Tuesday Forecast
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 87; Low: 69; Wind: South, southwest 5-10 mph, becoming west in afternoon, and east, southeast in the evening
County Commissioners Approve Exception to Plat Requirements; Appoint Bartley to Water Planning Group
Hopkins County Commissioners Court heard a report on county use and services at the Sulphur Springs Public Library, approved the appointment of Wade Bartley to the North East Texas Regional Water Planning Group, and approved an amendment to the Hopkins County Platting Procedures and Subdivision Regulations. Exceptions to plat requirements include: An owner of a tract of land located outside the limits of a municipality who divides the...
Dinner Bell Menu For May 16th, 2018
DINNER BELL MENU May 16, 2018 Community Partner The Presbyterian Church Menu: Herb Crusted Pork Loin Roast Rice Pilaf Bacon Infused Green Beans Garden Salad Hot Rolls and Butter Assorted Cookies Gelatin with Pears (no sugar added dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs,...
Coach Talk: Final Word on Wildcat Baseball, Lady Cat Softball; Taylor at State Track Meet
Hammack on Wildcats’ Season Ending Loss Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack expressed disappointment with his team’s Area loss to Prosper on Friday and Saturday. The Eagles won Friday, 7-4 at Rockwall and 9-6 Saturday at Rockwall. Coach Hammack said he felt going in the Wildcats could win the series. He said they matched up well with Prosper and competed hard. With the Prom Saturday night, Coach Hammack said his players...
Marine Corp League Lowers Flags to Half Staff in tribute to Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week
The Hopkins County Detachment of the Marine Corps League will pay tribute to Peace Officers Memorial Day on Tuesday May 15th at the Veterans Memorial in Sulphur Springs. Service Flags will be lowered to half Staff at 8 a.m. followed by the Policeman’s Prayer. Then the large U.S. Flag in the center of the plaza will be lowered as taps is played. Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States...
Lonzetta “Piggy” Chisom
Lonzetta “Piggy” Chisom 57, died May 11, 2018. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 3869 Farm Road 2297, Sulphur Springs, TX. Visitation is Friday, 10 am – 6 pm at Grace and Mercy Funeral and Cremation 1706 Walnut St, Greenville, TX.
Wine and Pearls Fundraiser for Democrat Candidate US Congress District 4
Kranz Campaign News Release Greenville, TX, June 2nd, 2018 – Northeast Texas finally has a Democrat running for US Congress. Catherine Krantz is tired of small towns in America getting the short end of the stick. They are underfunded in almost every area: schools, roads, hospitals, and infrastructure, especially internet telecommunications. We are being left behind. She (like so many of us) is ready to put people over politics...
Pickton Man Arrested for Assault on Public Servant
May 14, 2018 – A Hopkins County Deputy conducted a courtesy transport of a woman to her home after her husband had left her at a party in Franklin County. When they arrived at the residence, located State Highway 11E, they found the residence locked. Both the deputy and woman knocked on the doors, exterior walls, and windows but there was no response. The woman found an unsecured window with house keys near it. As the deputy...
