TxDOT Work Plan For January 21-25, 2019 in Hopkins, Franklin, Hunt, Rains, Delta, Lamar, and Red River Counties
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Hopkins, Franklin, Hunt, Rains, Delta, Lamar and Red River Counties during the week of Jan. 21, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through...
County Commissioners Work Sessions Set for Thurday
Notice Of Work Sessions for Hopkins County Commissioners: DATE: Thursday, January 24, 2019 TIME: 1:30 P.M. PLACE: Third Floor Meeting Room Of The Hopkins County Courthouse, Sulphur Springs, TX. ORDER OF BUSINESS: The Court To Meet With Tom Glosup To Discuss Maintenance Of County Buildings And The Construction Of The Courtroom Annex Adjacent To The Law Enforcement Center. The Court To Meet To Discuss Rail Transportation Needs In...
Saturday Forecast
Wind Advisory until 6 p.m.; High 40; Low: 25; Wind: Northwest 20-30 mph, gusts to 40 mph
Cumby ISO Rating Lowered From 7/9 to 4 as of February 1, 2019
Cumby Fire Chief Heath McCrawhas announced the Insurance Services Office (ISO) has submitted a recommendation that the Public Protection Classification be changed from a rating of 7 to a rating of 4 for all class-rated properties in Cumby. The recommendation takes effect February 1, 2019 and is based on a review of the community performed May 30, 2019. The lower rating will lower insurance premiums for home and business owners. Cumby...
Wind Advisory for Area Issued for Saturday, January 19, 2019
A wind advisory is in effect For Hopkins County and all of North and Central Texas from midnight until 6 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2019. A strong cold front will move through North and Central Texas late Friday night and Saturday morning. Behind this cold front, strong northwest winds of 20-30 MPH are expected, along with wind gusts in excess of 35 MPH. These winds will continue through much of the day Saturday before subsiding...
Lady Cats Softball Begins Practice Today
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo begins his thirteenth season in Sulphur Springs Friday (January 18), the first day softball teams are allowed to practice. He has an overall record here of 269-129. Coach Carrillo has made the playoffs here every year since the 2008 season. He said he’s excited about the coming season and he thinks the Lady Cats’ players are too. He has ten seniors and he said he has had great...
Game Day Soccer: Tournaments
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams are in the second day of play at tournaments on this game day Friday (January 18). The Lady Cats are in a North Forney tournament. Friday the Lady Cats have a pair of afternoon games. The Lady Cats play former district foe North Lamar at 2:15 p.m. They face North Mesquite at 4:45 p.m. Thursday the Lady Cats opened tournament play with a lopsided loss to Rockwall Heath. The Lady Cats...
Game Day Basketball: Lady Cats, Wildcats Host Texas High
Once again it’s the Lady Cats Varsity and Wildcats Varsity back to back in the Main Gym at Sulphur Springs High School on this Friday (January 18) game day. Texas High comes to town for games that will have a big impact on the district standings. The Lady Cats JV gets things going in the Main Gym against the Lady Tigers JV at 5 p.m. The Lady Cats Varsity plays T High at 6:15 pm. The Wildcats Varsity tangles with the Tigers at...
Ethel Mae “Peggy” Williams
Funeral service for Ethel Mae “Peggy” Williams, age 86, of Dike, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Clifford Hathaway officiating. Private interment will follow at Graham Point Cemetery, Southern Hunt County. Ms. Williams passed away on January 17, 2019 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Peggy Williams was born on December 17, 1932, in Union Valley, Hunt County,...
