Como Man Assaults Paralyzed Ex-wife
Kenneth Wayne Shaw, 53, of Como, was arrested Thursday evening after a Hopkins County deputy spoke with two individuals at a residence on CR 2320 near Como. Shaw is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Injury Child/Elderly/Disable with Intent Bodily Injury (Felony 3) and is being held on a $30,000 bond. According to the two individuals, Shaw assaulted his disabled ex-wife who is now his girlfriend. The ex-wife was sitting in a...
Agri-Life: Say Yes to FCS!
National Survey Says… No, this is not a printed copy of Family Feud, but I will be giving some interesting facts from some reliable, research-based sources. First of all, I want to give you a brief quiz. FCS represents: 1) Fluid Control System 2) Family & Consumer Sciences 3) Fat Cow Syndrome What courses are taught under the FCS umbrella: 1) Accounting and related courses 2) Agricultural animal nutrition...
Animals of the Week: The Solar System
In what is the largest collection of animals to be presented for this weekly article, the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter is presenting nine cats, each named after the various planets in our own solar system. All are short-haired domestics with an age range of one to six months across all nine cats. The group includes a litter of four kittens, three cats that have been in foster care with a volunteer, and another two that reside at the...
Volunteers of the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter
Ladies from the Sulphur Springs area began hosting off-site adoptions with a card table and their own kennels about a year ago for the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter. Flash-forward a year and a Facebook Group later, and a new community volunteer opportunity has arose. The group has decided to begin hosting monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of every month, beginning in September, at Pizza Inn at 6 pm. Several different volunteer...
Wildcats Team Tennis Wins Season Opener
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad opened the season Tuesday with an 11-8 non-district win over Mt. Pleasant on the road. Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez was especially impressed with freshman Jonah Kirkpatrick who teamed with senior Jesse Allen to win a boys number 1 doubles match and he also won his singles match as well. In fact, all the boys won their matches. Veteran girls Karolina Espinoza and Jaspyn Johnson, who played...
Lady Cats Volleyball In Garland Tourney Friday-Saturday
After the Lady Cats’ volleyball team opened the regular season with a 3-0 win over Sherman and a 3-2 loss to North Lamar Tuesday night, Lady Cats Coach Justin Maness had several messages for his players. He told them they were learning a little bit after each match they play. He noted the team played real well against Sherman and he said he knew North Lamar would be a touch opponent like they always are. Coach Maness said he...
Day Three of Wildcats Football Practice: Aches and Pains, Few Complaints
The third day of football practice for any season has a certain reputation. It’s the day players really start to feel aches and pains. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said players seemed to be dog tired. He said in the weight room coaches could hear weights move but there was no other noise. Coach Young said it was the same on the field Wednesday night. He said at least there was little whining like he has heard in...
AgriLife: Armyworms
Recently the warm weather and sporadic rains have trigger the outbreaks of several insects including with reports of armyworms in east and west portions of the county. According to Sansone, Minzemayer and Merchant Extension Entomologists, Texas AgriLife – Extension, armyworm outbreaks are difficult to predict but infestations seem to occur in portions of the state every year especially after early fall rains. Common species of...
Mapps Sentenced to 99 Years for Murder of Young
Thursday morning in Eighth Judicial District Court, a Hopkins County Jury assessed a penalty of 99 years without a fine in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Tilton Joshua Isaiah Mapps of the murder of Jonathan Trahern Young. Wednesday at noon that same jury found Mapps guilty. The jury deliberated for 30 minutes on the guilty verdict but took four hours to determine the penalty. That four hours was separated by a night of...
