A Potential Danger In Sweeteners By David Wall
For so many of us, especially for diabetics, it’s important to check the sugar content in products. We normally think “no sugar,” “less sugar,” or “lite” must be better for us, and in most instances, such is smart thinking. Recently, however, an ingredient often found in regular or no-sugar products has been found to be unwanted, an in some case, perhaps downright dangerous. Some years back, I wrote an article about artificial...
Chamber Connection – April 26
Get your networking on at the next Business After Hours, set for Thursday, May 18, at CANHelp on Gilmer Street. The event is scheduled for 4:30 to 6 p.m. and is open to the public. This is an excellent opportunity to network as well as get familiar with CANHelp and its mission. If you are a Chamber of Commerce member and want to host a Business After Hours (or Before Hours), we have some openings for you! We are scheduling our monthly...
Sulphur Springs City Wide Clean-up Underway
April 25, 2023- The annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up is taking place now through Saturday, April 24-29, 2023. Sulphur Springs residents may bring large items to discard from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on clean-up days to the city collection site. To verify the person arriving with garbage is a resident, living within the city of Sulphur Springs, those bringing large items to discard will be asked to show proof of city residents by presenting a...
Dike Meeting Delivers Solar Reality Check
April 25, 2023 – On Monday night, speakers with first hand knowledge of the effects that Solar Power Plants can have on all aspects of rural life in Texas spoke at a meeting held at the Dike Community Center. Andy Ivey and Joanna Friebele spent about two hours talking with Dike Community Members, and at least ten people from Franklin County who are fighting their own Solar Power Plant. One of the points made by the speakers that...
Baseball ends season this week with two straight at home 
Coach Jerrod Hammock and Wildcats baseball wrap up their season this week with two straight at home. Sulphur Springs hosts North Lamar on Tuesday and Pittsburg for Senior Night on Friday, Apr. 28. Both games tee off this week at Wildcat Park at 7 P.M. On Friday the baseball team headed out to Paris for a big duel with their playoff hopes on the line. Sulphur Springs had to win out in their last three beginning Friday if they hoped to...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report 04-17-2023 – 04-23-2023
Arrests: Crow, Holly, 43 years of age, of Talco, was arrested on 4-22-2023 for Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1/1-B>=4G<200G and Possession of Marijuana <2oz. Calls for Service: The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 116 calls for service during this reporting period. Citations: The Winnsboro Police Department issued 18 citations and 26 warnings during this reporting...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital News Release 4/25/2023
Sulphur Springs, Texas, April 24, 2023 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. Lights of Life Gala It was a wonderful evening at the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Lights of Life Gala. Thank you to everyone who attended and those that helped make the night possible. The event was a huge success. Folks were generous, and lots of fun was had!...
Hopkins County Records – April 24, 2023
Land Deed Transactions North Texas Annual Conference of The United M to Miller Grove Community Church; tract In the Franklin Marrs survey Kevin Corbet to Deborah Sue Corbet Co Trustee, John Kevin Corbet Co Trustee and Corbet Revocable Living Trust; tract in the Frederick Anthony survey Tilly Jean Kirkpatrick to Michael Tildon Corley; tract in the Smith St Como survey Maria D Chavarria and Ricardo Chavarria to Crissty Indhira Martinez...
Lady Cats Softball Prepped and Ready for Bi-District
Coach David Carrillo and his program are all too set to begin the playoff push. Sulphur Springs plays Lindale in a best-of-three series this week. Starting Wednesday, Lady Cats softball heads to Emory to take on the Lady Eagles at Rains High School. The playoff opener for Coach Carrillo’s squad tees off Wednesday, Apr. 26 at 6:30 P.M. Game two is played at Commerce High School on Friday, Apr. 28 30 minutes earlier than...
Road Rage Lands Man in Jail
April 24, 2023 – On Sunday, Craig Adam Brein was arrested and charged with two counts of endangering a child and one count of assault with a deadly weapon. His charges are the result of an avoidable crash that occurred on Interstate 30. 39 year-old Brein from Northlake, TX was traveling westbound on I-30 with his wife and two children, ages 5 and 8, inside his vehicle. The two vehicle crash, between his minivan and a Dodge...
