Commissioners Close Two Polling Places, Move One
Monday (August 14, 2017) morning during their regular session Hopkins County Commissioners eliminated two polling places. Wesley United Methodist Church as a polling place was closed due to their proximity of other polling locations and the voting place at VFW was closed due to electricity issues at that location. Commissioners also agreed to move the Senior Citizens Center polling place to Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church....
Lady Cats in McKinney Tuesday Night
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness says one of his goals this year is to play a tougher schedule. He feels that will pay off later this season. The Lady Cats won three and lost three in a Garland tournament Friday and Saturday. The Lady Cats, now 4-4 this season, will play next at McKinney North Tuesday evening. Coach Maness says he saw a lot of positives. The Lady Cats defeated South Garland and Carrollton Newman Smith and lost...
Wildcat Football First Practice Monday
The Wildcats’ football team has their first practice of the season Monday evening (August 14) from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Multipurpose Building. Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens says players will be anxious and excited and he adds everyone is ready to get to work. He says having spring ball makes him less anxious now. Coach Owens says after spring football, coaches know what they have coming back. On the other hand,...
Lady Cat Volleyball Gains Experience in Garland Tourney
Playing tough competition in the championship bracket of a Garland tournament Saturday (August 12), the Lady Cats’ volleyball team lost matches to Sachse and Wylie. The Lady Cats lost to Sachse, 25-12, 25-14 and to Wylie, 25-16, 25-16. The Lady Cats ended up winning three matches and losing three matches in the tournament. One of the wins was a championship bracket victory over district foe Hallsville. The Lady Cats had been...
County Commissioners Begin Assessment, Repair on Flooded Roads
Monday morning Hopkins County Commissioners and crews were surveying each of the roads in their precincts for flooding and water damage. Heavy rains between 8-9-inches fell in the northern sections of the county and the remainder of the county also received heavy rains. Sunday morning, Sulphur Springs Police and the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department were alerting local residents to stay off the streets and county roadways if...
Woman Found In Woods With Prohibited Weapon
Shannara Marchell Stevenson, 36, was the subject of a welfare check by Hopkins County Sheriff’s officers in the area of I-30 and CR 3354. The vehicle of located near the 140-mile marker and she was located “in some trees west of the 139-mile marker on the westbound I-30,” according to the report made by the arresting officer. Stevenson was found with her “bug out bag” and to be nervous and talkative. During their talk, she was found...
UPDATED: Flood Warning; County and City Law Enforcement Urge Citizens to Stay Off Streets and Roadways
August 13, 2017 – Hwy 19 North and a lot of County Roads North of Sulphur Springs are under water. Please do not drive through water over the road! If you can, please stay home! List of roads closed are below. Updates will be posted here. 24 hr rain total at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is currently 8.63 in. Roads under water: HWY 19 North of Sulphur Springs FM 69 North of Fm 1537 and North of I-30 FM 269 South of...
Aviation History: C-130 Hercules
The following information comes from local Sulphur Springs resident Tony Hughes. Mr Hughes worked on, performed engine run up, pre-flight/post flight and flew as an aircraft mechanic observer on FCF’s (functional check flight) at the Greenville, Tx. plant, formerly known as TEMCO. The Greenville plant started as Temco (Texas Engineering & Manufacturing Co.) then changed to Ling-Temco Electronics, Inc. in 1960, then...
Thunderstorm Warning, Gusty Winds, Heavy Rain Until 8 p.m. for Hopkins County
At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Commerce to Lake Tawakoni to Wills Point. Movement was east at 20 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Strong thunderstorms will be near… Commerce around 655 PM CDT. Cumby around 700 PM CDT. Fruitvale around 710 PM CDT. Grand Saline around 725 PM CDT. Cooper Lake Park South Sulphur around 730 PM CDT. Como around...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning South Hopkins County Until 3 p.m.
At 231 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Cumby, or 9 miles southwest of Sulphur Springs, moving east at 10 mph. Dime size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include… Sulphur Springs, Cumby and Como. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Seek a safe shelter inside a...
