Commissioners Approve Corinth Deed Transfer, RFQ Committee
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved Corinth School deed transfer, and FRQ Selection Committee and budget amendments for two donations, during their regular August 9 meeting. Corinth School Property Hopkins County Commissioners Court was asked to transfer the deed for the old Corinth School Property to the county resident who has been paying the taxes on the County Road 4772 property for the past few years. The measure,...
Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 1-1 in Season Opening Tri-Match
Coach Bailey Dorner’s Lady Cats volleyball team hosted a regular season-opening tri-match Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the SSHS Main Gym and left their home court with a 1-1 record to start their fall 2021 season. The first game of two, against North Lamar, proved to be a thriller to the end. Sulphur Springs pulled out to a commanding 2-0 set lead, but North Lamar stormed back to not only take sets three and four, to tie the...
Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center and Beginning of Fall Semester
Dana Smock, left, office manager at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, assists second-year student Jocelyn Perez as she completes paperwork for the fall semester, which begins August 30. For more information about PJC, call 903-885-0195. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Dana and Perez beginning of fall semester
Paris SBDC Webinars Offer Small Business Survival Tips
The Paris Small Business Development Center continues webinar presentations from author, entrepreneur, and USA Today columnist Rhonda Abrams (author, entrepreneur, and USA Today columnist) for a five-part online webinar. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s foremost experts on small business, entrepreneurship, and business planning, Abrams has helped millions of entrepreneurs launch and grow their own businesses. In these...
Man Caught With Fake ID Card, Someone Else’s Debit Card
State troopers caught a 23-year-old man with a fake ID card and someone else’s debit card as a result of an Interstate 30 east traffic stop Sunday morning, according to arrest reports. Jose Antonio Canisales (HCSO jail photo) Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde stopped a Honda Civic at 8:11 a.m. Aug. 8, 2021, on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 121 for speeding and no seat belt. During a roadside interview,...
Forage Grasses and How Best to Handle Them in Different Regions of Texas, by Mario Villarino
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas Cool-season annual forage grasses are well adapted to most regions of Texas with soil texture generally the most important factor in adaptability of each species. The choice of therefore, is largely dependent on the producer’s management philosophy and livestock production needs. Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Texas...
Winnsboro Police Media Report Aug. 2-8, 2021
The Winnsboro Police Department’s weekly media report for Aug. 2-8, 2021, included the following: Winnsboro Police badge Arrests Kyle Owen, 20 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on August 4, 2021, on a Wood County Warrant. Justin Williamson, 25 years of age, of Tyler, was arrested on August 5, 2021, for multiple Winnsboro Municipal Warrants and for Possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 Controlled Substance. Calls...
Cumby Man Accused Of Shooting A Pregnant Woman
A 43-year-old Cumby man is being held in Hopkins County jail Tuesday morning after allegedly shooting a pregnant woman, who later died, enhancing the charge from aggravated assault to capital murder, according to sheriff’s reports. Jason Cory Sanders (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call just before midnight requesting assistance for a person with a gunshot wound at a residence in Hopkins County,...
Volleyball Set For Tri-Match Season Opener Today at SSHS Main Gym
Coach Bailey Dorner’s Lady Cats volleyball team are prepped and set for their regular-season opener at home today at the SSHS Main Gym. The Lady Cats are set to host a tri-match today, between Sulphur Springs, North Lamar and Sherman, with the Lady Cats games taking place at 9 A.M. (versus North Lamar), with Coach Dorner’s team taking on Sherman later in the day at 1 P.M. Before the Lady Cats get started this morning to...
City, County Celebrate National Health Center Week, Aug. 8-14
City and county officials proclaimed Aug. 8-14 as National Health Center Week, in celebration of the “legacy of America’s Community Health Centers, and their vital role in shaping the past, present, and future of America’s health care system.” Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers during the regular City Council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 3, and Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom during the regular Commissioners Court meeting...
