Annual Help a Child Benefit Adds “Date Night at the Brewery” in Fundraising for Three Children’s Charities
Eleven years ago, Wade Bartley found a way to put on a fun farm-related event and help some charitible organizations at the same time. He called it simply the “Help a Child Benefit” and it has grown from a small tractor pull, chili cookoff and auction to a much-anticipated Fall event for families across and beyond the county. Now, a new and different separate event has been added to help in the fundraising for 2018, and...
Grand Jury Indicts 40 in September, 2018
Forty (40) indictments were handed up by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Those who have been previously arrested and announced under indictment include: Jessica Elizabeth Bender, 27 Jessica Elizabeth Bender was indicted for Abandon Endanger Child Criminal Negligence. Child Protective Services began an investigation after Jessica Elizabeth Bender, 27 of Sulphur Springs and her year old child tested positive...
Grandmother, Mother Arrested for Endangering Child
Pandora Sue Ewalt Child Protective Services began an investigation into Pandora Sue Ewalt, 53, of Sulphur Springs and her daughter Summer Wright for drug use around a child. Ewalt is the grandmother and Wright is the mother of the child. Summer Leigh Ann Wright During the investigation both the grandmother and the mother along with the 11-month old child tested positive for methamphetamine. Child Protective Services contacted the...
Video Production: Hopkins County United Way Donor Luncheon September 26, 2018
Hopkins County United Way Donor Luncheon at the Sulphur Springs Country Club Wednesday featured Colby Carthel, who coached the Texas A & M University-Commerce Lions to the Football 2017 National Championship...
Hearts of Life Presents Peggy Sue for Adoption
Peggy Sue is approximately 4 years old. She is not your typical outgoing, adoptable dog. Peggy Sue is extremely shy but very affectionate once she gets to know you. She has been to several adoption events for exposure & interaction, but she would rather be in her safe place. Peggy Sue responds to us as her caretakers very well, but she definitely has a hesitation when it comes to male humans. She was a stray/dump so we...
Acker’s Final Day; Death Sentence to be Carried Out Today
Daniel Clate Acker,46, will be the 10th convicted killer to be put to death in Texas and the second in two days when he is given a lethal injection tonight, Thursday, September 27th. The date was set as the date for the execution by Eighth Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcut. The order was hand delivered to TDCJ Wednesday, May 9th. Acker is on Death Row in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice convicted of the kidnapping and...
Chamber Connection September 27, 2018
The Chamber has a few sites left in the 49th Annual Stew Cook-off. The deadline for entry into the contest is Friday, October 5th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 49th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the cooks come-and-go reception on Tuesday, October 16th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their grocery reimbursement check from the Chamber, their goody bags, and a list of rules and...
Coach Maness on Lady Cats 3-1 Volleyball Loss at Lindale Tuesday Night
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness commented on the Lady Cats 3-1 loss at Lindale Tuesday (September 25) night. The loss gives the Lady Cats are 0-2 district mark after opening with two road matches. The Lady Cats, ranked #25 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association Poll, have a season mark now of 24-9. Coach Maness said he saw a lot more effort from the Lady Cats against Lindale than he did in the game at Royse City last Friday...
Wildcats, Mount Pleasant Team Tennis Squads Hope to Get in District Match Wednesday
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad and Mount Pleasant are hoping to get a break in the rainy weather this Wednesday (September 26) afternoon so they can play their district match at 3:30 p.m. in Mount Pleasant. The match was originally scheduled to be played Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday morning Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said the match had been moved to Wednesday afternoon. There was no reason given. The Wildcats enter the...
