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...
Schlotzsky’s Opening Day Announced; DQ Managers Needed; Repavement Begins
Schlotzsky’s Deli and Cafe located on Gilmer ST has begin employee training for nine employees and the remainder of the employee will begin training some time after July 8th. The opening day for customers had been set for July 14th but has now been moved to July 28th. On the south side of Broadway, the site of the second Dairy Queen has been chosen and managers are needed. Anyone interested can apply at [email protected]. The...
Brashear Community Receives New Pressure Tank
The community of Brashear Tx, is receiving a new pressure tank which will be completed today June 27th. A construction worker on site was quoted as saying that the reason for the new tank was that the first the pressure tank was was built over 45 years ago. The Brashear Water Supply Corporation is building the new tank since the old tank was at risk of explosion. Brashear water tower Brashear water tower Brashear Water tower...
Meal-A-Day Menu, July 4th-8th
Meal A Day Menu July 4th – July 8th Monday Chili Cheese Dogs Cole Slaw Lays Potato Chips Tuesday Sliced Ham Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Roll Wednesday Cheese Burger Casserole Ranch Style Beans Corn on the Cob Thursday Chicken Spectacular Stewed Squash Pickled Beets Friday Meatloaf Macaroni and Cheese California Blend Vegetables Roll Karon Weatherman Program and Marketing Director Senior Citizen’s Center 150 Martin Luther King...
Paul Pruitt
Memorial service for Paul Pruitt will be held 2:00 pm, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Alba at Amazing Grace Fellowship. Paul McMerrell will officiate. Preston Paul Pruitt, age 57, of Alba, passed away on Father’s Day, June 19, 2016, at Mineola Healthcare Residence in Mineola. Paul was born March 3, 1959, in Dallas, to Edoil Preston and Nora Leona Brown Pruitt. He worked as a manager for a bait company and made deliveries to...
Flood Advisory Issued for Hopkins, Delta, and Lamar Counties
A flood advisory has been issued for Hopkins, Delta and Lamar Counties. As of 2:22 p.m. radar indicated thunderstorms that were producing heavy rainfall across the area. Excessive runoff from thes thunderstorms will cause minor flooding in low lying areas and areas with poor drainage. The Advisory extends until 5:15 p.m. today. Some water crossings in the area may become impassable.
Volleyball Camp Directed by Lady Cats New Coach
New Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness welcomed 25 girls, who will be entering the fourth through the seventh grades, to his three-day girls volleyball camp Monday morning. Coach Maness said he hoped some more girls would show up Tuesday. He was also expecting a good number of girls, who would be entering eighth and ninth grades, for an afternoon three-day volleyball camp. Coach Maness said he wanted to see volleyball grow and...
Commissioners’ Court Approves Right of Way Purchase Funds for Highway 11 West Project
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved $142,000 to be contributed to the purchase of right of way for a Texas Department of Transportation project that will eliminate a curve in State Highway 11 West. Highway 11 West will have a new section of roadway built approximately 1 mile west of the Sulphur Springs City limits. The new roadway will route traffic south houses along an extended curve in the roadway where a number of...
