Suspect In Feb. 5 Shooting Identified, Sought By Police
Sulphur Springs Police Department released the following Tuesday morning, Feb. 18, regarding the shooting at a local apartment complex: “The Sulphur Springs Police Department has identified a suspect in the February 5, 2020, shooting incident at Spring Valley Apartments, in the 800 block of Fuller Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas Brandon Clayton Soles “In the course of the investigation, Detective Jason Reneau determined...
Saltillo Sending 3 To National Beta Contest
Saltillo ISD Beta Club represented the school well at the BETA State Convention at the Gaylord Texan this weekend. Overall, Saltillo ISD had 29 students attend the competition in Grapevine, Texas, February 14-15. Saltillo has three students advancing to National Beta Competition Fort Worth in June, including one student who placed in two different events. Garrett Tarver, junior Garrett Tarver went home with top honors in both Black...
Early Voting Begins Feb. 18 in Party Primary Elections
Early voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 18 in the March 3 Primary Election and continues through Friday, Feb. 28. Voting will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 18-22, Feb. 24, Feb. 26 and Feb. 28. Voting will be conducted from noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 23, and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 and 27. All early voting in Hopkins County will conducted in the Justice of the Peace #2 Courtroom at the Hopkins County Tax Office/Justice of the Peace...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On DWI Charge After Crash
A 45-year-old Sulphur Springs man reportedly didn’t get very far after ignoring other’s attempts to prevent him from driving drunk. He was allegedly found crawling in the grass near a wrecked sport utility vehicle, according to arrest reports. A witnesses allegedly alerted police the man had left a Magnolia Street brewery “highly intoxicated,” despite people’s attempts to take his keys away from him to...
10 North Hopkins Senior, Junior Beta Qualify For Nationals
North Hopkins ISD was well represented this week at the Texas Beta convention. The school had 27 Junior Beta members and 47 Senior Beta members competing. Every competition had 20 or more participants. Some had more than 30 participants. At the conclusion of the weekend, NHISD came home with 10 National Beta qualifiers. A few students advance in more than one event. Agriscience (Photos Courtesy NHISD) Kenna Lane served as a Beta...
Cumby Students Place At National Beta Qualifying Competitions
Cumby ISD had three Senior Beta members and one Junior Beta member who placed in the state competitions and are headed to the national Beta competition this summer. Drawing Awards (Cumby ISD photos) Emily McJohnston placed first in Drawing Division I. In addition to the Division I Drawing Championship Title, she also received brought home a Best In Show Division II award as well. Poetry Award Skyler McJohnston placed second in Poetry...
3 From Sulphur Bluff ISD Advance To National Beta Convention
Sulphur Bluff ISD has three students advancing to the National BETA Convention in Fort Worth. Ryan Vance placed first in speech, Kennedi Lambert placed first in 9th grade agri-science and Dakota Copeland places third in 10th grade agri-science. According to the Beta website, SB High School’s Shane Johnson also placed 4th in 11gh grade social studies Ryan Vance, Kennedy Lambert and Dakota Copeland (SBISD...
Como-Pickton FCCLA Teams Advancing To State
The Como-Pickton FCCLA Competed in Waco at the Region III Leadership conference. The following teams are advancing to the State competition in April. Nutrition and Wellness project team (Photos Courtesy CPCISD) The second place Nutrition and Wellness project team of Presley Cummins and Carol Nabors. Professional Presentations team The third place in Professional Presentations team of Kenlee Green, Jocelyn Perez and Jazmine Tapley....
SSHS Students Advance In Robotics, Culinary Arts SkillsUSA Competitions
February 16, 2020 – Sulphur Springs High School had 21 students compete at the District 5 SkillsUSA competition at Texas State Technical College in Waco on February 6-8, 2020. Robotics and Culinary Arts teams competed very well, advancing a total of four teams to state competition. The SSHS Robotics Team included (from left to right) Luis Ruiz, Kobe Walker, Isabelle Thesing, James Draper, Austin McCain, Matthew Robinson, Clancy...
Hopkins County Constable Precinct 2 Candidate Profiles
The start of early voting for the March 3 Primary Elections begins Tuesday morning, Feb. 18. At the county level, the Constable 2 position was the only one to draw challengers. While Constable 2 Bill Allan chose not to seek another term, John Brian Beadle and Charles Humphries are both seeking the Republican Party nomination for the office. There are no Democratic Party candidates for Constable Precinct 2, according to the Secretary...
