Extension Hosts Pesticide Private Applicator Class Hosted At Civic Center
(Left, below) Participants in the pesticide private applicator CEU class register and (above) visit before finding seats to take part in the class Nov. 3, 2021 Texas A&M University-Commerce Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources Department representatives were also on hand with information as well. The Texas A&M AgriLife-Hopkins County office hosted a 5-CEU pesticide private applicator session on Nov. 3, 2021 at Hopkins...
Hopkins County United Way Within $40,000 Of Goal, With 1 Week To Go In 2021-22 Campaign
Hopkins County United Way 2021-22 campaign workers received another $25,158.42 in campaign donations and pledges over the last week, increasing the total collected after the fifth week of the campaign to $110,441.57. That’s leaves a little over $39,500 still to go if HCU to meet the $150,000 campaign goal to benefit 18 local non-profits. HCUW Campaign Chair Kristy Moseley encourages those who still have donation packets out, to...
Joyce Mahnke
Joyce Mahnke A memorial service for Joyce Mahnke, age 85 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held on Sunday, November 21, from 2-4 p.m. at 901 West Industrial Dr. in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mrs. Mahnke passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at Christus Mother Frances-Tyler, Texas. Joyce was born on February 14, 1936, in Pampa, Texas, to James and Lois Northcott. She married John Mahnke in 1954 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and together. they...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Oct. 25-31, 2021
Arrests Kris Zavalla, 28 years of age, of Quitman, was arrested on Oct. 26, 2021, on a Tarrant County warrant for theft of a firearm.Gary Nichols, 40 years of age, of Kilgore, was arrested on Oct. 27, 2021, for driving while license invalid with previous convictions.Joshua Dunn, 20 years of age, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Oct. 31, 2021 driving while intoxicated. Calls for Service The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – Nov. 2, 2021
Marc Maxwell presented the following monthly city manager’s report to Sulphur Springs City Council during their regular meeting Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. COVID-19 RESPONSE The Delta variant wave of COVID-19 continues to decline. The number of active cases in Hopkins County fell from 240 to 122 in October a decrease of 49%. There are 9 patients in the COVID-19 Unit at the hospital, down from 18 last month. CLAIMS We did not have any...
15th Annual Sulphur Springs Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade To Be Held Dec. 3
The 15th annual Sulphur Springs Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade presented by Carriage House Manor will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3. The showcase of festively lit parade entries designed to bring Christmas cheer to the viewers of all ages will begin at Buford Park and head east on Connally Street to the square. Then, the Christmas parade will head north on Church Street before turning west on Houston Street and ending at...
Tiffaney Ann Brayton
Tiffaney Ann Brayton There will be no arrangements at this time for Tiffaney Ann Brayton, age 51 of Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mrs. Brayton passed away on November 1, 2021. Tiffaney was born on March 19, 1970 in San Antonio, Texas, to Richard and Carolyn (Galbraith) Morris. She worked in a store. She is survived by her children, Amanda Munoz, Edward Munoz, Shawn Shaikh and Amy Milner; grandchildren, Ethan, Bailey, Landyn Milner, Ashton...
Candidates Tie For Place 4 On Cumby City Council
13 Votes Separate First, Fourth Place In North Hopkins ISD Trustees Election Voting was very light in the Constitutional Amendment Elections, as is often the case, and Hopkins County voters, like those across the state, approved all eight propositions in the Nov. 2, 2021, Election. Voter turnout in Cumby City Council Election was extremely low as well, and resulted in a tie for Place 4 Alderman seat, and only 13 votes separated the...
Tommy Rue Potts
Tommy Rue Potts Funeral services for Tommy Rue Potts, age 73, of Brashear, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, at First Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Gravens officiating and James Litzler and Rev. C.J. Duffey assisting. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with Larry Nelson, Rickey Jennings, Teddy Jennings, Dale Jennings, Tim Boney, Scott Kenley, Blair Kenley, and Jim E. Potts serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be...
County Clerk Contracts With Service To Convert Archived Records, Make Them Accessible Online
Within a few months archived historic records maintained by Hopkins County Clerk’s Office are expected to be accessible online. County Clerk Tracy Smith was given the go-ahead this week to contract with Vista Solutions Group for the project, and District Clerk Cheryl Fulcher said she too is considering the option so that older records dating back to the 1800s in her office could potentially be made available online as well. Hopkins...
