Kaufman Prepares for Wildcats Following Loss at Royse City Last Week
Kaufman Lions enter Prim Stadium Friday night with hopes of a win that will tie the two teams for second place in District. Jeramy Burleson is in his third year as head football coach for the Kaufman Lions. Before getting a promotion after the head coach went to Tatum, Coach Burleson was offensive coordinator for the Lions for two seasons. He was also a Wildcats’ football assistant under former coach Brad Turner from 2001...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Giving Blood, Giving Life
GIVING LIFE Students at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center and others in the community had the opportunity this week to give blood during a drive sponsored by the Blend Club and PTK. The Carter BloodCare signed up 27 donors and collected 25 units of blood. One of the donors was student Presli Cummings, above, being assisted by Carter BloodCare specialist Cheryl Hughson.
Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon
Sulphur Springs Police responded to an address on Arbala Road Wednesday evening around 9:30 p.m. regarding a family disturbance. The victim, a family member, told officers that Joshua Ladearl Leisey, 32, had threatened to kill her and displayed a handgun during the assault. Leisey was found walking on the roadway south of the location and detained him. Leisey is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Aggravated Assault Family Violence...
Extended Voting Hours Thursday; Rain Hampers Wednesday Numbers
Thursday, November 1st, will offer extended hours for early voting. Hours Thursday are 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. This extended hour opportunity to cast a ballot in the November 6th General Election follows a rain soaked Wednesday that saw only 337 early votes cast. Wednesday was the lowest vote total for a weekday during this early voting period. Early voting continues through Friday this week. Friday hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the...
Hearts of Life Present Heidi and Peggy Sue for Adoption
Heidi & Peggy Sue are still waiting for a family to call their own. They are bonded best friends who must stay together. Heidi is approximately 3 years old. Peggy Sue is approximately 4 years old. Their adoption fee together is $100.00 which includes all previous vetting, shots, spay and rabies. Please contact Hearts of Life Animal Rescue to meet this precious pair! Call 903-439-5019,...
Chamber Connection November 1, 2018
Thank you to all who attended the 49thAnnual Hopkins County Stew Contest! We enjoyed delicious stew, BEAUTIFUL weather, 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 cooks, and our volunteers for a wonderful, wonderful Hopkins County tradition! See you next year for the gigantic 50th Annual Stew...
Wednesday Arrest of Local Man Leads to Quantity of Meth, Mushroom, Guns, and More Found in His Possession
Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit and Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Wade Sheets executed a search warrant at Econo Lodge in Sulphur Springs regarding drug activity. Multiple buys of over 20-grams of methamphetamine over the past month led to the warrants, according to SCU officers. In serving the warrants, law enforcement found a total of three pistols and two pellet pistols, multiple pieces of Penalty Group 1 drugs...
Thursday Forecast
20% chance of showers; High: 54; Low: 44; Wind: North,northwest 15-10 mph
Wildcats Host Kaufman in Senior Night Game at Prim Stadium
At his weekly media gathering Wednesday (October 31), Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said the Wildcats are still working to get better and striving to clean up some problem areas the team has. He said some of the problems arose in the Greenville game last week that Coach Owens said was a rough game. He pointed out that even some of his very successful teams in the past got well into the playoffs before ironing out some rough...
