Lady Cats Softball Perfecting The Ten Run Rule
Lady Cats Softball 10, Midlothian 0 The Lady Cats’ softball team hammered out sixteen hits and pitcher Bailey Haggerty threw a two-hit shutout as the Lady Cats won game one of their best two out of three Area round series, 10-0 over Midlothian Tuesday evening (April 30) at Royse City. On an extremely windy evening with occasional rain falling, the Lady Cats scored in every inning. In the first inning, Kelsey Wallace singled,...
Education Legislation Update: April 30
From TASB Governmental Relations Reports The Senate on Monday approved two bills related to school safety. Senate Bill 11, the school safety bill, covers a broad range of topics from state funding for mental health, trauma and grief, emergency operations plans and procedures for dealing with certain situations. In brief, SB 11: provides state funds for local health authorities to hire non-physician mental health providers to provide...
Billy Francis Hendrix
Funeral services for Billy Francis Hendrix, age 77, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 2, 2019 at the Myra Wilson Chapel with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m., prior to service time. Military Honors will be by the Hopkins County Military Coalition. Billy passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 at Wesley Oaks. Billy was born on March 23, 1942 the son of John “Bill” Reynolds...
EEA Our Youth Announces Free Financial Aid Workshop
East End Allegiance Our Youth-Next Level Mentoring Program will host a free Financial Aid Q&A Event at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 204 Fuller St., from 6:30 to 8 p.m. May 9. The program, called “What is financial aid?” will include discussion on grants, scholarships and loans, how to receive them; enrolling in a federally funded school; and the FAFSA. “The FAFSA application can be confusing. An incorrect response can...
Traffic Stop Yields 2 Arrests
April 30, 2019 – A traffic stop on Helm Lane at 10:34 a.m. Monday resulted in two arrests. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt conducted a traffic stop on a Ford F250 pickup. The driver, identified in reports as 31-year-old Donald James Farris of Alba, was noted to be extremely nervous when interacting with the officer and was asked to exit the truck. Donald James Farris He did and was patted down. A search of his...
2 Jailed After Contraband Reportedly Found In Hotel Room
When officers went to serve a warrant at a South Broadway Street motel Monday night, they found more than the wanted person. They reported finding contraband in a hotel room, resulting in two felony arrests. Olegario Arizmendez Olegario Arizmendez, 49, of Sulphur Springs was arrested for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance and on a warrant for violation of probation on a...
Security Updates, Extension Office Repairs Highlight Work Session
Facility and security improvements were the the focus of Monday’s Hopkins County Commissioners Court work session. Repairs to the Texas AgriLife Extension Office building on Houston Street are expected to require attention sooner rather than later. The county officials had hoped the project could wait until the next budget year, however, closer inspection revealed that damage is more extensive than originally intended. Thus,...
Dinner Bell Menu For May 1st, 2019
Bill and Charlotte Zahn are the Community Partners Hamburger Steak with Brown Onion GravyMashed potatoesBundleless Green BeansGarden SaladButtered French BreadLemon Angel Cake BarsPears in Strawberry Gelatin (the no added sugar dessert) Whatever the weather we are always bright and sunny at Dinner Bell! Hope to see you. Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church).
Ross And Shoalmire Law Program on Family Loans
Ross and Shoalmire, Elder Law Attorneys will be here on Monday, May 13th at Noon at the Sulphur Springs Senior Center. They will be presenting a program on “Do’s and Don’ts of Family Loans”. This is an informative program for families to learn how to protect their assets, remain independent and reduce family burden. Please come and hear what they have to teach you. They will open the floor up to...
