Sheriff’s Department Releases Information on Murder in Hopkins County
According to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum, his office received a call around 12:06 a.m. Wednesday morning from a female stating she had found her husband shot in their residence after she heard a gunshot. When deputies arrived on scene, they found a white male unresponsive in the residence. Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings pronounced the man dead at the scene. His body was transported to Dallas for autopsy. The female is in...
Como Man IDed by Game Camera Photo for Burglary of Building
A game camera provided Hopkins County deputies a picture of the individual that would shortly be charged with Burglary of a Building, a Felony 2. Josheua Lee Joiner, 18, of Como, was arrested around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday after deputies were called to a Smith Street address in Como. The burglary had taken place at some time Sunday, February 25, 2018. When the deputies were provided the picture, they located Joiner at his home on Mill...
Haystack Youth Choir, Sponsors Help Give NE Texas Kids a Brighter Easter
Portfolio Resident Services Provides Easter Baskets for Subsidized Families Across North East Texas Sulphur Springs, Texas (February 27, 2018) — In Spring of 2016 and 2017, Heartland Village Apartments partnered with Discovery Toys Independent Consultant Juli Woolley to provide Easter baskets for children living in their housing facilities. Businesses and individuals made cash and in kind donations to offset the cost of the...
Wildcat 2018 Football Schedule Released
Sulphur Springs Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens released the 2018 Football Schedule on Tuesday. The Wildcats again will have a scrimmage with Liberty-Eylau as they have had for the past few years. This one will be at Prim Stadium on Friday, August 24 at 7 p.m. The following Friday on August 31, the Wildcats will open the regular season against Frisco Wakeland at Frisco Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats home opener...
Triple Overtime Loss for Wildcats at Regional Quarterfinal Game
The Wildcats’ basketball team came up short in their regional quarterfinal game against Prosper at Princeton Tuesday night but the Wildcats put up a tremendous fight in a triple overtime loss to the Eagles, 69-64. With the Wildcats trailing by three but hoping to get off a tying shot, Prosper got a big steal. A lay up was missed but a second Eagle grabbed the rebound and dunked the ball to give Prosper a five point lead....
Wheeler Selected Area 6 FFA Vice President
North Hopkins very own Faith Wheeler sweeps for the win as she received a Vice Presidency position on the Area 6 FFA Officer team. The Paris District FFA selected Wheeler, the newly retired 2017-2018 Paris District FFA Vice President, in early January to run as one of their two candidates to represent them at the Area 6 FFA convention. Before being selected Faith underwent an extensive application, testing and interview process. She...
Wildcats Defeat Pirates; Host Marshall Friday
Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins got what he was looking for out of his Wildcats Monday night at Pine Tree as the Wildcats left with a 1-0 district win over the Pirates. It was a good way for the Wildcats to start the second half of district play. The Wildcats are now 3-4 in district play. Coach Wiggins said it is always tough playing at Pine Tree. He said the Wildcats played hard and he added the match was more intense than usual....
Scouting Report: Wildcats vs. Prosper
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta gave a scouting report on the Prosper Eagles on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday. The Wildcats meet Prosper in a regional quarterfinal game at Princeton Tuesday night at 7 p.m. Coach Cipoletta said the Eagles are a very good team. They are 31-3 for the season and are ranked #5 in the state in Class 5A. The Wildcats come in ranked #13 and they...
River Flood Warning Remains in Effect for Hopkins, Delta Counties
The River Flood warning for parts of Delta and Hopkins County remains in effect. The South Sulphur River near Cooper staged at 20.98 feet Tuesday morning at 9:15 a.m. Flood stage is 16 feet. Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. The river will continue rising to a crest near 22 feet by Thursday evening and then begin falling but remain above flood stage. Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is...
