North Hopkins Baseball Season Ends With Bi-District Doubleheader Loss Friday
The North Hopkins Baseball Team ran into a buzz saw in Bi-District dropping a pair of games to Rivercrest Friday (May 7) at Chisum. Rivercrest won in dominating fashion, 20-0 and 13-3. In game 1, the Panthers got only 1 hit and made 4 errors. Rivercrest scored in all 3 innings of the game including an 11 run second inning. Rivercrest had 15 hits. Tate Myers got the pitching loss for the Panthers. Aaron Nguyen had the North Hopkins...
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County Weathers Storm Relatively Unscathed
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County weathered Monday night’s storm relatively unscathed, despite a deluge of rain and high winds, according to local officials. The National Weather Service reported winds 87 mile per hour wind gusts were observed at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport at 11:04 p.m. Monday, May 3, 2021. At 11:08 p.m., severe thunderstorms extended along a line from Tira to Sulphur Springs and Yantis at 35 miles per...
North Hopkins Baseball Team Stages Big Rally to Win Slugfest Over Cumby Friday
The North Hopkins Panthers Baseball Team looked to be in big trouble after 4 innings of their game against Cumby on the road Friday (April 30). The Panthers trailed the Trojans, 12-1. The Panthers then scored 5 runs in the fifth, a dozen more in the sixth and three in the seventh as they held on to win the slugfest 21-15. The Panthers outhit the Trojans 11 to 7. North Hopkins had 3 errors and Cumby had 10. For the Panthers, Carson...
Meet New Director of Hopkins County Community Chest
During April 2021, Heather White stepped into the capable shoes of outgoing Director Judy Moore who had successfully led Hopkins County Community Chest for eight years. White is not a new face to Hopkins County, nor to the work that Community Chest does for local residents. Heather is originally from Saltillo and a 2002 graduate of Como-Pickton CISD, then following a 15-year career in Lowe’s management, she made a career change....
North Hopkins Baseball Team Loses Heart Breaker, 3-2 to Cumby at Home
The North Hopkins Panthers Baseball Team never could over take the Cumby Trojans losing a 3-2 game at home Tuesday (April 27). Cumby scored single runs in the second and third innings to go up, 2-0. The Panthers cut the lead to 2-1 in the 4th. Cumby went up 3-1 in the 5th and North Hopkins then made it a one run game again at 3-2 in the 5th. That’s the way it ended up. Both teams had 5 hits and made 2 errors. Karson Jenkins took...
North Hopkins Panthers Baseball Team Overwhelms Yantis, 20-1 Tuesday
The North Hopkins Panthers Baseball Team dominated all phases of their game with Yantis earning a 20-1 win Tuesday. After giving up an unearned run in the top of the first, the Panthers scored 5 runs in the first, 9 runs in the second and 6 mores runs in the third inning. Three Panthers’ pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter. Dakota Smith got the win going the first 2 innings allowing no hits and an unearned run while striking...
3 Arrested On Felony Warrants, 1 On Misdemeanor Warrants
Three people were arrested on felony warrants and booked into Hopkins County jail Tuesday, and one man was arrested early Wednesday morning on misdemeanor warrants, according to arrest reports. Jackson Street Traffic Stop Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman conducted a traffic stop on a Nissan Altima at 1:09 p.m. April 20, 2021, in the 100 block of North Jackson Street. When the passenger was asked for his name and date of...
Candidate Profiles: Yantis ISD Board Of Trustees
Early voting by personal appearance in the May 1, 2021, Yantis Independent School District school board election will begin Monday, April 19. Voters will be asked to choose up to three of the four candidates for full-term seats on Yantis ISD Board of Trustees Early voting will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 19-20, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21-27, at Wood County Annex, 200 West Bermuda St. in Quitman. Voting in the...
Hopkins County Approves Another Solar Project: Grants 100% Tax Abatement
The Hopkins County Commissioners recently approved another 381 agreement for a solar project to be located in Precinct 4 with two major land owners involved. The contract provides a 100% tax abatement for the Bright Arrow Solar project for the first ten years of the contract as Hopkins County has chosen to take a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) in the amount of $360,000 annually for those same ten years. The solar company would then...
North Hopkins Baseball Team Comes Out on the Short End of 16-14 Slug Fest at Home Against Alba-Golden Tuesday
The North Hopkins Baseball Team lost a wild one at home Tuesday coming up just short in a 16-14 loss at home to Alba-Golden. The Panthers built an 8-0 lead after 3 innings. Alba-Golden answered with an 8 run top of the fourth to tie the game. North Hopkins took back the lead with 2 runs in the fourth to go up 10-8. Alba-Golden had a 6 run fifth to take the lead for good, 14-10. Alba-Golden added 2 more runs in the sixth for a 16-10...
