Determining What To Do About Damaged Trees
Mario Villarino By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Hopkins County, [email protected] A storm can leave trees looking like there is no tomorrow. Major limbs may be broken or damaged, foliage can be shredded or stripped, or the bark may be torn or gouged. But what at first glance may look like mortal wounds are not necessarily fatal to a tree. Trees have an amazing ability to...
Hopkins County Community Once Again Comes Through For United Way, Agencies It Helps
The Hopkins County community has once again come through for United Way and the 18 agencies it will help with funds from the 2022-2023 campaign. Hopkins County United Way officers and campaign workers extend heartfelt thanks to all for their contributions, which have helped make this another successful campaign year. Hopkins County United Way campaign workers cheer as other volunteers turn in and report on contributions received over...
Thanksgiving Dinner Bell Menu for November 16, 2022
The Knights of Columbus are smoking the turkeys and are the Community Partner for our holiday celebration. These men are REPEAT (many years) Thanksgiving partners! Dinner Bell is extremely thankful for their support!!! The Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Bell Meal will be served inside First United Methodist Church. There will be no food pickup for this meal. MENU Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, Dressing, and Gravy Fresh Green Beans with Bacon...
Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band Add State Ranking To Accomplishments
There’s a reason band instructors and fans adopted “Man, Oh Man, That Wildcat Band” as this year’s motto. The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band on Nov. 9 topped off the remarkable 2022 marching season by adding a state ranking to the students’ accomplishments this year. State Ranked 2022 Sulphur Springs Wildcat Marching Band (Courtesy photos) The Wildcat Band advanced to state first by earning...
Crimson Bryant Signs Letter of Intent with the University of Texas at Tyler Patriots
Lady Cats senior softball player Crimson Bryant, a three-year member of the Lady Cats varsity softball team, signed a letter of intent Wednesday, Nov. 9 to play softball at the next level at the University of Texas at Tyler. Bryant is the daughter of Jarrod and Starla Bryant. Bryant said she met the coaching staff when the senior softball player made her official visit. The senior said it just felt like a good fit for her. She...
Nov. 8 Election Results For US, State and District Offices
Hopkins County voters selected the same candidates as the overall state, federal and district winners on Nov. 8, 2022. However, each victor won by more than 80% in Hopkins County, and all are Republicans. Pat Fallon (R), US Rep. District 4 In Hopkins County, 12,212 voted in the District 4 United States Representative race, with 10,105 votes (82.75%) cast for incumbent Pat Fallon, 1,799 (14.73%) for Democrat Iro Omere and Libertarian...
Lady Cat Basketball Falls in Season Opener, Plays at Caddo Mills Friday
Lady Cat basketball fell in their season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 8 to Sherman 57-32. The two teams played neck and neck through the first half, tied 29-29, but the wheels fell off in the third when visiting Sherman surged past Sulphur Springs in the second half to secure a second straight victory. Coach Bryan Jones’s team played hard and kept it tied through the first two quarters in spite of a full-court press that Sherman...
Lady Cat Cross Country Finishes 15th at State Meet
Lady Cat cross country last week ran in the 4A state championship meet held at Old Settlers Park. It’s the first time in Sulphur Springs history that Lady Cat XC has qualified for state. Coach Ross Hicks said his team put in good effort all season long and are happy with the results. The XC coach said his squad had to deal with a steady downpour of rain on Friday, Nov. 4 in Round Rock. Even so, Sulphur Springs got off to a...
Close Finish For Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Proposition Election
North Hopkins, Saltillo, Miller Grove Elect Trustees To School Boards The election for the Sulphur Springs ISD bond proposition was a close finish, with 50.6% of district voters casting ballots against Proposition A and 49.4% casting ballots in favor of the proposed $81.5 million bond. Voters in Saltillo, North Hopkins and Miller Grove also selected their choices to fill school board seats as well. It should be noted that all election...
Saltillo Boys XC Wins State Championship
Coach Bill Giles and his squad had themselves a day at the 1A state meet. The boys varsity cross country team won the 1A State Championship. Four seniors led the way for the Lions. First up came Gunner Tarver, finishing fourth at 17:28. The second senior, and second to finish for Saltillo, Coy Collins, came 15 seconds after Tarver and placed 12th at the state meet. Another senior, Luke Ritter, finished 19th with a time of 17:50. All...
