Sulphur Springs Public Library Last Summer Announcement For the Kids
End of summer reading 2019 The end of the 2019 summer reading program is near. We will have a costume contest during our last Story time Tuesday July 30 at 10:00am; kids should dress up as either a mermaid or a Pirate. Mandy Fiock Photography will be here for photos with Ariel for A $5 donation to Shining Star Productions. Photos will be held at 9:30- 10:00 am, (before story time) and again at 10:30- 11 am. Wednesday July 31th will be...
Candidate Filing Now Open For 2 School Board Elections
At least two local school districts will be holding trustees elections this fall. Candidate filing for a place on the school board is now open in Cumby and North Hopkins school districts. cisd cumby Cumby ISD Cumby Independent School District will have three places to be determined in the Nov. 5 election. All three are full three-year seats on the board. Currently, Jason Hudson, Tony Aguilar and Jody Jarvis are serving in those...
Sulphur Springs Man In Hopkins County Jail For Second Time In A Month
Eduardo Austin Delgado Torres A 20-year-old Sulphur Springs man turned himself in early Tuesday morning on five violation of probation charges, marking the second time he has been in the county jail this month. Eduardo Austin Delgado Torres surrendered himself at Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center at 12:08 a.m. July 23 and was walked by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Lester into the county jail, according to arrest...
Shadow Renaissance Festival is July 26-28 at Civic Center
Shadow Renaissance Festival cast ready for the July 2019 event Shadow Renaissance Festival is in its second year of raising funds for Shadow Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center. It is the goal of the 2019 RenFest to provide operational funding for the non-profit therapeutic center for a whole year. With the turnout of 3,500 people at the inaugural 2018 Festival, that seems a reachable goal. We talked with Kris Cobb, President of the...
Mount Vernon Woman Arrested In Hopkins County On Felony DWI Charge
Jennifer Wilkes A 63-year-old Mount Vernon woman’s reckless driving caught the attention of other motorists who reported her to authorities; an equipment violation lead to a traffic stop. However, Jennifer Wilkes was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated, a charge enhanced to a felony due to at least three prior DWI convictions, according to arrest reports. Wilkes was stopped about 7 p.m. July 22 on Interstate 30 at...
Shawls Of Love Create Gifts For Local Patients
Shawls of Love members Virginia Emerline, Dee Harder, Patricia Peacock and Hillis Bass Shawls of Love is a hard working group of individuals who crochet and knit items which are donated to hospitals, nursing homes and cancer centers for newborns, cancer and hospice patients. The group meets at 10 a.m. the fourth Monday of each month at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and brings the items they’ve made throughout the...
Pasta Sauces, Certain Packaged Salads Latest Foods Being Recalled
At least five different kinds of Ragu pasta sauces, four types of Archer Farms-brand and Freskëtbrand packaged salads, and an Archer Farms brand sandwich are among the latest round of foods being voluntarily recalled. RAGÚ® Pasta Sauces Mizkan America, Inc., announced last week and the FDA over the weekend, the voluntary recall of select the five types of RAGÚ® pasta sauces produced between June 4-8 because the sauce may contain...
Section of Davis Street Closed Due To Water Break
July 22, 2019 – If you’ve been downtown in the last couple of days, you will most likely have noticed a small section of Davis Street shut down just south of Main Street. This section of Davis Street was closed to traffic Sunday and Monday due to a water break reported over the weekend. That section of street was closed over the weekend due to a water line break and was expected to take a couple of days to fix. According...
Bayer Recalling 2 Lots of Mislabeled Kogenate FS Antihemophilic Factor
Patients prescribed Kogenate FS antihemophilic factor (recombinant) 2000 IU vials by Bayer as well as medical professionals and pharmacies should take note of a July 19 recall issued on two lots of the clotting medication. Only two lots of the 2000 IU vials distributed in the United States are impacted. They are: NDC # 0026-3786-65, Product # DR03, Lot # 27118RK, Expiration Date 06/12/2021 NDC # 0026-3786-65, Product # DR03, Lot #...