Texas A & M-Commerce Biology Professors Receive Funds For BioPride-JAMP Orientation for Freshmen Pre-med Students
COMMERCE, TX—Two Department of Biology professors, Dr. Venu Cheriyath, director of the BioPride program and Dr. John P. Slovak, director of the Texas A&M University-Commerce JAMP program, have been awarded a supplemental fund from Texas Joint Medical Admission Program to offer the BioPride-JAMP Orientation program to 25 JAMP eligible pre-med freshmen students. The first BioPride was held in 2014 with eight students and was...
Game Day: Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Baseball, and Softball
The Wildcats’ basketball team will honor it’s seniors before a district game against Greenville Friday night in Wildcats Gym. Their seniors are Dane Rutherford and Ke”Ontae Dunn. The Wildcats enter the game with an 8-2 district record. They will end up with a second place district finish regardless of how their final two district games turn out. Greenville is 0-10 in district play and 6-21 for the season. The Wildcats will...
Regional Solo and Ensemble Honors For 25 SSHS Band Members
Sulphur Springs High School Band Director Charles McCauley reports that 25 band members earned First Division Ratings last Friday at a regional solo and ensemble contest at Texas A&M-Commerce. Nineteen students earned their First Division on a Class 1 solo, the most difficult level. They are Sarah Anderson, Celeste Leeds-Laliberte, Carrissa Carter, Kate Flores, Jaci Glenn, Maddy Ray, Brayden Fisher, Owen Lee, Seth Womack, Riley...
On Their Way to Child Custody Court with 65-g of Meth in Vehicle Trunk
Traffic at Celebration Plaza was backed up Friday morning as Hopkins County Investigators and Deputies initiated a traffic stop in front of Alliance Bank between City National Bank and the County Courthouse. The traffic stop and court activities in the courthouse created a more than usual traffic flow prior to 9 a.m. The two lanes of traffic were closed and traffic was diverted to alternate routes as city crews assisted in directing...
SKYWARN Training Boosts Storm Spotting Skills
A small number of area citizens participated in the National Weather Service SKYWARN training at Sulphur Springs City Hall Council chambers Thursday night. Mark Fox, Meteorologist with the NWS presented various photos and videos that depicted various types of cloud formations and severity of storms. Fox stated that without instruments most people misjudge the speed of wind. He stated there are various ways to judge wind speed without...
Major Pasture Fire Thursday Motivates Call for Caution Due to Wildfire Conditions
Hopkins County Fire Station #20, and Volunteer Fire Departments from Dike, Saltillo, Brinker, and Pickton-Pine Forest responded to a fire in a heavily wooded and pasture land off County Road 2336 Thursday night around 7 p.m. The Forest Service was dispatched but those responding were able to control the fire and called off the Forest Service. The smell of smoke permeated the air for miles around. According to County Fire Chief Andy...
Lori Pearl Gammill Andree
Lori Pearl Gammill Andree, 92, of Yantis, TX passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are pending with West Oaks Funeral Home.
Downtown Traffic Slowed by Traffic Stop
Traffic at Celebration Plaza was backed up Friday morning as Hopkins County Investigators and Deputies initiated a traffic stop in front of Alliance Bank between City National Bank and the County Courthouse. The traffic stop and docket call for District Court and other court activities in the courthouse created a more than usual traffic flow prior to 9 a.m. The two lanes of traffic were closed and traffic was diverted to alternate...
