SSHS Dairy Team Advances To State Contest
Sulphur Springs High School dairy cattle judging team celebrates their third place win at the bi-area contest, which advances them to the state contest. The group includes: Elida Miller, Noah Hemby, Maurie Flecker and Jace Mayers Sulphur Springs High School agriculture teams have done well at area judging competitions, with one team advancing from the bi-area judging contest to state, and several individuals placing high among...
Commissioners Court Approves Disaster Relief grant services provider, Communications Funding
Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Assistant Agent Jessica Taylor, and Agents Johanna Hicks and Mario Villarino and update commissioners on projects and programs offers by the local Extension service or that the local office participated in during the last quarters, as well as upcoming programs. Hopkins County Commissioners approved disposal of property for three of the four county precincts, requests from an electric company to put...
Yantis ISD Board of Trustees Candidate Profiles
Yantis Independent School District has three candidates running for two full-term at-large seats on the school board. Early voting by personal appearance in the election began at 7 a.m. and will continue until 7 p.m. April 22; resume from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, April 22-26 and April 30; from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 29, in the Early Voting Room inside Wood County Courthouse, 100 South Main St. in Quitman. Election Day voting...
Country’s Jake Penrod “King of Texas Twang”Appears at the Reilly Springs Jamboree
Jake Penrod’s career is climbing high in the minds and hearts of his fans, and there are a number of them in Hopkins County! At the most recent Reilly Springs Jamboree, Jake was the headliner performer. Roger Reed and the Jamboree house band got a big thrill in backing him up on traditional country standards and his original songs, compiled on his 2018 CD release, “Out of Control”. Jake travels all over the country,...
Robert Michael “Shorty” Kephart
Mr. Robert Michael “Shorty” Kephart, age 57 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 at his home in Winnsboro. He was born on May 18th, 1961 in Manchester, New Hampshire to William Kephart and Phyllis Milne Kephart. He was a retired Floor Technician of Floor Medic in Longview and was preceded in death by sisters, Karen and Debbie.He is survived by his parents, Bill and Phyllis Kephart of Kentucky; wife,...
Early Voting Begins Today In City Council, School Board Elections
Early voting by person appearance began at 8 this morning for Sulphur Springs City Council, Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees and Yantis ISD Board of Trustees elections. City Council Voters in Sulphur Springs will have six choices, two per seat, for three place on the City Council. Candidates are incumbent Freddie Taylor and challenger Reiko Alexander for Place 4, incumbent Emily Glass and...
Meal a Day Menu for April 22nd-26th
Meal A Day Menu April 22nd – April 26th Monday Beef Spaghetti English Peas Cheese Pockets Tuesday Hopkins County Stew Cheese Cubes Crackers Tossed Salad Wednesday Lemon Pepper Chicken Wraps Rice Broccoli with Cheese Sauce Roll Thursday Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Roll Friday Chili Cheese Dogs Chips Cole Slaw Pickle...
North Hopkins Defeats Cumby, 15-0 as Wharton Throws Shutout
The North Hopkins Panthers had eight hits and pitcher Wyatt Wharton tossed a one-hit shutout as the Panthers defeated Cumby, 15-0 Saturday, April 20, at North Hopkins. The Panthers scored three runs in the first, five more in the second, six more in the third and a lone run in the fourth. Cumby committed six errors. The Panthers had no errors. Wharton got the pitching win, allowing no runs and one hit over four innings while striking...
