Cancelled: Jury Duty For County Court
Hopkins County Courthouse, 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs The jury panel summoned to appear at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, for County Court At Law with Judge Clay Harrison does not need to report. The jury panel has been cancelled, according to Hopkins County Clerk Tracy Smith. This is only for Harrison’s court. The jury panel called to appear the same day and time in the 8th Judicial District Court with Judge Eddie Northcutt was...
Clean Up Of Diesel Spill Near Miller Grove Nearing Completion
Spill Location and Areas Affected Efforts to clean up diesel spilled on October 3rd in the Miller Grove area at Turkey Creek are expected to wrap up in a few days, according to Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley. A represenitave from the Environmental Protection Agency tells KSST News that virtually all of the diesel has been removed from the “dry creek”, and the surrounding area has no long lasting damage. KSST News...
Tradin’ Post for Friday, October 11th, 2019
Lost Dog: FARM ROAD 1537 ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM 69 in the Mahony areaTAN AND WHITE JACK RUSSELL, CALL LORETTA 903 440 5944His name is PUDDLES Lost Dog: Medium sized, female cathoula/border collie mix, purple collar, lost Tuesday Morning. 903 885 8386 Exercise machine Iron man inversion table, like new $50. Squire telecaster guitar $125. 903 860 3682 Wanted: a good handyman 903 885 8618 or 903 243 2684 For Sale: antique furniture,...
EDC, WorkForce Commission Hosting Oct. 15 Conference
Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation and Texas Workforce Commission are partnering to offer “Building our Future Workforce” Tuesday, Oct. 15. Registration for the event is $15, which includes lunch. The event is slated to begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue through 2 p.m. Oct. 15 at Sulphur Springs Country Club. The agenda includes presentations by TWC staff, round-table and open discussions. Topics...
ITLA Show Underway
Thursday morning the Hopkins County Civic Center was packed with horns and buckets and people tending to their animals. At one end of the arena judges and spectators watch yearling longhorn bulls mill around a paddock. Pam Kinsel was busy watering and feeding her longhorn steer ‘Birthday’. He is 13 years old (around 65 in human years), and possibly the oldest steer at the show. Pam admits there are younger steers at the...
Hay Now: Some Advice On Hay by Mario Villarino
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas One of the first considerations when purchasing hay is that it should be based on individual animal requirements. According to Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olsen, forage specialist in Texas A&M AgriLife for optimal production, forage quality...
Chamber Connection – Oct. 10, 2019
Lezley Brown By Lezley Brown, president and CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The 50th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest will be held at Buford Park on Saturday, Oct. 26. Stew service will begin at 10:45 a.m., and quart sales begin at 11:30 a.m. Stew tickets are already on sale at all local banks and at the Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are for all-you-can-eat of Stew for $6 each. T-shirts will also be available for $15 each....
Treat Street Coming October 31st
Central Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs would like to invite everyone to join us for “Treat Street” on October 31, 2019 from 6-8pm. We will have decorated booths, bounce houses, games, and of course, tons of candy! The event will be held in the Family Life Center located at 840 Connally Street.
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Makes Some Changes Before Win Over Mount Pleasant Tuesday
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Bailey Dorner did a lot of thinking after her team’s performance in a 3-1 loss at Greenville last Friday (October 4). As a result she made some changes. Paris Pickett has become the team’s libero and she responded with a team high 13 digs in Tuesday night’s 3-0 victory over Mount Pleasant. Her servers now include Erika VanBenthem, Czela Moya, Nylah Lindley, Sadie Washburn, Peyton Hammack,...
Wildcats Team Tennis Plays Jacksonville in Bi-District Tuesday
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez found out Tuesday night (October 8) that his team will be facing Jacksonville in a bi-district match next Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Wills Point. The Indians ended up as a #2 seed in their district after a 10-9 loss Tuesday. The Wildcats lost to Jacksonville, 16-3 in a Whitehouse tournament back on August 15. It was the Wildcats second match that day. The Wildcats lost a warm up match on the road...
