Thursday Night at the Library
Please note the date this week of our last Hopkins County Reads program for our current book selections. Hopkins County Reads Program 1 We will welcome Ken Hanushek, PJC History professor, to talk about past Olympic inspirational moments along with the wonderful book, Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. All this will happen at the library Thursday night February 27 at 6pm. Don’t miss it! Hopkins County Reads Program...
Everyone Counts In The US Census, Which Begins In March
It’s time for the U.S. Census. Everyone who lives in the United States is required by law to participate. The Census Bureau is also required by law to protect all answers. Responses are only used to produce statistics; no personal information is allowed to be disclosed, according to the Census Bureau website. The results of the U.S. Census 2020 are used to determine how much funding local communities receive for key public services....
Wildcats Tennis Player Jonah Kirkpatrick Signs Letter With East Texas Baptist University Tuesday
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was afraid he might choke up while talking about senior Jonah Kirkpatrick, who signed a letter of intent Tuesday morning (February 25) to attend and play college tennis at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall. Coach Martinez said he began coaching Kirkpatrick in his first year playing tennis in the seventh grade at Sulphur Springs Middle School. Now Kirkpatrick is the captain of the varsity...
Softball and Soccer are on the Schedule on Game Day Tuesday
The Lady Cats Softball Team and the Wildcats and Lady Cats Soccer Teams have games on this game day Tuesday (February 25). The Lady Cats softball game scheduled for Tuesday evening in Mineola has been moved to a dryer Lady Cat Park. There will be a JV game at 5 p.m. and a varsity game at 6:30 p.m. The Lady Cats are off to a slow start going 1-4 in their own Sulphur Springs Tournament. Those games were moved to artificial turf in Grand...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Liked the Way the Wildcats Played Against Lufkin Monday
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta admitted the Wildcats have been up and down lately but he said he was pleased to see the team he saw Monday night (February 24) in a 78-55 bi-district win over Lufkin at Tyler Junior College. He said they played at a high level that he knows they are capable of at both ends of the floor. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats were locked in and did a good job of executing the game plan He said he...
Arkansas Woman Allegedly Gave False Name To Avoid Warrant Arrest
A 25-year-old Pine Bluff, Arkansas woman allegedly gave troopers a false name because she thought she had an outstanding warrant. While a records check did not reveal any Arkansas warrants, the woman did go to jail on marijuana possession and failure to identify charges, according to jail reports. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper reportedly stopped a Nissan Altima driven by the woman’s fiance at 1:17 p.m. Feb. 24 on...
5 SSMS Teams Advancing To State Destination Imagination Contest
Sulphur Springs Middle School will be well represented at the State Destination Imagination Contest April 3-4. Overall, SSMS came home from the regional DI contest in Mesquite Feb. 22 with six teams earning first and second place honors, five of which qualify to compete at state, and four earned special recognition as well. “SSMS had a great weekend at the East Region Tournament in Mesquite. The Technical, Scientific, Fine...
1,061 Ballots Cast During First Week Of Early Voting
After one full week of early voting, 1,061 ballots had been cast in the March 3, 20202 Republican and Democratic Party Primary Elections, according to the official totals posted by the early voting judges. Of those, 924 had been cast in the Republican Primary and 137 in the Democratic Primary at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24. In the Democratic Primary, 23 voters had cast ballots by 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 19, the second day of voting. That number had...
Yantis Woman Jailed On Felony Hopkins County Child Endangerment Warrant
A 35-year-old Yantis woman was booked into Hopkins County jail Monday afternoon on a felony warrant. Brandi Christine Potts Brandi Christine Potts was taken into custody at 1:28 p.m. Feb. 24. She was escorted into the jail by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Marney and booked at 1:41 p.m. on a warrant alleging abandoning or endangering of a child-criminal negligence, according to arrest reports. Potts, who is also known...
