2,319 Ballots Cast in First Three Days of Early Voting
Wednesday 705 early votes were cast in Hopkins County dropped from the first two days. The total for early voting through the first three days is 2319 ballots cast in person at the Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Courtroom. The courtroom serves as the early voting place for the county. Early voting continues through November 2nd from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each weekday with the exception of Tuesday, October 30th and Thursday,...
Hearts of Life Animal Rescue Presents Jeremy for Adoption
Jeremy is a 2 year old Shepherd/Pyrenees mix. He is very large and extremely affectionate! His favorite hobbies include eating, playing with his brothers and finding his way in to your lap. Jeremy has a very easy going personality and would make a great companion for almost anyone needing a large cuddle buddy. His adoption fee is $100.00 which includes all previous vetting, neuter and rabies shot. Please contact Hearts of Life...
Chamber Connection October 25, 2018
The 49th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest will be held at Buford Park on Saturday, October 27th. Stew service will begin at 10:45 a.m., and quart sales begin at 11:30 a.m. Stew tickets are already on sale at all local banks and at the Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are All-You-Can-Eat Stew for $6.00 each. T-shirts will also be available for $10 each. The Chamber is excited to announce that Brown & Gray will be...
Design Charrette Set for Pacific Park Thursday, October 25, 8 a.m. Until 5 p.m.
From 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. today (Thursday), a design charrette, a come and go planning event, at the Grays building in Pacific Park will give an opportunity to local residents to present their ideas for improvements and needs at Pacific Park to Mark Spencer, the design leader who planned Coleman Park and other improvements made in the city in recent years. Also present will be City Councilman Freddie Taylor, city parks staff, and City...
Wildcats and Lions Fight for Play-off Spot Friday Night
Will the Wildcats’ football team suffer a letdown against Greenville Friday night after a tough first district loss to Corsicana last Friday? Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said some people have suggested that. He said coaches have talked with the team about it. Coach Owens said they have also told the players not to get all wrapped up in the district records of the Lions and the Wildcats. 2017 Senior Night game between...
Corrected: PJC-Sulphur Springs PTK Honor Society Induction
NEW PTK MEMBERS The Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society at Paris Junior College, held fall induction ceremonies at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus this week. To be eligible for membership, students must have a grade point average of 3.5. PTK offers students opportunities to develop qualities of scholarship, leadership, fellowship, and service. New PTK members are (Back row left to...
Enjoy “The Dining Room” Onstage at Main Street Theater..it’s an “Actor’s Play”
David Woody (left), Sydnee Hawkins (center), Alden Green (right) David Woody, veteran stage actor with Main Street Theater, calls “The Dining Room” an actor’s play because it challenges and stretches the ability to create various characters for different scenes within a single setting. Each of the three women and three men in “The Dining Room” portray ten characters each. The cast includes Woody, Alden...
Local Man Arrested For Violation of Probation
October 24, 2018 – A defective trailer lamp drew the attention of a DPS trooper who initiated a traffic stop at the 682 mile marker on State Highway 11 Tuesday afternoon (October 23, 2018). The driver, William Tyler Bilharz, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested for two outstanding warrants for his arrest out of Hopkins County. William Tyler Bilharz Bilharz is in Hopkins County Jail for Violation of Probation Possession of Controlled...
