Early Voting Open for Hopkins County Hospital Board Election
April 20, 2026 – Seven candidates have signed up for the three upcoming openings on the local Hospital District Board. Early voting continues weekdays (Except March 21) through March 28th. Anyone can early vote in person at The Roc located at 115 Putman St., in Sulphur Springs. Election day is Saturday, May 2, 2026 and on election day, the normal polling places will be up and running at the 11 various polling places across...
Magness Found Guilty of Murder in 30-Year-Old Crime
April 9, 2026 – The 1996 murder of Geraldine Blackmon has culminated in the guilty verdict of previous Hopkins County resident William Doyle Magness who had been living in Midlothian at the time of his arrest. Magness now awaits his punishment as the Hopkins County jury decides his future in the punishment phase of the trial that began on Monday April 6th. The cold case was never far of the radar of the Hopkins County...
How The War in Iran May Make Hamburgers More Expensive
April 9, 2026 – You have already felt the sting at the gas pump as fuel prices are on the rise from disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. The chokepoint between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman normally passes over a billion dollars worth of oil everyday to the global economy and when it does not, gas prices will rise. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz can also disrupt global fertilizer shipments just as fertilizer from the...
Great Value Chicken Nuggets Suspected Lead Contamination
WASHINGTON, April 1, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for frozen, dinosaur-shaped, ready-to-eat chicken nuggets that may be contaminated with unsafe levels of lead. A recall was not requested because the products are no longer available for purchase. However, FSIS is concerned that some product may still be in consumers’ freezers. The...
Sulphur Springs Dairy Queens Opt Out of DQ Texas App Points Earning
April 1, 2026 – Some Sulphur Springs residents may enjoy a deal on a dipped cone or a Dude Sandwich, but earning rewards points at local Dairy Queen restaurants is for now a thing of the past. As the DQ Texas loyalty app has been updated, the two Sulphur Springs locations have chosen to not participate in the foreseeable future for their customers to earn points towards rewards. The DQ Texas App rewards loyal Dairy Queen...
Vehicle Pursuit Leads to Felony Charges
Pedro Sosa March 30, 2026 – Local Hopkins County Law Enforcement officers joined in an effort to assist Greenville PD in a vehicle chase as a suspect vehicle entered Hopkins County. The 2026 Nissan Pickup did not want to stop and rammed one of the Hopkins County vehicles and sped off attempting to evade officers at speeds reaching 115mph. Local law enforcement, in an effort to protect other drivers, flattened the rear tires of...
Dirty Dog Deals May Lead to Long Prison Sentence
March 23, 2026 – A Hopkins County woman has been indicted and charged with federal violations related to an unlicensed breeding facility in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Kristine Michelle Hicks, 51, of Cumby, was named in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas this week charging her with acting as an animal dealer without a license and four counts of...
Frigidaire Recalls Over 170,000 Gas Ranges Due To Burn Hazard
March 23, 2026 – More than 174,000 Frigidaire gas ranges are being recalled due to an oven-related issue that poses a burn hazard to users. The affected units were sold at Lowe’s, The Home Depot, and other retail stores nationwide and online at Frigidaire.com from June 2025 through January 2026 for between $630 and $2,700. The recall affects about 169,500 units sold in the U.S. and 5,300 in Canada, according to the Consumer...
Hopkins County Commissioners Approve New Solar Projects
March 10, 2026 – Three solar projects are committed to expand in Hopkins County. Two new projects, as well as one older project that has a new agreement. The Hopkins County Commissioners Court working with consultant Jeff Snowden as they work through the due diligence process ultimately deciding to grant each company a tax abatement as well as enter into a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreement. Three local school districts...
March Burn Ban Lifted in Hopkins County, Caution Advised When Burning
March 10, 2026 – With the promise of wet weather in the forecast, Hopkins County Commissioners have lifted the current burn ban for county residents. Emergency Management Director Andy Endsley reminds county residents to continue to exercise caution when burning as the State of Texas still mandates outdoor burning to take place when winds are forecasted to be between 6mph and 23mph. As Hopkins County is forecasted to receive...
