Early Childhood Specialist Leads PJC-Sulphur Springs Workshop
Area child care employees will have an opportunity on March 25 to learn from a well-respected early childhood education specialist in a workshop at Paris Junior College. The workshop meets Texas Department of Family and Protective Services continuing education. Early childhood specialist Lisa Murphy, M.Ed., founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc., will lead the workshop designed for all child care employees. The training provides...
Buck, Golightly Sign Intent to Play Baseball at Eastfield; Motes Signs for Golf with LeTourneau
Wildcats’ baseball players Mason Buck and Heston Golightly have signed letters of intent to play college baseball for the Eastfield College Harvesters of Mesquite. Both players play outfield and pitch. Both players also play travel ball for Coach Cubby Wilson’s Texas Cubs. Golightly said Coach Wilson introduced him to the Eastfield coaches. Buck met the coaches at the Heat Baseball Academy. Both players tried out....
Ground Breaking For Armorock Polymer Concrete Begins Expansion for Nevada Based Company
Armorock Polymer Concrete chose Texas for their first expansion of the Nevada based Company and Sulphur Springs is the location in Texas. Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation and Armorock Polymer Concrete conducted a ground breaking ceremony at their construction site, 207 Heritage Court in Sulphur Springs Thursday, February 2, 2017. Vince Bussio, President and Chairman of the Board stated that the company is delighted to...
County Residence Damaged By Fire Wednesday Night
A structure fire on County Road 2553 destroyed the garage, kitchen, and living area but did not damage the bedrooms, according to Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley. Endsley said the Cumby Volunteer Fire Department arrived on the scene around 8 p.m. Wednesday night and all units left the area around 11 p.m. The County Fire Marshall’s office is investigating the cause of the blaze. Endsley said units from Cumby, Arbala, Miller...
Jenita Morton Cegelski
Funeral Mass of Christian burial for Jenita Morton Cegelski, age 93, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, February 5, 2017 at St. James Catholic Church with Father Juan Carlos Sardinas officiating. Interment will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Mark Morton, Mason Morton, Jason Romans, Steven Starks, Eric Heinle, Andy Mitchell, Jeremiah Bradford and Tyler Messimer serving as pallbearers. Honorary...
Selwyn Newton Hooks
Funeral service for Selwyn Newton Hooks, age 89, of Grand Saline, formerly of Point, will be held Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, 1:00 pm, at First Baptist Church of Point. Bro. Jay Sikes and Bro. Zack Honzell will officiate. Interment will follow in New Hope Cemetery, near Mineola. Visitation will be 12:00 pm, one hour prior to service time. Mr. Hooks was born in Mineola, Oct. 28, 1927, to Virgil Newton and Daphne Tabiatha Strange Hooks....
Yantis Man Arrested for Injury to Elderly
Jan Jacobs, 27 of Yantis entered a physical altercation with an 83-year old male at a convenience store in Como. Jacobs took a phone away from the man while the man was on the phone with Hopkins County Sheriff’s Dispatch. Then Jacobs threw the phone at the man striking him in the nose causing laceration that bled significantly. The man not only sustained an injury from the throw but also a skin tear/laceration on his left hand when...
She Said She Didn’t But She Did Have Narcotics
A female walking southbound near the State Highway 154/County Road 2300 intersection at 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning appeared to be under the influence of a narcotic when the Hopkins County Deputy stopped to offer aid. Her rapid speech, trouble making eye contact, and clenched jaw raised a number of red flags for the deputy. When he called into dispatch with identifying information, Heather Branch Carey, 28, of Dallas sat in the...
Soccer Coaches Talk Marshall Games
Coach Wiggins on Wildcats Shootout Loss Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins said the Wildcats 6-5 shootout loss to Marshall Tuesday night was a tough one. He said it was a hard fought game. The teams were tied in regulation, 2-2 and after overtime, 3-3. Coach Wiggins said his team played a lot better than they did against Pine Tree on Friday. He said they created a lot of scoring opportunities. Two frustrating ones early resulted in a...
