Team Meeting Set to Kickoff Relay for Life
The 2016 Relay for Life season has begun! RFL Event Lead Amber Henry shared the news during Thursday’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay. Amber is inviting everyone to the kickoff Team Meeting on Monday January 25 at 6pm in the League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall. If you already have an established RFL team or wish to form one, you are invited to the informational meeting. In the planning stages is the annual “Kiss It To...
Licensed Carrier Shoots Himself in Foot at Church
A man licensed to carry a concealed handgun shot himself in the foot Wednesday night in the Family Life Center at Davis Street Baptist Church. The man was taken to Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, treated and released. He was carrying the small handgun (.25, size similar to picture) in his pocket. When he reached into his pocket to remove his keys, the keys caught in the trigger of the handgun and discharged the weapon. No one, other...
Maxine Gaines
Funeral Services for Maxine Ann Gaines, age 82 of Cumby, TX, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2016 with Bro. Duncan Graham officiating. Interment will follow at Long Cemetery with Kenneth Gaines serving as pallbearer. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Gaines passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at her residence. She was born October 2, 1933 in Colby, KS, the daughter of Marty John Ryan and Rosa E....
Hageman Reserve Donates $40,000 to Sulphur Bluff Scholarship Fund
A generous donation to the Sulphur Bluff Scholarship Fund by the Hageman Reserve family was present to the Sulphur Bluff Scholarship Foundation Wednesday January 20. Sixteen years ago, Sulphur Bluff ISD had formed a scholarship fund to assist graduating seniors start in college-level studies. Over the years, an annual banquet and other fundraising efforts have helped dozens of seniors achieve a college education. The Hageman family,...
Animals of the Week: Lavern and Shirley
Lavern and Shirley are a bonded pair similar to last week’s featured animals. Lavern is a Pit mix and Shirley is an Aussie mix. Both range in 1-3 years of age, have tested heart-worm negative, and are not yet spayed. They were found together at the Pilot station and brought to the Animal Shelter shortly after Christmas. Both dogs are energetic and love people, unable to stand still for more than one second unless there was...
What is digging my lawn: not a gopher, not a mole, it could be a vole!
Recently I got a phone call from a gardener related to controlling digging pests. She mentioned having mole problems but also her failure to control the pesky critters. As I communicated with her, I decided to ask her if she had actually “seen” the moles. She said no. I then tried to explain that there are several creatures than can create tunnels in Hopkins County. It is important to determine the pest causing problems to find the...
SSISD To Conduct Annual Public Hearing on TAPR
According to Rusty Hardin, SSISD Communications Director, Sulphur Springs Independent School District will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 6:00 pm for the purpose of discussing the Annual Report of Educational Performance and the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) for the 2014-2015 school year. The public hearing will focus on District Accreditation, Campus Performance Objectives, information on violent or...
Prickette, Toliver Seek Re-election to SSISD Board
Incumbent school board members John Prickette and Leesa Toliver filed applications this morning for a place on the ballot of the May 7, 2016 school board election. January 20th is the first day to file. Filing ends Friday, February 19th. There are three at-large seats on the ballot this year. Election is May 7th. Both Prickette and Toliver are seeking re-election. Prickette has served as President of the Board this year. Toliver is...
Active Warrants for Fire Hydrant Scam Subjects
Arrest warrants have been issued for two subjects believed to have been the perpetrators of a fire hydrant scam in Sulphur Springs, according to Hopkins County Criminal Investigators. Two white males in their mid-twenties approached the home of an elderly Sulphur Springs woman and informed her that they were there to replace the fire hydrant on her property. The false claims made by the suspects included an intention to extort money...
25th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony
DSC00199 DonJ-01 DSC00129 DSC00134 DSC00140 DSC00200 On Monday, January 18, 2016, 7 pm, The East Caney Missionary Baptist Church and Hopkins County African American Leadership Conference presented the 25th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Ceremony. The keynote speaker was The Honorable Judge Morris Overstreet, former judge, Texas Criminal Appellate Court. Dr. Dan Jones, President/CEO of Texas A&M-Commerce once...
