Saltillo Lady Lions Open District March 20th
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ softball team took on Lindale-Kildare again Monday (March 12) and came out on the short end of a 17-7 score. The Lady Lions will open district play at home against Rivercrest on March 20. Linden-Kildare got off to a good start with an 8 run first inning. The Lady Lions came back to make it an 8-7 game with 3 runs in the top of the second and 4 more in the top of the third. Lindale-Kildare went way out in...
Game Day: Baseball, Softball, Soccer
It’s another busy Tuesday (March 13) game day. We have baseball, softball and soccer on the schedule. There are four games in all and three of them are right here at home. We start with Wildcats’ baseball as they open district play at home in a brand new ball yard, Wildcat Park. Providing the opposition will be the Pine Tree Pirates. The Wildcats came into this first district game with a season record of 6-7. However they...
Avian Influenza Detected in Commerical Broiler Breeder Farm in Hopkins County
A low-pathogenic strain of avian influenza was detected at a commercial broiler breeder farm in Hopkins County, Texas, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) reported. The latest detection of H7N1 is the second in 2018, according to Meat & Poultry. The H7N1 virus was discovered during routine, pre-slaughter testing and surveillance for H5/H7 avian influenza strains. The OIE said partial HA sequencing determined the virus...
Stand Against Bullying Event Planned
According to the organizer, the idea for the event was inspired by her 9-year old daughter who has had a difficult year at school with constant bullying. The organizer also says her daughter is having a difficult time making new friends. Stand Against Bullying and New Friends Party is Friday, March 16th at 1 p.m. at Kid’s Kingdom in Sulphur Springs. Reaching out to the community to help her find friends and responding to other...
KSA Engineering Employed to Set Weight Limits for County Roads
During their Monday regular session, Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court employed KSA Engineers of Longview to establish weight limits for county roads and will reapply for grants to open Pipeline Road and to rebuild three bridges on roads in Precinct 1. KSA Engineers will be paid $21,500 for the project. The cost of the project will be divided by the four precincts with each paying just over $5,000. When the project is complete, the...
Violation of Probation for Stalking Returns Local Man to Hopkins County Jail
Hopkins County Deputies located Jimmy De Odell, 60, of Pickton at the Adult Probation office where he was arrested on a warrant for Violation of Probation Stalking, a Felony 3. Odell was indicted by a Hopkins County Grand Jury in October, 2017 for stalking. The indictment followed his fourth arrest for stalking since August 2, 2017. It was found the he was within 696 feet from the place of employment of the victim of his August 8,...
Solid Relief Pitching Garners Win for Lady Cats
The Lady Cats’ softball team used the solid relief pitching of Tessa Holt to defeat the Texas Home Educators Sports Association Riders, 5-3 at Lady Cat Park in a non-district game late Monday afternoon. Holt entered the game in the top of the second with the scored tied 1-1 and with no outs and the bases loaded with Riders. A second run scored on a dropped fly ball. Over six innings, Holt, the winning pitcher, allowed only two...
Addie Marie Pryor
Funeral services for Addie Marie Pryor have been set for 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Pastor Willis Taylor and Barry Stribling officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery with Tiesan Goodson, Romeo Davis, Jaiydan Davis, Briesan Davis, Caden Davis and Cadrian Davis serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Lester Davis, Sr., Danny Teel, Jay Davis, Hubert Pryor and...
