Sulphur Springs Corvette Club Gives 20 Fans to Senior Center
The Sulphur Springs Corvette Club dropped off 20 Fans at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center on Tuesday morning to help with the Fan Drive. Left to Right: David Johnson, Lynn Luttrell, Karon Weatherman , Tim Gee and Roy McCasland The Fan Drive will continue until Friday, July 1st The Fans are going out as fast as they are coming in. Karon quoted “We have gave out 31 fans so far and we would need at least 30 more...
“Updated” County Road Closure Sparks Community Conversation; Road Now Open
County Road 1170 is now open according to County Commissioner Precinct 1 Beth Wisenbaker. County Road 1170 in Precinct 1 of Hopkins County has been closed since June 20th due to heavy storms that hit the area and eroded the soil around two tank cars that are currently being used as a culvert. County Road 1170 is a heavily trafficked road and a vital part of the road network in southern Hopkins County. For several years there...
Former Wildcats, Now Coaches Train 88 Soccer Campers
Eighty-eight kids from those that will be entering kindergarten to those entering their senior year attended the first night of a four-night SSISD boys and girls soccer camp Monday night inside and outside the Multipurpose Building. The camp will continue evenings from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. through Thursday. Running the camp is new Wildcats Head Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins. Camps can include varsity players as long as outsiders are...
Suspects Identified in Auto Burglaries
Suspects in the 23 auto break-ins over the weekend have been identified by the Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit according to law enforcement sources. A long night for local police officers and sheriff’s deputies and investigators led to the possible break in the case. Local law enforcement hopes to have arrests in the case in the new two days. Law enforcement will continue to monitor closely the activities in residential...
Historic Night for Hospital District Board
It was an historic night for the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital District Board. It was their final meeting as sole owner of the local hospital. CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Francis-Sulphur Springs will be governed by a 10 member board that will include three members of the Hospital District Board. This was also the last board meeting to be attended by hospital CEO Michael McAndrew and CFO Donna Wallace. They will now report to the...
Owner Relinquishes Ownership of 17 Dogs Seized Last Week
Tuesday morning in hearing in Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 court, Ruby Gregg relinquished ownership of the 17 dogs seized by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Animal Investigator Koby Hume. Ownership of the animals was given to the SPCA Tuesday morning during a hearing at the Justice of the Peace Courtroom. According to Victoria Albrecht, Communications Manager for the SPCA, there is nothing that will prevent Gregg from having pets in the...
H.L Harness Receives Plaque For His Accomplishments!
As a visible token of their fraternal love and grateful appreciation, This certificate was presented to H.L Harness on 6/24/2016 by his Brethren, the Masons Of Texas, with knowing that his years of service to the craft will continue to increase. H.L Harness has been a Master Mason for more then 50 years and will continue his service. H.L also used to haul milk. He started off with Brodie Koon which later became A.M.P.I. After 35 years...
Symphony League Receives GSC Enterprises, Inc. Support for Independence Day Concert
Sulphur Springs Symphony League received a $10,500 donation from GSC Enterprises Inc. Tuesday morning. The donation will assist in funding the Independence Day Concert and Fireworks at Celebration Plaza, July 2. Mickey McKenzie, Chairman of Board , said, “We like to be a part of the community and a real positive part of it.” He said that many of the employees of GSC and its various entities are always present for the concert and...
Wrong Place, Wrong Time, Wrong Action
In the wrong place at the wrong time, Travis Lamere Duffy, 32, caught the attention of law enforcement Monday evening in the 800 block of Alabama Street in Sulphur Springs. The officer considered Duffy Duffy was acting in a suspicious manner. He was walking and refused to stop when ordered to do so by the officer. When he was detained, he was unable to talk due to a substance in his mouth. The officer observed that he was attempting...
TxDOT Says Don’t Drink and Drive
AUSTIN – A prisoner in his own body. This is how Sean Carter describes his life following his fateful decision 11 years ago to get into a vehicle driven by a drunk driver. When the driver slammed into a tree, then-22-year-old Sean was left severely injured and unable to walk or talk. “Don’t drink and drive,” Sean said, via the aid of an iPad. “And please, don’t make my mistake of riding with someone who has been drinking. If I knew...
