Update: Tornado Watch for Hopkins, Delta, and Lamar Ends: Continues for Rains, Van Zandt Until 6 PM.
At 1:50 PM the National Weather Service removed Delta, Hopkins and Lamar counties from the Tornado Watch area as thunderstorms moved out of those three counties. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS RAINS VAN ZANDT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CANTON, EAST TAWAKONI, EDGEWOOD,...
Hopkins County Junior Market Show Swine and Steer Winners Announced
Twenty-five (25) steers were shown during the Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show at the Hopkins County Civic Center Arena. Grand Champion Steer was shown by Mandi Skaggs, Hopkins County 4-H. River Thomas, Hopkins County 4-H showed the Reserve Grand Champion. Awards in Showmanship went to: Senior Showmanship: Brandy Walker, Cumby FFA Intermediate Showmanship: Destiny Lackey, Hopkins County 4-H Junior Showmanship: Kindal...
Sulphur Springs Man Dies of Gunshot Wound; Arrest Made
February 24, 2018 – A 38-year old Sulphur Springs man died as the result of a gunshot Saturday morning at a residence in the city. Information is limited at this time and his name is being withheld as Sulphur Springs police and Texas Ranger John Vance investigate the incident. SSPD patrol received call on Pampa Street at 4 a.m. in reference to a shooting. SSPD has charges filed and an arrest made in the incident. Again, no...
Saturday Forecast
Dense Fog Advisory until 9 a.m.; Flood Watch until 4 p.m.; 100% showers and thunderstorms with some severe (large hail, heavy rain, lightning, possible tornado; High: 69; Low 41; Wind: South 10-25 gusting to 30 mph but calming in the evening to 5-10 mph becoming northeast after midnight
Wood Shows Grand Champion Goat at Junior Market Show
Seventy (70) Goat Projects were entered in the Hopkins County Junior Market Livestock Show at the Regional Civic Center Arenas Thursday. Dayton Wood of Cumby FFA won Grand Champion and. Jaci Wood of Cumby FFA won Reserve Champion. According to Brad Johnson with NETLA, 35 made the Sale. The list is in the photo below:
Lamb Projects Make Junior Market Sale of Champions
Hopkins County Junior Livestock Market Show began Thursday as 43 Lamb projects were shown by Hopkins County 4-H youth and FFA students. Twenty-two (22) of the projects made the Sale of Champions to be conducted Saturday at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center Arena. Grand Champion Lamb was shown by Annie Horton, Hopkins County 4-H. Ragan Reese, Hopkins County 4-H, showed the Reserve Grand Champion. Lamb Showmanship awards were...
PJC Receives Safety Award and Scholarship for Student
Paris Junior College was recognized recently for having the best three-year loss ratio in 2016-2017 by Claims Administrative Services (CAS), Inc., which presented PJC with a scholarship for a PJC student and a safety award. This is the second year in a row PJC has received both from CAS. “We are so pleased to have been recognized again for having the best safety record among the CAS colleges,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “It is...
Rain Didn’t Dampen Enthusiasm at the First February NETBIO Sale
A lot of rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the sellers and buyers at the first February Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) sale Wednesday. A total of 208 sellers were able to deliver 4,665 head of cattle to the sale at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Auction market. The cattle held up well in all the bad weather, but it made handling the cattle a little difficult for the cowboys working the sale. The demand was...
