Memorial Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary Provide Hours of Service
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital honors their volunteers who have devoted hours of service.
SSHS UIL One Act Play Advances
Following district competition earlier this week, the Sulphur Springs High School UIL One-Act Play advanced with their performance of “The Madwoman of Chaillot” by Jean Giraudoux, adapted by Maurice Valency. SSHS students Sydney Hawkins and Josh Thompson were named to the All-Star cast. Hailey Farmer received the Outstanding Technician Award. Logan McGraw was All-Star Honorable Mention. One-Act will compete at Bi-District...
Friday Game Day Schedule for SSHS Teams
Friday is game day for four SSHS teams and district implications are evident in all four games. Friday night at Eagle Stadium, 7 p.m. Wildcats baseball hosts Mt Pleasant. The Wildcasts lost their district opener at Texas High but hope to rebound with a win against the Tigers. Lady Cats softball will be in Mt Pleasant with varsity start at 6 p.m. The Lady Cats are 3-0 and plan to continue their march toward a district championship. Big...
Jay Hodge Chevrolet Ribbon Cutting
Thursday marked the official grand opening for Jay Hodge Chevrolet in Sulphur Springs. Owner Jay Hodge, pictured in the center of the photograph above, spoke about the excitement surrounding the opening and thanked those who played a vital role in the building and opening process. Hodge added that the future is bright for the Chevrolet dealership.
“Updated” Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 2 PM Thursday
The severe thunderstorm warning has been extended until 2 p.m. today THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHERN HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… DELTA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS… * UNTIL 200 PM CDT * AT 112 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COOPER…OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF...
Bennie Webb Cordell
Funeral services for Bennie Webb Cordell, age 80 of Brashear will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Sherman Mayfield and Bro. David Burns officiating. Interment will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery with Wayne Bland, Brady Harmon, Doug Estetter and Phillip Webb, Jr. serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky...
Business History Month: ABC Autoplex
ABC Autoplex opened its doors in May 2002 by Ronnie Parris who is now in charge of sales at the auto dealership. He started the business after working for a number of years in sales for Price Ford dealership in the sales division. “I sold cars at the Ford dealership here for about 13 years and they sold out, so we came over here and built this.” Parris said. “I had another partner at the time, Holly Swatsell, he...
Hunt Regional Medical Center Opens New Transitional Health Clinic
In order to help improve the transition for patients from a hospital setting to the care of outpatient providers, the Hunt Regional Medical Center opened a new transitional clinic in January on the second floor of their hospital campus in Greenville. Because Texas currently rates second in hospital readmission rates, the new clinic will help patients who do not understand how to manage their condition at home, or fail to follow-up...
Animal of the Week: Sparky
Sparky is a male Pit/Rottweiler mix who is under one year old. He was surrendered to the Animal Shelter Monday by the man who originally found him after he was unable to find Sparky a home. “The guy tried to find him a home for about a month and them brought him to us,” Animal Shelter Officer Annie Patridge said. “He was hoping that we would have better luck than he did.” Sparky is unique among other dogs of...
Hopkins EMS “Strike Team” Deployed on Seven Day Mission
Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services’ Emergency Response Vehicle, two MICU Ambulances, and five paramedics have responded to a Texas Division of Emergency Management SMA request, otherwise known as a State Medical Activation, to assist in evacuation of certain residents of counties inundated with flood waters around Orange, Texas. The team will be deployed for a seven-day mission. During their deployment, they will be directing,...
