TxDOT Paris District Office Announces Concrete Work on I-30; Seal Coat of Roadways Set
Concrete repair work along I-30 in Hopkins County will begin the week of April 23, 2018, according to the Texas Department of Transportation Paris District office. Officials with TxDOT also announced they recently cleared Brannan Paving to seal coat several roads in Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains and Red River counties. The contractor is scheduled to begin during the week of April 24 in Hunt County. This...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report April 4-10, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report for April 4, 2018 to April 10, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 3; Thefts: 3; Burglaries: 1; Terroristic Threats: 1; Criminal Mischief’s: 4; Inquests: 1; Suspicious Circumstances: 7; Suspicious Vehicles: 6; Suspicious Persons: 5; Alarms: 5; Harassments: 4; Criminal Trespasses: 2; Scams: 1; Frauds: 2; Abandoned Vehicles: 1; Cows Out: 28; Horses Out: 2; Welfare Checks: 6; Assaults: 0; Dog Bites: 0; Fires:...
Suspected Meth, Currency Leads to Arrest of Virginia Woman
Jane Traglia Dunkin, 24, of Elkton, Virginia remains in Hopkins County jail following an arrest made Monday, April 16, 2018. Dunkin was stopped for a traffic violation on South Broadway in Sulphur Springs. However, in her possession was a substance suspected to be methamphetamine in three bags totaling 16.07-grams and $6,000 in U. S. currency. The suspected substance has been sent to the DPS crime laboratory for verification. Dunkin...
Lewis Vail
Lewis Vail, age 89 of Pickton, Texas, passed away on Monday, April 16th, 2018 in Pickton. He was born on November 29th, 1928 in Decatur, Michigan to the late George Vail and Beth (Root) Vail. He served as Non-Commissioned Officer in the United States Air Force, obtaining the rank of SMSGT before his retirement after 21 years of service, including WW II, Korea, and Vietnam. During his service in Panama, he married Annie Marion Murray...
Chamber Connection April 18, 2018
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce will host a City Council Candidate Forum at the Sulphur Springs Middle School on Thursday, April 19th at 6 p.m. SSMS is located at 835 Wildcat Way in Sulphur Springs, and admittance to the forum will be through the back doors of the school. Questions from the public are encouraged and must be submitted in advance to the Chamber of Commerce via email, fax, or mail. Questions must be received by...
Wednesday Forecast
High: 74; Low 47: Wind: southwest around 15, gusting to 20 mph, becoming north, northwest
TxDOT’s Virtual Reality Distracted Driving Campaign Comes to Civic Center Thursday
Thursday April 19th, at the Hopkins County Civic Center Exhibit Hall from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., TxDOT’s “Heads up, Texas” campaign in partnership with AT&T It Can Wait, will bring a distracted driving virtual reality experience on site to demonstrate the impact of distracted driving. In recognition of National Distracted Driving Month, the Texas Department of Transportation is launching its “Heads up, Texas” campaign to remind...
Higher Education and Learning Technologies Faculty Receive Awards for Research Paper from Korean American Research Association
COMMERCE, TX—Dr. Katie Koo, and Dr. Kibum Kwon, Assistant Professors for the Department of Higher Education and Learning Technologies, received the 2018 Young Scholar Best Research Award for their research from the Korean American Education Research Association (KAERA). Dr. Koo will present their paper, “Am I Welcomed Here?”: Campus Climate and Psychological Well-being among Students of Color on College Campuses, on April 13 at the...
County Master Gardeners Recommend Proven Tough Texas Plants
By Brenda Payne, Hopkins County Master Gardener Gardeners everywhere have had varied results growing plants. We all want a garden that looks good and suits our landscape. But what grows in Houston may not grow as well in Amarillo and what grows in El Paso may not grow as well in Tyler. I grew up in Ohio and found I had to learn about a lot of different plants when I moved to Texas. Fortunately for us the Texas Department of...
