Commissioners Court To Canvass Nov. 5 Votes At Special Friday Meeting
Miller Grove VFD Recognized, Houston-Rosemont Street Building Bid Selected At Previous Court Session Hopkins County Commissioners Court and Fire Chief Andy Endsley present a framed proclamation recognizing Miller Grove VFD to Ray Sparks, MGVFD captain/treasurer. Hopkins County Commissioners Court have scheduled a special session Friday morning primarily to canvass the votes from the Nov. 5, Constitutional Amendment Election. The...
Hopkins County Firefighters Dispatched To 4 Structure Fires In 12 Hours Tuesday
Resident of One Residence Unaccounted For Wednesday County firefighters were dispatched to four structure fires within 12 hours Tuesday. Hopkins County firefighters were dispatched to four structure fires within 12 hours Tuesday, including one blaze in which a disabled resident was still unaccounted for Wednesday morning. Hopkins County emergency dispatchers were contacted at 2:43 p.m. about the house fire on County Road 3608 in...
‘Wreaths Across America’ Event in Sulphur Springs on Saturday December 14, 2019
Here’s your opportunity to join in a moving patriotic local event like others across the United States this holiday season. Volunteers are needed for “Wreaths Across America” to be staged at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery and Mel Haven Cemetery on Saturday December 14, 2019. To honor the more than 600 veterans buried there, a live fir wreath with red bow will be placed on each soldier’s headstone and the name of...
Saturday Basketball! Lady Cats Open Season at SSMS Versus Mineola, Wildcats Scrimmage at McKinney Boyd
The Lady Cats Basketball Team opens the regular season at home Saturday morning (November 9) with a game against Mineola. Head Coach Brittney Tisdell is in her second year with the Lady Cats. Due to the Veterans Program in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School on Monday, the Lady Cats Saturday game will be played in the main gym at Sulphur Springs Middle School. There will be a JV game starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. The varsity...
TxDOT Urges Drives To ‘End The Streak’ Of Daily Deaths
November 7, 2019 marks grim anniversary of the last deathless day on Texas roadways TxDot Logo AUSTIN — Julian Ekpanya will someday smile while reeling in his first fish. He will experience the joy of hitting his first Little League home run, learn to ride a bike and eventually take a prideful walk across a graduation stage. But his father won’t be there for any of it. Julian’s father, Endy, was a Pearland police officer responding to...
Chamber Connection For Nov. 7, 2019
By Lezley Brown, CEO/president, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Lezley Brown I’m excited to let you know that we have begun work on the 2020 Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Directory. We distribute over 7,000 of these directories to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even hometown heroes who are interested in learning more about our local businesses. They include historical information as well all things to the see and do...
Chamber Connection – Oct. 31, 2019
World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest Lezley Brown By Lezley Brown, president/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Thank you to all who attended the 50th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest! We enjoyed delicious stew, unfortunate weather conditions, and great memories. I love that we live in a community that welcomes an event of this size, allows us to think of our big dreams, and execute them. Thank you to our sponsors, our...
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens Discusses Kaufman Game At Weekly Media Gathering Wednesday
Sulphur Springs Wildcats Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens, at his weekly media gathering Wednesday before the Kaufman game Friday, said the Wildcats are disappointed about being eliminated from the playoff race. But, he said he is telling the players this week’s game is another chance to compete in a high school football game. Coach Owens is urging the team to finish what they started. He said the Wildcats want to have a two...
Christmas Joys Holiday Program – Final Reminder
Johanna Hicks Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Consumer Sciences 1200-B W. Houston P.O.Box 518 Sulphur springs, TX 75483 903-885-3443 – phone 903-439-4909 – Fax [email protected] By Johanna Hicks, B.S., M.Ed., Hopkins County Family & Community Health Agent, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, This popular program, scheduled for Monday, Nov. 4, is just a few short days away and both sessions are full. However, we...
Cooper Man Arrested In Sulphur Springs On Felony DWI Charge
A 60-year-old Cooper man was arrested Friday night at a gas station on what reports show is at least his fourth DWI charge. Terry Wynn Grant Terry Wynn Grant reportedly caught Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper William Gillentine’s attention with his less than stellar parking job and behavior in the E-Z Mart parking lot in the 1500 block of East Shannon Road around 9 p.m. Friday. Gillentine reported he was at the gas...
