‘History By Foot’ Tour is a Long-Running Tradition of Downtown Business Alliance
John Sellers organizes the latest participants in ‘History by Foot” On Saturday, local historian John Sellers led a group of more than 25 persons interested in learning more about the history of downtown Sulphur Springs. This is the 18th walking history tour he has organized for the Downtown Business Alliance since 2011. After the initial stop at the Hopkins County Courthouse, Sellers led the group northward to points of...
Hopkins County Democrats Meet Tuesday November 19 at 6pm at Pizza Inn
Robert Suson of the Hopkins County Democrats invites you to attend a meeting Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 6:00 PM at PIZZA INN in Sulphur Springs, 320 Mockingbird Lane. Please pass the word to friends and fellow Democrats. There will be recognition for person bringing the most guests!” For more information, phone Bob Suson at 903-439-0342 For some interesting history, in 2010, the Democratic Party adopted a new logo, a capitol...
H.C. Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting Nov. 21
HOPKINS COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY MONTHLY MEETING WHEN: Thursday, November 21, 2019 @ 7:00 p.m. WHERE: HCGS Library, 611 N. Davis St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 WHAT: Kenneth Sivard Presents, “How The Civil War Affected the Choctaw Nation & Texas’ Involvement In It” Kenny Sivard is a 7th generation resident of McCurtain County, OK. Currently he is the president of the McCurtain County Historical Society and serves on the board...
H.C. Republican Party Will Meet Tuesday Nov 19 at ROC
According to local party chair Donnie Wisenbaker, a special speaker will attend the meeting of the Hopkins County Republican Party on Tuesday November 19, 2019 at The Roc at 6 pm. Damara Fondren is East Texas Regional Director for the Republican Party of Texas’ Volunteer Engagement Project. She was born and raised in Southeast Texas, is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a bachelors in Political Science and is also a...
SSISD Fine Arts Department Reports Fine Fall, Planning For Sights, Sounds of Season
Fall is a busy time for the Fine Arts Departments at Sulphur Springs Independent School District, with multiple band and choir contests, group performances and various other activities. “We’ve had a busy few weeks in the Fine Arts Department and December will be an exciting and very busy time,” said SSISD Fine Arts Coordinator Cindy Welch. Hands by Kennedy Lee, Art 4, graphite 1st National Bank, Sulphur Springs by...
Lady Cats Basketball Team Takes Silver Bracket Consolation Game at Bells Tournament Saturday
The Lady Cats Basketball Team won a defensive struggle, 32-22 Saturday (November 16) over Whitesboro to capture the Silver Bracket Consolation Final Game at the Bells Invitational Tournament. Points were hard to come by, especially during the first three quarters. The Lady Cats led the Lady Bearcats, 5-3 after the first quarter, 9-5 at the half and 17-10 after three quarters. The Lady Cats outscored Whitesboro, 15-12 in the fourth...
Wildcats Basketball Team Opens the Regular Season With Two Point Win in Overtime
Last Year’s Wildcats’ Basketball Team had the knack of winning lots of close games down the stretch. They started the 2019-2020 season in the same way. The Wildcats, ranked #5 in Class 5A, battled Decatur, ranked #7 in Class 4A, into overtime before eking out a 73-71 win Saturday (November 16) in the Cowtown Showdown at North Crowley. The Wildcats got a huge game from senior Sadaidriene Day Day Hall, a IUPUI commit, who...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report For Nov. 6-12, 2019
Wood County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle November 6 Deputies were dispatched to Highway 80 near Mineola, at approximately 1:11 a.m., in reference to a dispute. Deputies spoke with all parties involved and cleared the incident.Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle at Lake Winnsboro dam; at approximately 3:02 a.m. Deputies located the vehicle and everything was OK.Deputies responded to a suspicious person on Goode Street in...
Police Arrest 3 Following 2 Early Morning Complaints
Two early morning complaints, one of a rolling disturbance and another of a person sleeping in a pickup at a truck stop, resulted in three misdemeanor arrests by police within two hours Saturday. Sulphur Springs police first responded around 12:20 a.m. Nov. 16 in the area of Davis Street in reference to a complaint of a rolling disturbance in a white sport utility vehicle. Officers stopped a white GMC Suburban in the 200 block of...
Man Jailed Following I-30 Crash East of Sulphur Springs Friday Night
One man was arrested following a crash in which one of the two vehicles involved overturned onto its side in the ditch just off interstate 30 west Friday night. State troopers arrested two Sulphur Springs residents overnight Friday, one following a traffic stop and the other following a two-vehicle crash. At 7:13 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Christopher Sorley; Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt....
