Know Your Native Plants: Pokeweed
Mario Villarino Submitted By Dr. Mario Villarino, Hopkins County Extension Agent, Ag., N.R. A common native plant setting berries this time of the year is the pokeweed. According to Penn State Extension: the common pokeweed (Phytolacca decandra) is an herbaceous perennial plant that can grow up to 9 feet tall. Mature plants resemble shrubs or young trees. However, the stems are not woody. Pokeweed reproduces from seeds. New leaves and...
Street Maintenance Doubled In Sulphur Springs In Spring
Waste Lift System Repairs Begin Sooner Than Originally Planned The street maintenance fee program implements in 2019 has been successful, doubling the amount street surfaces that received repairs this year, thanks to the $5 street maintenance fee Sulphur Springs residents pay on their utility bills. Plans for another major repair project had to be started immediately due to the precarious state of the system; the Cantex sewer lift...
Pickton Man Taken In Custody In Bell County On 3 Hopkins County Warrants
Christian Kirby Collins A 26-year-old Pickton man was jailed in Bell County on three Hopkins County warrants, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was alerted that Christian Kirby Collins was at their jail. A transport deputy was sent to Bell County jail, where he took Collins into custody at 11:29 a.m. Sept. 3. Collins was transported to Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center. Collins was booked into the...
City Property Tax, Utility Rates Approved On First Reading By Council
Sulphur Springs Finance Director Lesa Smith, City Secretary Gale Roberts Sulphur Springs City Council approved on first reading several ordinances dealing with the city property tax and service rates, as well as another amending the 2018-19 budget. Budget City Finance Director Lesa Smith asked the council to approve Ordinance 27851, which amends the 2018-19 budget. She explained that Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport has sold more jet...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report For Sept. 3, 2019
Presented by Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell during the Sept. 3, 2019 City Council meeting. Progress on street construction work SUNSET STREET – The Capital Construction Division is back at work on Sunset Street. We have changed the profile of the lay-down curbs to a gentler transition. This is a grant funded project through the Community Development Block Grant program. CONNALLY STREET – The contractor, 5W Contracting, has...
Sulphur Springs Woman Allegedly Identified Herself To Deputies By A False Name
CARRILLO, KELSEY DEVON aka KIJINITCHEE, SARAH ANDREA A 27-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested early Tuesday morning on East Shannon Road on a controlled substance charge after deputies reported finding more than 13 grams of an unknown substance in her bags during a traffic stop. She allegedly compounded her trouble by initially identifying herself by a false name, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s...
AmEx Pharmacy Issues Nationwide Recall For All Lots Of Bevacizumab
A recall has been issued for all lots of AmEx Pharmacy’s Bevacizumab 1.25mg/0.05mL 31G Injectable and Bevacizumab 2.5mg/0.1ml Normject TB Injectable that are within expiry to the healthcare provider level. The Bevacizumab involved in this recall is used for wet age-related Macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. The recall is issued “out of an abundance of caution following an FDA inspection,” according to a...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report for Aug. 26-Sept. 2, 2019
Arrests Joshua Wright, 33, of Winnsboro was arrested on 08/27/2019 on a Winnsboro Municipal Court warrant. Louanna Wenich, 41, of Winnsboro was arrested on 08/30/2019 for possession of marijuana, less than 2 ounces. Brian Forest, 56, of Dallas was arrested on 08/31/2019 on a Tarrant County warrant. Troy Ragsdale, 34, of Winnsboro was arrested on 09/01/2019 on a Franklin County warrant. Elisabeth Jones, 59, of Winnsboro was arrested on...
Open House Scheduled Saturday For Fore Street Home Built by SSHS Class
The kitchen at 128 Fore St. includes stainless steel appliances Anyone interested in purchasing a 1500-square foot farm-style home is encouraged to attend the open house scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at 128 Fore Street. The home was constructed during the course of two school years by Sulphur Springs High School students under the supervision of skilled instructors, with required work such as plumbing and...
Mesquite Woman Arrested Following Disturbance Complaint In Cumby
September 3, 2019 – Cumby police responded to a disturbance complaint but ended up taking a Mesquite woman to jail on a controlled substance charge Monday evening. Pamela Kristyn Evans Cumby Police Chief Paul Robertson was dispatched at 6:52 p.m. Sept. 2 to the 400 block of East Main Street, where 911 dispatchers were told a man had hit his wife in the back of the head several times. Upon arrival at the residence, Robertson...
