Small Stream Flood Advisory for Hopkins County
The National Weather Service issued a small stream flood advisory for Hopkins County and North Central Rains County until 8:45 p.m. At 5:48 p.m. Dopler radar indicated thunderstorms that were producing heavy rainfall across Hopkins County… Specifically North and East of the city of Sulphur Springs. Heavy rain was also likely falling near and just south of the city of Cumby. Excessive runoff from these thunderstorms will cause...
The Life Of Camels!
Camels are desert mammals with long legs, a big- lipped snout and humped back. There are two different types on camels, Dromedary (one hump) and Bactrian (two humps). Camels humps consist of stored fat, which they can metabolize when food and water is scarce. Besides their humps they have many other ways to adapt to their environment. They have a third eyelid that protects their eyes from the blowing sand. They also have two rows of...
Wildcat Freshmen Football Camp Vital This Year
Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens feels this year’s Freshmen Football Camp is an especially important one this year. The incoming ninth graders will lose one week of practice along with all the returning varsity players even though the freshmen didn’t go through spring football in May. The three-day camp started Tuesday and will wrap up Thursday. Coach Owens says the freshmen will get back three days of the five they...
Blane “Jelly” George
Funeral services for Blane “Jelly” George, age 98 of Como, will be held Friday, July 29, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Dr. Joel Tiemeyer officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Academy Cemetery with Ricky Wright, Matt Rosamond, Paul Malone, Matthew Malone, Jonathan Polson, Sandy Mack George serving as pallbearers and Brad Flue, Grover Nabors, Don Smith, and Benjamin Polson serving as honorary...
2016 Wildcat Varsity and Sub-Varsity Schedule
Counting today, Wednesday, July 27th, there are only 24 days remaining before the Wildcats take the field in scrimmage action at Liberty Eylau High School in Texarkana. The following Friday, August 26th, the Wildcats host Sherman in the first pre-district game of the season. Junior Varsity and Freshmen teams will also begin their play with the LE scrimmage and then begin pre-district on Thursday, August 25. Seventh and 8th grade teams...
Friday Night Movie!
Friday the 29th is movie night on Celebration Plaza! Guardians of the Galaxy is about Brash space adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the quarry of relentless bounty hunters after he steals an orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain. To evade Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with four disparate misfits: gun-toting Rocket Raccoon, treelike-humanoid Groot, enigmatic Gamora, and vengeance-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when...
Rains County Woman Tries to Evade Arrest, Placed on Watch by Jail Staff
A 40-year old Rains County woman is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Evading Arrest/Detention with a Motor Vehicle (a State Jail Felony) after a Hopkins County Deputy initiated a traffic stop on State Highway 19, just north of CR 1170 Tuesday. The deputy attempted to stop the motorist after noting no license plate lights. The woman moved to the southbound shoulder of the state highway and continued driving. The deputy pursued her...
Local Man Arrested on Van Zandt County Warrants for Sexual Assault
Jesus Rubio-Rodriquez, 46, of Sulphur Springs was arrested by Hopkins County Deputies at his residence in the 600 block of Main Street Tuesday. The arrest came as a result of warrants out of Van Zandt County. Rubio-Rodriquez is in Hopkins County Jail awaiting transfer to Van Zandt County Jail. The two warrants included Sexual Assault and Assault Family/House Member with previous conviction. He is being held on a total of $60,000...
Tradin’ Post, Wednesday, July 27, 2016:
For Sale: Rustic unfinished desk with keyboard tray, 65 x 29 approx, 4 small drawers and 1 larger drawer, carved Texas star on front of desk- comes with a credenza table that has 5 small drawers, 68 x 22. $250.00 for both items. If interested Call: 903-689-4022
