Elected Officials to Receive Oath of Office January 1
Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at 10 a.m. in the District Courtroom of the Hopkins County Courthouse, nine elected officials will receive the oath of office for new terms of service. Receiving the Oath of Office include newly elected: · County Court At Law Judge Clay Harrision · Precinct 2 Commissioner Greg Anglin Commissioner Precinct 4 candidates (l to r) Kevin Cole, Joe Price, John David Jetton · Precinct 4...
John Brent Davidson
John Brent Davidson was born July 10, 1948 in Gladewater, Texas and passed from this life on December 23, 2018 while surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Davidson married his childhood sweetheart, Brenda Blackmon Davidson on November 8th, 1969 after honorably serving his country in Vietnam as a member of the United States Marine Corps. John was in the highway sign construction business throughout his career and he owned and operated...
Willis Scores 29 in Wildcat Victory at 61st Annual Whataburger Tournament
Keaston Willis scored 29 points to lead the Wildcats to victory in their first round game at the 61st Annual Whataburger Basketball Tournament Thursday. The Wildcats defeated Class 6A #18 Katy Morton Ranch, 67-60. The championship team in each of the three brackets of the tournament will bring home a $1,000 scholarship for their school. Finals are Saturday. The first round win sends the Wildcat into Friday for a 2 p.m. game against...
Donation Made to Meal-A-Day
Shown in Photo: Kimberly, Lexie and Kayla Slaughter, Karon Weatherman , and Mary Ivey, 2018, Ms. Hopkins County Senior and Meal A Day Volunteer Slaughter’s BBQ and Fireside BBQ teamed up on Saturday, December 22nd and did a Fund Raiser and Canned Food Drive for the Meal A Day Program. David and Kimberly Slaughter along with Glenn Norfleet set up their Food Trucks in front of Fix N Feed and held a “Food Truck Food...
Lady Cats Advance to Championship Bracket in Idabel Winter Classic
Lady Cats defeated Arkansas High of Texarkana 54-41 in the first game of the Idabel Winter Classic in Idabel, Oklahoma Thursday morning. The Lady Cats have now won 16 including 7 wins in a row. The Lady Cats have only lost 3 games this season. The Lady Cats advance in tournament play and will face either Idabel or Northwest Classen of Oklahoma City at 4 p.m. Friday in the Championship Bracket of the Winter...
Thunderstorms Produce Heavy Rain and Minor Flooding in Hopkins County
Reports of from 2.5 inches to over 5 inches of rain were made from across Hopkins County Thursday morning as a series of lines of thunderstorms moved across the region Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning. Due to minor flooding discovered Thursday morning, the local Community Chest and Food Pantry will be closed Thursday and a flood warning has been issued for the South Sulphur River along the Hopkins, Delta County lines....
Thursday Forecast
High: 65; Low: 37; Wind: South becoming west in afternoon 5-15 mph, gusts to 20 mph
Significant Weather Advisory for Hopkins, Rains, Delta, Lamar Counties
AT 9:40 p.m., Doppler Radar was tracking a line of strong thundertorms from Honey Grove to near Canton, Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Wind Gusts up to 50 mph will be possible in these storms. Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County along with Emory, Cumby, Cooper, Como, and other cities are included in the advisory area. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. HE NATIONAL WEATHER...
C. L. Moore
Funeral Service for C L Moore 83, resident of Naples, will be Friday, December 28, 2018, 1:00 p.m., at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Daingerfield, with, Pastor D.A. Hill, officiating. Burial in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Longview, under the direction of Tumey Mortuary. He died, Sunday, December 23, 2018. He was born April 1, 1935 in England, Arkansas to Eugene Moore and Rosetta Webb. He was a member of the New Hope...
