“My Heroes” Annual Special Needs Fundraiser
Kathleen Davis and Sherry Maynard are organizers of the 2017 fundraiser for “My Heroes” Special Needs group. Money raised is used for activities through the year for local youth and adult special needs individuals. They plan bowling, camping, movies, summer get-togethers and picnics and a Halloween Dance. Each year the list of activities grows, thanks to private donations and the generosity of persons attending the...
Kids “Genealogy Detective” Workshop Coming!
There’s still some space in the first-ever Genealogy Detective workshop set for Saturday June 10 from 1-4 pm at 611 North Davis Street, inside the Hopkins County Genealogical Library. It’s open to kids in third grade and up for a cost of $10. An adult must accompany each paid child. Fun facts about finding family history, a detective trip to the SS City Cemetery, snacks and prizes will be included. Register by calling...
PJC Offers TIG Welding Class
Third semester welding student Erik Tussey, right, of Sulphur Springs, practices Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding under the watchful eye of lab technician Xavier Plata during his class in the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop. To learn more about the welding program and other workforce training classes, stop by the campus located at 1137 Loop 301 East or call 903-885-1232.
Pickton Man Charged with Aggravated Assault Family Violence With a Deadly Weapon
A woman in Florida called a Hopkins County resident regarding someone who lived in her rent house locally. The renter, according to the property owner was being harmed by the renter’s boyfriend. The local resident called Hopkins County Sheriff’s office. While in route to the address, it was found that the female renter was being threatened by Paige Spencer Whitworth, 48, of Pickton. Whitworth apparently had possession of a gun while...
Argument Inside Auto on I-30 Attracts Attention of Law Enforcement
A Hunt County Deputy notified Hopkins County that he observed a man and woman arguing inside a vehicle. At the 138 mile marker on westbound I-30, the argument was ended when Hopkins County law enforcement located the described vehicle driving in the left lane where prohibited. When contact was made with the two, one of the subjects, Edwin Trevon Carter, 35, of Dallas was found to be wanted on an outstanding warrant for Assault Causing...
Former Teacher’s Appeal Dismissed by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Last week, May 26, 2017, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal that had been made in the conviction and sentencing of former Cumby ISD Math Teacher Lucus Ray Hill. Hill was sentenced to 405 months (33 years, 9 months) in Federal Prison Friday morning, August 19, 2016. He was found guilty of enticement of a minor. He will also serve five years supervised release when he leaves prison after serving the day-for-day...
TxDOT Begins $8.8 Million Seal Coat Projects in Hopkins and Surrounding Counties
PARIS – Motorists traveling in Northeast Texas should pay special attention to all traffic control devices and flaggers, and slow down when they encounter work on area roads this summer. Texas Department of Transportation officials recently cleared CDM Holdings LLC and Brannan Paving to seal coat several roads in Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains and Red River counties. Construction will begin the week of...
East Texas Horticultural Field Day Features Public Viewing and Presentations
OVERTON – The 2017 East Texas Horticultural Field Day will feature more than 500 ornamental plant and vegetable trial varieties for public viewing, along with presentations by experts at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Overton. The event, slated for June 29, will be held rain or shine. Gardeners, professional landscape managers and seed company representatives can learn which landscape plants and vegetables...
Wood County Beekeepers “Save the Bees” Event
About 50 members of the newly-formed Wood County Beekeepers Association will be waiting to meet and greet you at Winnsboro Farmer’s Markets during their Save the Bees events during June. Custom-painted decorative beehives and fresh honey will be just a part of their awareness-and-fundraising efforts for 2017. Mary Smith, President of the Beekeepers group says that public awareness and education are essential to help save the...
