Wednesday Forecast
50% chance of rain and thunderstorms; High: 60; Low: 51; Wind: Northeast 10-15 mph.
Significant Weather Advisory Until 3 a.m. Wednesday
At 158 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Cooper, or 13 miles north of Commerce, moving east at 30 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include… Cooper, Deport, Cooper Lake Park Doctors Creek,Cooper Lake Park South Sulphur, Tira and Pecan Gap.
Election Results Show Hopkins County Stronghold for Republicans; Local School and Municipal Races Listed
Red is a popular political color in Hopkins County as 6,977 of the 11,958 ballots cast in the November Mid-Term Election were straight ticket Republican. Only 1,591 ballots were straight ticket Democratic. Votes cast in Hopkins County in selected races: U S Senator: Ted Cruz, Rep, 9,298 Beto O’Rourke, Dem, 2,542 U S Representative District 4 John Ratcliffe, Rep, 9391 Catherine Krantz, Dem, 2,312 Governor Greg Abbot, Rep, 9,525...
Crum Murder Trial: First Day of Testimony
Aaron Tyler Crum by Kerry Craig Following jury selection Monday, testimony got underway Tuesday morning in Hopkins County’s 8th District Court for 26-year-old Aaron Tyler Crum on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Joshua Paul Cowling at a residence in the 500 block of Pampa Street in the early morning hours of February 24. As testimony got underway, District Attorney Will Ramsay called...
Wildcat Basketball Won Three at Elite 14 Scrimmage
The Wildcats’ basketball team won three scrimmages and lost none at the Elite 14 Scrimmage Saturday (November 3) at Wichita Falls Hirschi. The scrimmage featured top teams from Texas, Oklahoma and around the nation. The Wildcats won handily over Lubbock Estacado, a ranked Class 4A team, defeated prep school Millwood, Oklahoma by four points and edged by Norman, Oklahoma by one point. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta...
HCGS Wins Multiple Awards at State Conference
The Texas State Genealogical Society Conference was held at the Omni Hotel in San Antonio, Texas on November 1-4, 2018. Hopkins County Genealogical Society (HCGS) had several members in attendance. HCGS also won awards including first place quarterly with the Hopkins County Heritage. The weekend was culminated with an awards banquet on Saturday night. The key note speaker was Andrew Carroll. Andrew is currently the director of the...
PJC-Sulphur Springs: Taco Lunch
GET YOUR TACOS PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Director Rob Stanley, center, joins students on campus for a tasty taco lunch. Preparing their lunches are, from left, Rainie English, Sydnee Hawkins, Stanley, and Andre Evans.
Friday, November 9th Veteran’s Day Program for Sulphur Springs High School
Program Welcome……………………………………………………… Mike Lamb...
Murder Trial Opens With Police Testimony
Opening arguments were presented by District Attorney Will Ramsay in Eighth Judicial District Court as a Hopkins County jury hears testimony in the trial focused on the death of Joshua Paul Cowling. Aaron Tyler Crum, 26, of Sulphur Springs is being tried for the Felony 1 Murder of Cowling. The incident took place February 24th of this year at a residence on Pampa Street. Crum has been in Hopkins County Jail since his arrest...
