Blue Santa and Chopped Beef Lunch at Walmart Thursday and Friday
November 29, 2023 – Bring an new, unwrapped toy to donate to the children of Hopkins County to the Walmart parking lot this Thursday and Friday. Please call or text us today to pre-order your chopped brisket sandwich lunch by CJ Duffey for tomorrow and Friday. You can reach us at 430-252-9096. Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum and other members of local law enforcement will be on hand to accept your donations. “Because of...
SSISD Bond Committee Pushes Forward to Find Path for Next Bond Request
November 27, 2023 – SSISD Bond Committee will meet again on Monday, November 27th at Douglass Early Childhood School to push forward with information on another bond request for much needed improvements to SSISD campuses. The 50-member committee has met three times previously at different campuses to get a better feel of what is needed for the district as well as how much the next bond request will be after two failed attempts...
Irving Man Spends Night of Black Friday in Hopkins County Jail
November 27, 2023 – An Irving man passing through Hopkins County on the day after Thanksgiving was stopped on Interstate 30 for expired registration and speeding near mile marker 127 in a black S5 Audi. A strong odor of marijuana emitted from inside the vehicle as the DPS officer was talking with the 40 year-old male, identified as George Kim. The driver and lone occupant of the car admitted to having a small amount of marijuana...
Don’t Miss Clue
November 24, 2023 – The Rains ISD High School will be performing the play ‘Clue’ in late November and December. VIP seating is available. Contact Lance at [email protected] for more details.
Holiday Express Train and Much Much More!
Bring Some Non-Perishable Food and Some Folding Money! November 22, 2023 – The Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) formally Kansas City Southern will be spreading Christmas Cheer along a route in North East Texas. Sulphur Springs is on the Holiday Express Train Schedule and will host a 4 hour stop on the tracks near Pacific Park. The train should be here between 4:00pm to 8:00pm. on December 6th, 2023. In addition, the Salvation...
Texas House District 2 Runoff Election Set for January 30, 2024
November 22, 2023 – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has set the date for the runoff election for Texas House District 2 which includes Hopkins, Hunt and Van Zandt counties. After neither candidate received 50% of the votes cast in the November 7th election, a runoff was required and will occur on January 30, 2024. Dutton That office was vacated back in May of 2023 by Royse City representative Bryan Slaton. Six candidates ultimately...
Sulphur Springs Trash Service Thanksgiving Schedule
November 21, 2023 – Those residents in Sulphur Springs expecting their normal trash pickup on this Thursday will have to wait an extra day so that the hard working men and women collecting the trash will be able to spend time with their families. Those customers with Thursday pickup day will be rescheduled to Friday. Other city services and offices will be closed on Thursday, and limited access to services on...
Pets Want to Share Your Thanksgiving Feast? Give Them Green Beans
November 21, 2023 – Pet people love to include furry friends in special events when possible. However feeding pets, especially dogs and possums rich holiday dishes can cause problems. The safest food for them, that might appear on your table are as follow: Possums have relatively poor eyesight, and may not even know it’s Thanksgiving. Consider giving them a few grasshoppers instead of pumpkin pie. Green Beans, by...
Potential Car Burglary Foiled By Sulphur Springs Police
Alyssa Renee Cockrum November 20, 2023 – Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to a local apartment complex late Saturday night to a report of a person trying to enter vehicles in the parking lot. The caller indicated to dispatchers that a white female was observed pulling on door handles of various vehicles. Officers arrived on scene and observed a female sitting inside a vehicle that turned out to not belong to the suspect....
Health Care Foundation Participates in Giving Tuesday
Sulphur Springs, TX – Giving Tuesday has become a well-known, global effort to raise awareness and donations for non-profits during the holiday season. Many charities feel a financial pinch due to the increased needs of those they serve during this time. This is the second year that the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation has participated in the campaign. Last year was a soft campaign publicized through Facebook and accepting...
