Area Schools Athletic Realigned for Next Two Seasons
Here are the new districts for Hopkins County and area schools for the next two years beginning new school year fall 2018. Miller Grove and Yantis are in Class A District 23 in Region 3 with Dodd City, Ector, Fruitvale, Fannindel, Roxton and Savoy. Saltillo and Sulphur Bluff are in Class A District 24 in Region 3 with Avery, Avinger, Bloomburg and Union Hill. For Cumby, in football, they are in Class 2A Division II District 9 in...
New District Alignment for Wildcat Football; Basketball, Volleyball in Different District as Well
Sulphur Springs Wildcats will be making new travel plans for the 2018-2019 football season and volleyball and basketball plans will be changed but not match football. Texas UIL alignments have been announced and the Wildcats will be in 5A Division II with Corsicana, Ennis, Forney, Greenville, Kaufman, North Forney, Royse City, and Terrell. The former district will now be District 9 including Hallsville, Jacksonville, Lindale, Longview...
Thomas Leroy “Pete” Shuptrine
Graveside services for Thomas Leroy “Pete” Shuptrine, age 83, of Plano, will be held at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Tira Cemetery with Bro. Jake Vaughn officiating. Visitation will be held at 11:00 a.m., prior to service time, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Michael Shuptrine, Danny McDowell, Allan Baxter, Mike Shuptrine, Paul McQuown and Rocky Withers. Honorary pallbearer will be J. C. Vaughn. Pete...
Chamber Connection February 1, 2018
SAVE THE DATE!!! It’s time for the 92nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet! “Extra! Extra! Read all about it!” dinner and community awards set in the roaring 1920’s will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 15th at 6:30 p.m. Awards including Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Caregiver of the Year, Community Pride Award, Agriculturist of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Small Business of the...
Thursday Forecast
High: 65; Low: 37; Wind: South, southwest 10-15 mph becoming north, northeast in the afternoon
Tradin’ Post for Wednesday, January 31st, 2018
Big round bales of Hay with netting around them ,1000 + pounds …$45 a roll… Call GV Hughes 903-885-3283
Sheriff’s Office To Sell Royal Empress Trees; A Partnership with Texas Agri-Life Extension
With exotic light strong wood selling for $6-$10 per linear board foot, Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum sees this as an opportunity to provide income for the jail commissary. The Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the Texas Agri-Life Extension office and, with the direction of the Sheriff and Dr. Mario Villarino, the root born trees will soon be placed in containers for sale in two to three months. Tatum says the jail will not be...
Expired Registration Leads to Greenville Woman Resisting Arrest; Possesses Illegal Narcotics
While observing another officer on traffic on the South Service Road, the Hopkins County Patrol Sergeant ran a check on a passing 2003 Hyunda Sonata and found it to have expired registration. That led to several charges for Brooke Michelle Avery, 37, of Greenville. Avery was nervous when approached by the deputy and was evasive when asked what she was doing. Asked if she had anything illegal in the vehicle, she stated “No”. A consent...
PJC-Sulphur Springs: Medical Aide Program Orientation and Information Meeting February 5
Anyone interested in attending the Medication Aide vocational program at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center is invited to attend an orientation and information meeting that will be held on the campus Monday, Feb. 5 at 5 p.m. This meeting is being held to discuss starting dates and times for the class that will begin soon on campus. Instructors are interested in making the class available and convenient to all prospective students. The...
