Channel 18 News:  Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Jul31
Read More
Community’s Friendliness, EDC Cited As Factors In Attracting My Perfect Pet Owner To Sulphur Springs
Jul31

Community’s Friendliness, EDC Cited As Factors In Attracting My Perfect Pet Owner To Sulphur Springs

My Perfect Pet groundbreaking ceremony on July 31, 2019 A gathering of about three dozen local officials, business representatives and community members joined Karen Neola at 49 Pioneer Parkway Monday morning to welcome her to Sulphur Springs and officially break ground on the site where she is expected in less than a year to begin production of her gourmet pet food products for pets. Neola started My Perfect Pet after two of her dogs...

Read More
Dixie World Series Game for Saturday August 2nd, 2019
Jul31

Dixie World Series Game for Saturday August 2nd, 2019

Three age divisions of Dixie Softball, inc will have World Series playoffs at Coleman Park in Sulphur Springs, TX. Round 1 games involving our own Hopkins County Ballplayers are listed below. Dixie Ponytails X-Play HOPKINS COUNTY (HOST)Team EGAME 36:00 pm, Field 1Team FLOUISIANA Dixie Debs HOPKINS COUNTY (HOST)Team AGAME 19:00 am, Field 5Team BTEXAS Dixie Angels X-Play HOPKINS COUNTY (HOST)Team IGAME 5To be announced.Team JNORTH...

Read More
Fort Worth Woman Accused Of Having Forged Social Security, Texas ID Cards
Jul31

Fort Worth Woman Accused Of Having Forged Social Security, Texas ID Cards

A 25-year-old Fort Worth woman is accused of having forged Social Security and Texas ID cards when stopped by a deputy in Cumby early Tuesday morning. Both documents allegedly had her name on them, and the ID card had her address and date of birth too. However, the number on the Social Security card was fake and the number on the ID card was that of a person who died, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney alleged in...

Read More
Commissioners Approve Equipment Purchases, Bridge Replace Program Agreement
Jul30

Commissioners Approve Equipment Purchases, Bridge Replace Program Agreement

Hopkins County Commissioners Court Steps to attain equipment for road maintenance and fund bridge repairs were among the actions take by Hopkins County Commissioners Court this week. Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley will be getting Kubota Tractor with side boom mower, a Ford F250 Ford pickup and Mobank wood chipper to help workers keep county roads in Precinct 3 brush cut, and ditches cleared and brush cut back. The equipment will...

Read More
Sixty Entering Eighth and Ninth Graders Show Up Tuesday for Wildcats Football Camp
Jul30

Sixty Entering Eighth and Ninth Graders Show Up Tuesday for Wildcats Football Camp

Tuesday, July 30, marked the opening day for the three-day Wildcats Football Camp for SSISD students only entering the 8th and 9th grades. Camp hours are 9:30 a.m. until noon each day through Thursday. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said camp for younger boys took place in late May and he said that change seemed to help increase numbers for that camp. With hot weather Tuesday morning, Coach Owens was glad to have the indoor field...

Read More
Wildcats Marching Band Hits Practice Field Tuesday To Begin Preparing For Fall Halftime Show
Jul30

Wildcats Marching Band Hits Practice Field Tuesday To Begin Preparing For Fall Halftime Show

The 120-member Wildcats Marching Band hit the steamy hot practice field Tuesday morning, July 30, to begin preparation for this falls halftime shows and contests. Band Director Spencer Emmert said the on-field work occurred after about an hour of team building and bonding. Emmert said he was excited about three things occurring this year. First, the band will have the opportunity to advance this year. That happens only every other...

Read More
Channel 18 News:  Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Jul30
Read More
Wildcats Football Season Ticket Renewals Continue At A Very Steady Pace Tuesday
Jul30

Wildcats Football Season Ticket Renewals Continue At A Very Steady Pace Tuesday

Lynette King, one of those working on Wildcats football season ticket week, said Tuesday morning, July 30, that current ticket holders were coming in to renew their seats at a very steady rate. She said about half of the season ticket holders renewed their seats on Monday, which she said was pretty close to normal. Current ticket holders have until 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to get in and renew their seats or they will lose them. Wednesday is...

Read More
South Broadway Street Is Open To Traffic Again
Jul30

South Broadway Street Is Open To Traffic Again

South Broadway Street was temporarily closed from Drexel Drive to McCann Street Tuesday. The block of South Broadway Street shut down Tuesday from Drexel Drive to McCann Street in the area of Sonic and Alliance Bank was once again open to traffic by about 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson. “We hit the gas service while doing a small sewer project. We had called for locates and they failed...

Read More