in Hopkins County. I-30 Arrest Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, near mile marker 126 on Interstate 30 for a traffic violation. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Chris Sorley responded to assist deputies with a...
3 Arrested On Warrants For Violating Terms Of Probation or Parole
At least three people over the last week on warrants for violating the terms of their release on probation or parole. Raekwon De Sean AKA Desean Gasaway (HCSO jail photo) Early Morning Arrest Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Silas Whaley spotted a red Ford Fusion early Friday morning, Dec. 16, 2022, on JD Franklin Drive at Jefferson Street. The officer identified it as the car a wanted man was known to frequently drive. Whaley made an...
Hopkins County Unemployment Rate Unchanged From October To November 2022
Franklin County Has Lowest Jobless Rate in 9-County Workforce Development Area; Hopkins Delta Counties Tied for Second Lowest Rate In Northeast Texas WDA Last Month Franklin County’s 3.5% unemployment rate was the lowest in Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area and even lower than the overall state jobless average of 3.7% for November 2022. While a 0.1% increase from October 2022, Franklin County’s November 2022...
Kristi Rae Melton
Funeral services for Kristi Rae Melton, age 55, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Harmony Cemetery with Jarrod Turner, Brent Turner, Blake Turner, Drew Holloway, Rick Grigsby, and Kevin Ward serving as pallbearers. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m., prior to service time. Kristi was born on January 24, 1967, in Greenville, Texas, the...
FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for the Treatment of High-Risk, Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
News Release — Dec. 16, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg), a non-replicating (cannot multiply in human cells) adenoviral vector based gene therapy indicated for the treatment of adult patients with high-risk Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ (CIS) with or without papillary tumors. “This...
