Meal A Day Needs Help On Wednesdays, Thursdays
Meal A Day is in desperate need of help on Wednesdays and Thursdays, according to Karon Weatherman, who serves as program director of the Senior Citizens Center, where the Meal A Day program is headquartered. The program needs a Wednesday driver and a couple of cooks for Wednesday and Thursday. The route is in-town and should take only about an hour, if anyone is interested in donating their time to deliver meals prepared at the...
Runoff Expected Between Flynn, Slaton For District 2 State Representative
The Republican Texas Representative, District 2, election appears to be headed to a May runoff. Although incumbent Dan Flynn finished 9.24 percent ahead of Slaton and 14.18 percent head of Dwayne “Doc” Collins, none of the candidates received over 50 percent of the overall votes, according to the unofficial counts posted by the Secretary of State’s office. Dan FlynnBryan Slaton Overall, Flynn received 14,044 votes or...
Beadle Edges Ahead Of Humphries In Election for Constable 2 With 51.45 Percent Of Overall Votes
The only opposed county-level election in Hopkins County, for Constable 2, was close, but when the final unofficial tallies came in Tuesday night, John Brian Beadle had edged ahead of Charles Humphries with 51.45 percent of the Republican ballots cast in in the March 3 Party Primary. John Brian Beadle When the early voting totals were in, only 28 votes separated the two Precinct 2 Constable candidates, with Humphries receiving 469...
*Updated* Hopkins County Primary Election Results 2020
Below are the unofficial final results of the March 3 primaries for opposed county and district elections as of 9:04 p.m. Results reflect Hopkins County results only for district elections: CONSTABLE PRECINCT 2 Republicans Charles Humphries: 1136John Brian Beadle: 1204 Democrats No candidate DISTRICT 2, STATE REPRESENTATIVE (Hopkins, Hunt, Van Zandt District) Republicans – Hopkins County Totals Only Dan Flynn: 2007Bryan Slaton:...
Sulphur Springs ISD Community Reportedly At Low Risk For Corona Virus
Sulphur Springs Independent School District today reported that the school community is at low risk for Corona virus, but the district staff continues to track of the situation through the our local health department, the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Families, students, staff and community members are encouraged to take the same steps to help protect against corona virus...
Robbery Reported At Main Street Business
Sulphur Springs Police are investigating a robbery reported to have occurred around 1:25 a.m. March 3 at a business in the 1600 block of Main Street, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson. A black male in dark clothing with face covering allegedly entered the store and demanded money from the clerk. The clerk reportedly believed the man had a gun concealed by his clothing, but one was never displayed. The clerk...
CBS 60 Minutes Team Coming to NE Texas
A team from the CBS 60 Minutes program is slated to visit Franklin County Texas this week. 60 Minutes is doing a story on the effects of rural hospital closings in NE Texas. The ‘Old Hospital’ in Mount Vernon Texas closed in 2014. At that time, the closure was a cost saving measure. Since the closure, the building was found to contain asbestos, and have other significant problems. Water pipes have frozen and burst, and a...
CTE: SSHS Students Engage In Project Based Learning By Conducting Mock Trial
On Thursday, February 28, a Mock Trial was conducted by Sulphur Springs High School Court Systems and Practices students. The mock trial was the culmination of a project based learning assignment between the Forensics Sciences classes and the Court Systems and Practices class. Ms. Caroline Kenealy and Mr. Mike Meador set up a crime scene for their classes in which their students had to analyze a crime scene, collect evidence...
Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider 4 Ordinances At March 3 Meeting
Non-Motorized Sports Concession At Coleman Lake, Sludge Contract Pricing, Audit Submitted For Council Discussion, Action Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked Tuesday night during their regular March meeting to consider approving four ordinances, seven action items, hear a presentation proposing the”antidote to urban sprawl” and be asked to consider one executive session item. Sulphur Springs City Council The City...
Election Day Voting In March 3 Primaries To Be Held At 12 Locations In Hopkins County
Voters who did not take advantage of the early voting period to cast ballots in the Democratic and Republican Party Primary Elections will have one last chance to do so Tuesday, March 3. According to early voter totals reported to the Secretary of State’s Office, 2,510 of the 23,190 registered voters in Hopkins County cast ballots either by mail or personal appearance at the conclusion of early voting in the March Party Primary...
