Equine West Nile Increasing in East Texas
As of this time, the Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an increase in Equine West Nile cases this year. Currently they are reporting 38 horses in the state of Texas infected, compared to 25 in 2014, and 31 in 2015. Many of these horses are residents of East Texas. Hopkins, Franklin, Hunt, Lamar, and Wood Counties have reported Equine West Nile cases. The Health Services says it is important to vaccinate for West...
Michael Wayne Pruitt
Funeral service for Michael Wayne Pruitt, 66, of Sulphur Springs, will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 8, 2016 at East Caney Baptist Church with Dr. M. Lavelle Hendricks officiating. Interment will follow at East Caney Cemetery with Anthony Mosley, JD Mosley, Charles Perry, Claude Franklin, Cletius Sims, and Danny Hynson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Lewis Hawkins, Nathen Beards, Ronald Lewis, Melvin...
Accident Slows I-30 Traffic Near 114 Mile Marker
An accident at the 114 mile marker on westbound Interstate 30 between Brashear and Cumby Thursday morning slowed traffic through the mid-morning hours. The accident involved an18-wheeler rear-ended by a small SUV. DPS and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies closed one lane of traffic to allow Emergency Medical Services to respond. There are no known injuries as of 11 a.m. Thursday.
Chamber Connection October 6, 2016
The Chamber is crazy busy right now preparing for the Stew Contest on Saturday, October 22nd. Just a reminder, the deadline for entry into the contest is Friday, October 7th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 47th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the Cooks Meeting on Tuesday, October 11th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their grocery reimbursement check from the Chamber, their goodie bags,...
City Receives 2016 Texas Municipal League Excellence Award for City Spirit
During the Texas Municipal League 104th Annual Conference and Exhibition, at the Austin Convention Center on October 4-7, the City of Sulphur Springs was presented the 2016 Municipal Excellence Award in the City Spirit category for cities under 25,000 in population. The award recognizes the city for its downtown Celebration District. City Manager Marc Maxwell said, “Everyone recognized what we already knew, we have a great downtown.”...
Joe Kenneth Weaver: A Celebration of Life
A celebration of the life of Joe Kenneth Weaver is planned for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Hideaway Lake Clubhouse, 101 Hideaway Ln Central, Hideaway, TX. Joe Weaver of Hideaway, TX passed away Oct 4, 2016 in a Tyler hospital after a brief illness. Joe was born May 5, 1951 in Carnegie, OK to Jimmie Dean Weaver and Rhama Eudaley Weaver who proceeded him in death. He married Cathey Ann Talbert on Valentine’s Day in 1980 she...
Cumby Lady Trojans 3-1 in District Play
The Cumby Lady Trojans’ volleyball team got a big district win at home Tuesday night. The Lady Trojans defeated the Lady Owls of Yantis, 3-0. Score was 25-10, 25-13 and 25-11. Cumby is now a solid 3-1 in district play and 9-12 for the season. Tuesday night, Ashley Hagood and Jayce Weatherbee scored 14 points each on serves. Weatherbee also led the team with 9 kills and 5 blocks. Sydney Spillers and Paige Seely led the team with...
Candy Box Contents Lead to Arrest
The large Whopper candy box in her purse did not hide the contents when Dana Michelle Delozier, 37, of Oklahoma gave consent to search to the law enforcement officer at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday morning on the parking lot of a convenience store in Birthright. She was a passenger in an auto stopped for a traffic violation. Both driver and passenger appeared nervous encouraging the officer to ask permission to search the vehicle. In the...
Registration for November Election Ends October 11th; ID Rules Change; Voting Centers Named
If you desire to vote in the November General Election there are several things that are important and deadlines are looming. Registration for the November election ends October 11th at 4:30 p.m. the Hopkins County Tax Office. You have until then to register. Also according to Debbie Shirley, Hopkins County Clerk, if you are unable to secure the seven forms of approved photo ID, you now have additional options for voting in person. If...
