Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Hopkins, Delta, Rains, Hunt and Other Counties Until 5 AM July 4th
The National Weather Service in Dallas/Fort Worth has issued a severe thunderstorm watch at 10:48 p.m. Monday, July 3rd for Hopkins, Delta, Hunt, Rains, and other counties in the North and Northeast Texas area. The watch continues until 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Currently, a line of thunderstorms stretches from west of Abilene to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The line is moving southeast.
Over 110 Attend The Edge Monday
The Edge conditioning program drew pretty good numbers Monday morning considering it was the day before the fourth of July holiday. Close to 90 athletes attended The Edge for high school students and another 25 showed up for The Edge for middle school athletes. Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens said he was very pleased with the turnout. He did note that turnout was light for girls. Coach Owens said it was pretty...
Wildcats Should Finish Third According to Texas Football Pre-Season Pick
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens puts no stock whatsoever in any preseason poll. The summer edition of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine takes a stab at predicting football district’s all across Texas and they say the Wildcats should finish in third place in district 16-5A this fall. The magazine prognosticators picked Marshall first, Texas High with their new head coach second and the Wildcats third. They also...
Continuing Ed in July at the PJC – Sulphur Springs Center
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Public Information Services Continuing Ed in July at the PJC – Sulphur Springs Center The Continuing Education Department at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center is offering an Initial Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers class on lifesaving skills for respiratory and cardiac emergencies. The American Heart Association certifies the class, which will meet from noon to 5...
Ebey Returned to Hopkins County Jail Saturday
Barney Dwayne Ebey,53, was returned to Hopkins County Jail Saturday afternoon. Ebey escaped from a work group at Hopkins County Civic Center last week. He was located 12 hours later near Athens, Texas when he was tracked by dogs from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Ebey has been in a Tyler hospital where he had been under observation after being transferred from a Henderson County hospital due to medical reasons. The dogs...
Fail to Stop at Stop Sign Leads to Meth Arrest
When the driver of an older Chevrolet passenger car failed to stop at a designated point, a stop sign, at the intersection of Frisco Street and Main Street in Cumby, a traffic stop by Cumby Police was initiated. Although the driver and passenger stated there was nothing illegal in the vehicle but that proved to be false. The Cumby officer asked for consent to search the vehicle but was denied. He asked the driver, Larry Wayne Simpson,...
Pacific Park Community Celebration & Outreach
Pacific Park Community Celebration & Outreach planned and sponsored by Morning Chapel Baptist Church All our churches of the Sulphur Springs Community and Area are invited to join us at our Pacific Park Community Outreach event! We want to glorify Jesus through fellowshipping and worshiping together! Saturday, July 8th 12:00pm – Dark 3-on-3 Basketball tournament Bounce Houses Waterslide Games Kickball Dominoes Food Hamburgers and...
Heat Index Values, Thunderstorms, Top Independence Week Forecast
After midnight, a complex of thunderstorms may affect areas that are both north of I-20 and east of I-35. Gusty winds and hail will still be possible with the storms late tonight, but flooding resulting from very heavy rainfall will be the primary concern with the storms across Northeast Texas. Monday through Saturday: Daytime temperatures will steadily climb early this week. With considerable humidity, heat index values will exceed...
