Missouri Man Arrested for Drug Possession Following Fight in Middle of Highway
Two individuals fighting in the middle of State Highway 19 North drew the response of a Hopkins County Deputy. There he found Ronald Dominic Hayes, 40, of Kansas City, MO. It was thought Hayes was on PCP. The deputy found a glass container containing what is suspected to be PCP. Hayes was taken to Hopkins County Jail where he was secured in the violent cell. Hayes stated he did not remember the incident. He is charged with Possession...
2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Schedule of Events…Make Time for Fun!
Hello everyone! The Festival Board of Directors doesn’t want you to miss anything during the 2018 Hopkins County Dairy Festival, so here’s the schedule. Be sure and purchase your Pageant tickets from any of the eight contestants. This year’s theme is “Party Til the Cows Come Home”. See you there! Monday May 21st Dairy Festival Queen’s Dinner at The Alcove at 6:00. Friday June 8th. at 12:00 noon is the...
Enjoying An End-of-School Tradition at Miller Grove ISD…With Lots of History and Pride
When Enola Gay arrived in front of the Miller Grove school, she parked her car and simply followed her nose as well as a steady flow of people heading toward the new school cafeteria. Most of the third-grade class were already enjoying their lunch tray of Hopkins County stew, cheese and crackers, and the older classes would be filing in soon for a decades-long tradition at the country school…the End of School Stew. It’s...
City of Como Plans Prayer Vigil for Sunday Afternoon Following Saturday Accident
According to Como Mayor Darla Lewis Henry the Como City Hall will open today, Sunday, May 20th at 5 p.m. for a prayer vigil focused on the tragic accident that occurred in the city Saturday. Mayor Henry said, “Many communities, many families and friends are affected and our own community first responders and by standers that witnessed the event all need prayer.” The vigil is in response to a morning traffic accident...
Dinner Bell Menu For May 23th, 2018
DINNER BELL MENU May 23, 2018 Community Partner Rotary Club, the Community Sponsor, is Cooking Hamburgers! Menu: Hamburgers and All The Trimmings Baked Beans Potato Salad Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Banana Pudding (no added sugar dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs,...
Meal A Day Menu: May 21st-25th, 2018
Meal A Day Menu May 21st – May 25th Monday Chicken Fried Chicken Mashed Potatoes Malibu Vegetables Roll Tuesday Beef Lasagna English Peas Garlic Toast Wednesday Chicken Cuisine Carrots Roll Thursday Pork Roast and Gravy Sweet Potatoes Green Bean Casserole Roll Friday Chicken Pot Pie Broccoli and Cheese Pickled...
Video Presentation: Dairy Festival Scrapbooks
Videography by Doug Haston Lynda Hagar and Patricia Chase joined Enola Gay in conversation regarding the Dairy Festival pictures from the past. Hagar has kept a scrapbook of pictures and she and Chase draw from a wealth of knowledge and experience in Dairy Festival...
Two Adults Dead, Two Children Injured in Saturday Auto Accident in Como
A two vehicle accident Saturday morning around 11 a.m. in Como left two adults dead and two children hospitalized. One child was flown to Children’s Hospital in Dallas and the second child transferred to a local hospital by ambulance. The two adults were pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace B. J. Teer. The victims were from Alba, TX. The accident occurred at State Highway 11 and FM 69 when the Chevrolet Colorado Pickup...
District 16-5A All District Baseball; Humphries Co-MVP; Chaney Newcomer of the Year
Now that all teams in District 16-5A are out of the playoffs, the All-District Team has been announced. The All-District Team is chosen by district coaches, with no coach voting for his own player nominated. Wildcat Pitcher Ryan Humphries was named Co-Most Valuable Player of the Year. Sophmore Jaxon Chaney was named Newcomer of the Year. Wildcat Coach Jerrod Hammack was selected to share a three-way Coach of the Year Honor....
Early Voting Ends; Tuesday is Primary Runoff Election Day
May Primary Runoff Early Voting ended Friday with 228 Republicans and 16 Democrats casting ballots. It was the largest one day turnout during the week. A total of 817 Republicans and 55 Democrats voted in what is reported by the Texas Association of Broadcasters to be a low voter turnout statewide. Now attention turns to Tuesday, May 22, and Primary Election Day. In Hopkins County, voting places have been consolidated for this...
