Study Ranks Hopkins County 91st in State for Overall Health Outcomes
Out of 240 counties in Texas Hopkins County ranks 91st in overall health outcomes according to a recent report published by a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program. Neighboring Franklin County ranks 15th with Rains at 83, Hunt at 125, Lamar at 199, and Delta at 204. Several factors were noted in the study. Franklin County, according to the report, only outscored Hopkins County on length of life, education percentages and children in...
Ira Black
Ira Black, 95, longtime resident of Sulphur Springs, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016. He is survived by a son, Dr. David Black, his wife Pam, daughters Kaylene Black and Kaytlin Black Hodges and husband Ryan, all of Sulphur Springs. A daughter, Nancy Black Perkins and husband Greg reside in Atlanta, Georgia. Ira was born on February 28, 1921 to parents Ira Edgar and Bessie Duffel Black. He grew up on a farm near Mt. Vernon....
Food Safety and Your Refrigerator
by Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Chill Out This Spring! Do you have “mystery foods” hiding in the back of your refrigerator? Have you discovered something at the very back of the bottom shelf that you didn’t know you had? As the “home” for raw and cooked foods, the refrigerator is both a useful and vital appliance that must be kept clean to reduce the risk of foodborne illness,...
Wildcats Baseball Lose District Opener; Host Mt Pleasant Friday
The Wildcats’ baseball team opened district play with a 3-0 loss at Texas High Tuesday night. The Tigers scored all three of their runs in the fifth inning off of Wildcats ace Tyler Follis. They put together a single, two doubles and two stolen bases along with a Wildcat error and two walks. The Wildcats best scoring opportunity also occurred in the fifth inning. Heston Golightly doubled and moved to third on a ground ball but...
Business History Month: Northeast Texas Farmers Cooperative
In 1939, Farmers Cooperative Gin Association of Sulphur Springs was founded by the State of Texas. This local agricultural cooperative was charged by its founding members/patrons to serve the predominant Cotton Industry of Hopkins County and Northeast Texas. With a governance structure of a 5-man board of directors and a 100% local ownership, the “Co-op”, as it became generically known, assisted in the evolution of...
Wildcats Soccer Defeat Texas High; Face Final Game Showdown for Playoff Berth
The Wildcats’ soccer team took care of Texas High 2-0 Tuesday night at home on Senior Night setting up a big playoff determining match Friday night at Hallsville. The Wildcats got on the scoreboard once in each half. In the first half, the Tigers knocked the ball into their own goal after Wildcat Branden Diosdado sent it toward the net. The Wildcats led 1-0 at the 13:54 mark of the first half. In the second half, Tanner Ramirez...
Lady Cats Soccer Claw Way to Third Place in District with Tuesday Win
The Lady Cats’ soccer team may have punched their ticket to the playoffs with an impressive 2-1 win at Texas High Tuesday night. The game was scoreless at the half but the Lady Cats outscored the Lady Tigers 2-1 in the second half. With one game to go, the Lady Cats jumped over the Lady Tigers into third place in the district standings. They will wrap up the district campaign with a home match against second place Hallsville...
Lady Cats Softball 3-0 in District Following Win Over Texas High
The Lady Cats’ softball team improved their district record to 3-0 with an 8-4 victory over Texas High at Lady Cat Park Tuesday night. The Lady Cats exploded for five runs in the first inning and then held on for the win. Sarah Womack got the pitching win giving up four runs, some of them unearned. As part of the five run first inning, Lady Cat Sadie Stroud hit a two-run homer. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo added that Hannah...
Farmers Co-op Sets Spring Expo for March 24
Northeast Texas Farmers Co-op Spring Expo and members meeting will be an all-day event concluding with a hamburger supper Thursday night March 24 at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center in Sulphur Springs. Other Expos and member meetings will be conducted as well in Greenville on March 21, Canton on March 22, and Clarksville on March 29. During the day in Sulphur Springs, vendors will be present at the Co-op to speak with...
Wisconsin Students Spring Break Leads to Shadow Ranch
College students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in an organization called “Students Today, Leaders Forever”, have selected Shadow Ranch Therapeutic Riding School as a work project for one day on their work tour through Texas during Spring Break Week. Students will paint, mow, clean barns, and do some ground training and exercise of the therapy horses. Other cities on their tour include St Louis, Memphis, Hot Springs, Waco,...
