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Lady Cat Basketball Opens Season Tuesday at Home
Nov08

Lady Cat Basketball Opens Season Tuesday at Home

Tuesday Gameday brings Lady Cat basketball in their season opener.  Coach Bryan Jones and his squad are all too ready to begin their season, originally set to open Friday. Lady Cat basketball was scheduled to play at the end of last week against Prestonwood Christian last Friday, but had to be pushed back to Saturday due to Coach Jones being in Round Rock for Lady Cat cross country at the state meet.  After that, the game was...

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Local Disaster Declaration Issued For Hopkins County Following Friday’s Tornado, Storms
Nov08

Local Disaster Declaration Issued For Hopkins County Following Friday’s Tornado, Storms

Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom Tuesday morning signed a local disaster declaration for Hopkins County, citing damages from Friday’s tornadoes and the storms which swept through Hopkins County as the cause. The designation states the county “experienced tornadoes, high winds, fallen trees, flooding and water damages that have caused widespread and severe damage as well as loss of property to the County and its...

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Teen In Custody After Making A Social Media Post Authorities Treated As School Threat
Nov08

Teen In Custody After Making A Social Media Post Authorities Treated As School Threat

A Hopkins County teen was taken into custody early Tuesday morning after making a social media post authorities treated as a school threat Monday night, Nov. 7, 2022. “They need to know we’re not playing. This will not be allowed in any way in our schools. They need to know we’re going to address every threat immediately and take appropriate actions. If you make any kind of threat, gesture or anything else towards the children...

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28 Grams Suspect Marijuana Extract Found During I-30 Traffic Stop
Nov07

28 Grams Suspect Marijuana Extract Found During I-30 Traffic Stop

Yantis Woman Allegedly Approached Officers While Intoxicated, In Possession of Methamphetamine Two women were arrested over the weekend on controlled substance charges. Officers reported finding more than 28 grams of suspected marijuana extract during and I-30 traffic stop Sunday night. A 35-year-old Yantis woman was caught with a bag of methamphetamine in her purse, according to sheriff’s reports. I-30 Traffic Stop Cumby Police...

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Paris Junior College Laptop Giveaway to Full Time Students
Nov07

Paris Junior College Laptop Giveaway to Full Time Students

FREE LAP TOP PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Office Manager Dana Smock, left, presents a free lap top computer to Maci Wright of Sulphur Springs for registering as a full-time, 12 semester credit hour student for the fall 2022 semester. The computer is to help those students taking a full load of classes to have the resources they need to succeed. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs laptop

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Saltillo Woman Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Law Enforcement
Nov07

Saltillo Woman Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Law Enforcement

Como Man Accused Of Threatening To Beat His Wife Two people were arrested over the weekend for making threats toward others in two separate incidents. A Saltillo woman was accused of threatening to shoot law enforcement early Sunday morning, while a Como man allegedly threatened to beat his wife Sunday afternoon. FM 69 Arrest Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 12:25 p.m. Nov. 6, 2022. to FM 69 south in Como,...

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North Hopkins FCCLA, Beta Honor Barbara Cockrum With Veterans’ Hospital Drive
Nov07

North Hopkins FCCLA, Beta Honor Barbara Cockrum With Veterans’ Hospital Drive

North Hopkins FCCLA and Beta Club will honor the late Barbara Cockrum with a veterans’ hospital drive. Cockrum continued to be active at the school even after retiring, often serving as a substitute teacher and each year hosting an event to benefit the veterans at the Bonham hospital. In order to honor the much-loved educator, the NHISD FCCLA and Beta Clubs this year will host the inaugural Veterans Hospital Drive in honor of...

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Candidates On Nov. 8, 2022 Election Ballots In Hopkins County
Nov07

Candidates On Nov. 8, 2022 Election Ballots In Hopkins County

Nov. 8, 2022 Sample Ballot containing SSISD Proposition A Nov. 8, 2022 General Election ballots include multiple candidates for district, county and state offices, as well as certified unopposed incumbent candidates and options for voters to manually add certified write-in candidates. Sulphur Springs ISD Sulphur Springs ISD has called a bond election, asking district voters to casts ballots either for or against Proposition A: SSISD...

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Where To Vote In Hopkins County On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022
Nov07

Where To Vote In Hopkins County On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022

Early voting in the 2022 Nov. 8 General Election concluded Friday, Nov. 4, with 7,548 of the 24,724 registered voters in Hopkins County casting ballots. That’s 30.53% who voted, 29.08% (7,189) by personal appearance and the remaining 1.2% by mail. Hopkins County voters will have one last chance, on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, to cast their choice of candidates and, where applicable, propositions such as the $81.5 million SSISD...

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Master Gardener: This And That For November
Nov06

Master Gardener: This And That For November

By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener When mums finish blooming and start turning brown, there’s always the question of what to do with them during winter. Well, take a look at the shrub base. There should be shoots emerging at the base of each flowering stalk. These are next year’s stems. So, leave them alone and remove everything down to 1-2 inches in height. Don’t trim any of the newly emerging clumps. Autumnal foliage and...

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