Commissioners Approve Infrastructure Grant, Solar Reinvestment Zone, Mental Health Transport Agreement
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved resolutions Monday agreeing to give the county judge authority to sign off on documents granting a reinvestment zone for Pine Forest Solar LLC and to move forward with a grant that would provide some funding for county road improvements. Health insurance and a multi-agency mental health transports agreement were also approved by the commissioners court during the July 13, 2020 session....
Dallas Woman Accused Of Driving While Intoxicated With Child Passengers
Hopkins County, TX – July 10, 2020 – A Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper arrested a 40-year-old Dallas woman accused of driving while intoxicated with child passengers Thursday night, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle Hopkins County 911 dispatchers had received texts July 9, 2020 alleging the driver of an SUV to be “extremely intoxicated, swerving, driving over...
Attendance Lags For The Edge Thursday After Break
After four days off for The Edge conditioning program for football, it resumed Thursday morning July 9) in the Multipurpose Building. Wildcats Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens said he was happy with the ones who were there but he noted that attendance numbers were down. He said attendance was off by about 50% Thursday. Coach Owens added some of the athletes were sluggish Thursday morning. He said there are now 11...
Hopkins County Gardening In July
By Bob Suson, Hopkins County Master Gardener The spring was probably the wettest spring vegetable gardening in our memory; the changes that have occurred are beginning to show up. If you experienced less than desirable results, July is time to start to plan on what you want or need to change. Low spots that hold water areas that is too shady for plants to grow and don’t produce to their potential, these are suggestion areas that could...
City Of Sulphur Springs Establishes Small Business Assistance Program In Response To COVID-19
Applications Available Online And Will Be Accepted Beginning At 8 a.m. July 8 Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night authorized the establishment of a small business assistance program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualifying small Sulphur Springs businesses can download the application starting Tuesday evening from the COVID-19 Business Resources menu on the City of Sulphur Springs’ website to seek up to $2,500 in...
DCTF Magazine Picks Former Wildcat McSheffery’s Commerce 6th in District
Former Wildcat football standout and assistant coach John McSheffery is readying for his first year as a head coach at nearby Commerce. Coach McSheffery played safety on the Wildcats State Champion team in 2008. He also played college football at West Texas A&M in Canyon and was a Wildcats assistant coach for three seasons. Coach McSheffery then was an assistant in Commerce for three years before getting the head coaching job...
Powdery Mildew Symptoms of Cucurbits (Cucumbers, Squash, Watermelons)
By Dr. Mario Villarino, Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources Powdery mildew symptoms of cucurbits first appear in as pale, chlorotic spots on leaves that soon turn powdery-white in appearance (fungal spores) and spread to petioles and stems. The disease starts on the crown and lower leaves, mainly on the under-leaf shaded surface. Young plants may turn yellow, stunted, and may die. Severely...
Former Wildcat Triston Abron’s Mexia Team Picked To Finish Second In Their District
Former Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Triston Abron is having a good early career as a head coach since departing Sulphur Springs after the 2017 season to take a head coaching job at Paul Pewitt. Coach Abron spent two seasons there and took the Brahmas to the state final game last season. Since then, he was hired as Mexia’s head coach. Mexia ISD logo The Black Cats are in a five team, District 7-4A, Division II. Dave...
DCTF Has Winnsboro Football As A District Runner Up
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football found a lot to like about this year’s Winnsboro Red Raiders’ football team. The magazine predicts Winnsboro will finish in 2nd place in their District 5-3A, Division I, behind only Pottsboro, preseason ranked #3 in Class 3A. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine After the Red Raiders, DCTF predicts Mineola 3rd, Mount Vernon 4th, Emory Rains 5th, Commerce 6th, Howe 7th and Bonham 8th....
The Edge Has a Break Coming Up
Since SSISD’s The Edge started conditioning and skills work on June 8, it has been a Monday through Friday program. With an UIL mandated off day Friday (July 3), The Edge was a four-day program this week. The time off will be extended next week, Monday through Wednesday (July 6-8). The Edge resumes Thursday, July 9 and Friday, July 10. The UIL has also mandated days off Monday and Tuesday, July 20-21. The program wraps up on...
