Bright Star Baseball Begins Online Registration Friday
Online registration for Bright Star Baseball fall season begins Friday, July 29. The fall season will be six weeks beginning September 12th and ending October 17th. October 24th is reserved for any needed make-up game. All who desire to sign on as buddies, sixth grade and older and players ages 5-18 can register online at www.brightstarbaseball.com. Bright Star Baseball is designed for players who have special needs to play the game...
Distraught Driver Finally Stopped Following Hit and Run
On State Highway 19 South near a local sports training center, DPS, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Hopkins County Fire Marshall made a traffic stop and felony take down. The vehicle had been involved in hit and run accident. The vehicle and driver had been involved in an accident with a Tabor Sanitation Truck. According to local law enforcement, the driver of the vehicle was distraught and continued to drive even...
AgriLife Extension: Combating Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers are reported affecting sites in Hopkins County. This might to come to you as big news since you probably have seen grasshoppers already in yards and fields. A recent high number of reports across the county confirm the presence of grasshoppers already causing damage to crops this year. The management of grasshoppers in hay fields is considerably different than in gardens and lawns and I will address those differences...
Access Physicians at City Hall
On Tuesday, July 26th, 2016, at Sulphur Springs City Hall Access Physicians Multi-specialty Clinic celebrated one year anniversary in Sulphur Springs. A banquet was held in the City Hall building beginning at 5:30 p.m.. The Sulphur Springs Clinic specializes in Pulmonary, Neurology, Endocrine, and Psychiatry. Soon they will be adding Nephrology and Dermatology. They also specialize in Chronic Care Management, Botox for Chronic...
Animal of the Week: Lacy
Lacy is a six month old Blue Lacy/Lab mix that has been at the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter since early July. She was found at the Sulphur Springs Veterinary Clinic and brought to the Shelter. “She’s very calm and she’s doing well with leash training,” Animal Shelter Officer Barbi Blanch said. “There’s no signs that she ever had a collar on and she hasn’t been walked before on a leash. She...
Chamber Connection July 28th
Chamber Connection-July 28th I’m just so excited about the upcoming First Annual Chamber of Commerce Photography Contest! Let me review the basics. Anyone of any age can enter as we have a children’s category. The picture must be newer than January 1, 2014, and must have been taken in Hopkins County. The contest will be open from August 1st to August 31st. There are seven categories you may enter: Natural World, Travel, People, The...
Initial Activities Set for Hopkins County Schools
Schools in Hopkins County are gearing up for the new school year. Cumby ISD Varsity and Junior High Cheerleaders are attening a cheer camp in Oklahoma to prepare for Trojan Football season. The first day of school in Cumby is August 22. At Miller Grove the foundation has been poured for the new elementary building. The Miller Grove FFA Chapter plans a hamburger supper August 25th, during the first week back at school. Yantis Owls...
Texas Democrats United for Clinton
Thursday evening in Philadelphia, Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton will address delegates on the final night of their national convention. Bill Brannon, Senior Advisor to the Texas Democratic Party and who also works as an advisor to individual Democratic candidates from time to time, calls the former First Lady, former Senator, former Secretary of State, a well prepared, smart, and tough candidate. Brannon spoke with KSST...
Tradin’ Post, Thursday, July 28, 2016:
Free: Free to a good home, two tan Chihuahuas. One is 13 years old, the other is 16 years old. For more details Call 903-885-2735 For Sale: Tempered glass topped wrought iron patio table and 4 chairs in excellent condition. $125 or best offer. Call: 903-569-4257
DPS Traffic Stop Nabs Man for Military Desertion
When Dustin Craig Myrlin, 30, of Texarkana, was stopped by DPS, he was traveling at 81 miles per hour in a 75 miles per hour zone. He also was wanted by the U S Army for military desertion. Myrlin is in Hopkins County Jail with no bond.
