Alliance Bank in Sulphur Springs
Obituary – Theresa Howk Pennington
Oct20

Obituary – Theresa Howk Pennington

Theresa Howk Pennington A graveside service for Theresa Howk Pennington, age 64, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, October 21, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Pennington passed away on October 18, 2022, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances -Sulphur Springs. Theresa was born on March 14, 1958, in Sulphur Springs,...

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Miguel Angel Cadena Ugalde
Oct20

Miguel Angel Cadena Ugalde

(En español abajo) Miguel Angel Cadena Ugalde Miguel Angel Cadena Ugalde passed away on October 18, 2022, in Mesquite, Texas, at the age of 56. He was born on August 25, 1966, in Atizapan Mexico, Mexico, the son of Mario Cadena and Maria Ugalde Rojo. He married Alejandra Martinez on July 4, 2010, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He studied political science and worked as a used car salesman, bail bonds man, and a minister. He was a member...

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Junior Racer Andrew Vo Ends Season At Jetski World Finals
Oct20

Junior Racer Andrew Vo Ends Season At Jetski World Finals

It was been quite a season for Andrew Vo, a 13-year-old junior Jetski racer from Sulphur Springs, Texas, recently relocated from Southern California. This year, Andrew finished the Jettribe Mid America series with a impressive first overall in the Junior 13-15 lites 2-stroke class and a second in the 4-stroke class. Andrew Vo competing in the Jetski World Finals in Lake Havasu City, Arizona With confidence, we headed to the Jetski...

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2 Sulphur Springs Men Arrested On Warrants For Crimes Against Children
Oct20

2 Sulphur Springs Men Arrested On Warrants For Crimes Against Children

Two Sulphur Springs men have been arrested on warrants for sex crimes against children, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies were made aware of an active warrant for Justin Jerome Tyler’s arrest. They located the 31-year-old at his California Street address at 3 a.m. and took him into custody. Tyler was booked into the county jail at 3:39...

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Dallas Man Claimed To Be A Federal Officer When Stopped In Stolen Car
Oct19

Dallas Man Claimed To Be A Federal Officer When Stopped In Stolen Car

October 19th, 2022 – A Dallas man driving a stolen car allegedly claimed to be a federal officer when stopped on I-30 by a deputy Tuesday, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Bobby Osornio and Zack Steward reported seeing a Dodge Challenger with no license plates, only a rear dealers’ tag, being driven east on I-30 through Cumby, and initiated a traffic stop. The smoky gray coupe...

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Trick-or-Treat, Do You Know The Difference Between Prescription and Fentanyl Pills?
Oct19

Trick-or-Treat, Do You Know The Difference Between Prescription and Fentanyl Pills?

Johanna Hicks By JOHANNA HICKS, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Family & Community Health in Hopkins County, [email protected] This Halloween holiday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) are teaming up with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Watch UR BAC program to spread awareness on the fentanyl epidemic spreading across our state. There is an alarming increase in the...

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HCUW Receives Another $27,300 In Donations And Pledges During 3rd Week Of Campaign
Oct19

HCUW Receives Another $27,300 In Donations And Pledges During 3rd Week Of Campaign

Hopkins County United Way received another $27,313 in donations and pledges during the third week of the 2022-2023 fundraising campaign. Overall, that makes $53,835.27 of the $150,000 campaign goal to raise $150,000 to benefit 18 local agencies. Hopkins County United Way campaign workers and officers cheer, excited and appreciative for each new donation contributed to the 2022-2023 HCUW campaign to raise $150,000 for 18 local...

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Oct. 19 Chamber Connection: Stew Festival Includes A Concert, Kids Zone, Vendors Market
Oct19

Oct. 19 Chamber Connection: Stew Festival Includes A Concert, Kids Zone, Vendors Market

Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Now is the time to get your tickets before the 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, sponsored by Alliance Bank, on Saturday, Oct. 22. Marking the stew grounds on the northwest entry to Buford Park stands a huge stew pot, a tribute to our Hopkins County heritage and home of the World Championship cooking...

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Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On 2 Probation Warrants
Oct18

Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On 2 Probation Warrants

A 21-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed on two probation warrants Friday, according to arrest and jail reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Edward Jaime went to a Freeman Street address, where he contacted 21-year-old Kelley Durayl Waterhouse Jr. After dispatchers confirming active warrants for the Sulphur Springs man’s arrest using his identifying information, Officer Jaime took Waterhouse into custody at 2:23 p.m. Oct. 14,...

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Landscape & Gardening Tips To Help Your Plants Weather Cooler Months Of The Year
Oct18

Landscape & Gardening Tips To Help Your Plants Weather Cooler Months Of The Year

Mario Villarino By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hopkins County, [email protected] Don’t forget to give your landscape a steady amount of water, through irrigation or by hand, if there is not adequate rain. As soon as the November weather appears to be settled, it is time to select and plant such annuals as pansies, violas and ornamental cabbages and kale. Plan now for...

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