Official Grand Opening Of Outdoor Fitness Court- Newest Addition To Pacific Park – Is This Friday
The official grand opening of the newest quality of life addition at Pacific Park, a sleek, modern outdoor Fitness Court® with a supporting mobile app, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2022, in the park. The capital project is a featured part of an initiative launched by National Fitness Campaign (NFC), a nationwide consulting organization that partners with cities and schools to plan, build and fund healthy...
Warning Sirens To Be Tested March 24 In Sulphur Springs
The City of Sulphur Springs plans to test the warning sirens throughout the city at lunch time Thursday, March 24, 2022, to ensure all are functioning properly, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson. The sirens could be sounded not only for weather warnings such as tornados, which are the most common in the area, but also in case of any emergency that could affect the safety and lives of citizens in Sulphur...
Dining Out With Diabetes
Johanna Hicks By JOHANNA HICKS, Texas AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] The title actually has two meanings: 1) for persons who have diabetes, they take diabetes with them when dining out; 2) for persons with diabetes, there are some tips for dining out. When eating out, you do have choices. The following tips for eating healthfully in restaurants are based on suggestions from...
March 23 Chamber Connection – Golf Tourney, Cornhole Tourney, Kids Kingdom Repairs Planned
By Butch Burney There are morning tee times still available for the 33rd Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament, coming to Sulphur Springs Country Club on Friday, April 8. The tournament format is a six-person scramble, with the low net team putting their names on the trophy. There morning tee time is 8 a.m. Registration is $750 per team, and that includes three carts, 12 mulligans, six meals, range balls, company banner on hole...
I-30 West Shut Down From 115 Mile Marker To Sulphur Springs Due To 18-Wheeler Crash, Fire
Flames from the trucks that caught fire after colliding Tuesday afternoon near mile marker 115 on Interstate 30 west. (Courtesy Photo) Both lanes of westbound Interstate 30 were shutdown for several hours due to a two-vehicle crash near mile marker 115; the north service road also was shut down just before 2 p.m. and were expected to remain closed 5-6 hours Tuesday. Those traveling along that stretch were warned to take a different...
20-Mile I-30 Vehicle Pursuit Ends Near Brinker With Spiked Truck Tire, Arrest
A 20-mile I-30 vehicle pursuit through Hopkins County late Saturday night ended near Brinker with the fleeing truck’s tire being spiked, according to arrest reports. HOWARD,RODERICK NEAL JR Cumby Police Officer Justin Talley reported seeing a Chevrolet Silverado with a non-operational head light pass him at 10:54 p.m. March 19, 2022, on eastbound Interstate 30 near mile marker 111 and attempted to stop him for the defective...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report For March 14-20, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department each week provides a media report with information about department activity for the last 7 days. WPD activity for the week of March 14-20, 2022 included: Paris Junior College adult education program Arrests Jaime Walker, 24 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on March 14, 2022, on a Franklin County warrant for False Report to a Peace Officer.Shayla Wright, 32 years of age, of Como, was arrested on...
Boil Water Notice For Shady Grove #2 WSC Rescinded March 18
On March 15, 2022, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the Shady Grove #2 public water system, TX1120020, to issue a Boil Water Notice as a safety precaution to inform customers, individuals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. The public...
Sulphur Springs High School Designer Headed To State For Fourth Consecutive Year
A Sulphur Springs High School designer is once again headed to the state UIL competition. This year, AllieGrace Woodard has qualified to advance in two UIL theatrical design categories- Hair and Makeup, and Costumes contests. Both are areas she continues to shine in, SSHS reported Thursday evening. This year will be her fourth consecutive year Woodard has advance to state in theater design categories. In 2019, the high school designer...
6 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants Over The Last Week
At least 6 people were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants over the past week (March 10-15, 2022), according to arrest reports. John Scott Dunn AKA John Clayton Dunn and Digger (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Drew Fisher and Isaac Foley, and Sgt. Tanner Steward were made aware of two warrants for John Scott Dunn’s arrest. They located the 59-year-old Sulphur Springs man at his residence and took...
