Tickets Available For Lil 4’s Annual King And Queen Ball
Tickets are now available for the Lil 4’s Annual King and Queen Ball, which will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 10, 2022, at The ROC, 115 Putman St. The event will be the 15th year for the King and Queen Ball for Lil 4’s Kids Club. Admission tickets are $15 per adult or $5 for kids, with the ticket price going toward a gift for Lil 4’s annual Christmas event. In lieu of the $15 ticket donation, a $15 toy...
Meal A Day In Desperate Need Of Thursday Driver
Meal A Day is in desperate need of a volunteer to donate time delivering meals to senior citizens on an in-town route on Thursdays. The meals are picked up at 9:30 a.m., and it takes about an hour or so to drive the route and deliver them, according to Senior Citizens Center Program and Marketing Director Karon Weatherman. “If you could find it in your heart to donate a little of your time please let me know,” Weatherman...
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Elects New Board Members And Officers
The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation approved four new board members and one returning board member at its recent meeting. New members are Dr. Martin Fielder, Don Sapaugh, Sally Toliver, and Dr. Andrew Yoder. Charles Helm will serve a second three-year term on the board. (Left) Chair Sharla Campbell presents long-time hospital volunteer and supporter Wanda Galyean with a plaque for her service to the Hopkins County Health Care...
Lady Cats Volleyball Goes 5-1 in Home Tournament
Coach Bailey Dorner and her program hosted a volleyball tournament Thursday and Saturday that went incredibly well for Sulphur Springs. Lady Cats volleyball went 5-1 over the course of two days. Day one saw Sulphur Springs go 2-1, starting the day off with two quick sweeps of Grand Saline (25-13, 25-10) and Hughes Springs (25-15, 25-16). Game three looked to be following a similar script, as the Lady Cats won set one against Mount...
Commissioners Allocated An Additional $200,000 Each To Assist In Road And Bridge Building
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved a budget amendment, contract with NetData, SAVNS grant contract, a donation and made a TIFRZ appointment during their regular meeting last week. Budget Amendment Each of the County Commissioners has been allocated an additional $200,000 to help them finish or at least continue road building projects throughout the summer. A budget amendment was necessary to move the funding from the general...
Hopkins County Records — Aug. 14, 2022
Land Deed Transactions The following land deed transactions were filed and posted at Hopkins County Clerk’s office July 21-July 29, 2022: Records at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office James Adams to Sarah Johnson; tract in the Lucy Ann Collum surveyJames Adams and Dakota Johnson; tract in the Lucy Ann Collum surveyYvonne Dicken to Ashley Sepulveda; tract in the HN Quirk surveyElizabeth Ann Whittrock and Doug Whittrock to Francisca...
Meal A Day Menu – Aug. 15-19, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of Aug. 15-19, 2022 includes: Monday – Smothered Beef Patties With Onion Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Roll.Tuesday – Sweet and Sour Chicken On a Bed of Rice, Oriental Vegetables and Egg Roll.Wednesday – Beef...
Wildcats Football Falls 28-17 in First Scrimmage
Wildcats football did not have the first half they had hoped for in their scrimmage opener, falling to Lindale 28-17 on Friday, Aug. 12 at Gerald Prim Stadium. Both sides of the football came out of the gate slow, paving the way for a 21-0 halftime deficit for Sulphur Springs. The second half fared much better for the Wildcats. Sulphur Springs forced several punts on defense, allowing only one score in four drives for Lindale. Coach...
Como Man Jailed Following DWI Crash
Pickton Man Arrested On Felony DWI Charge Local authorities over the last week have arrested at least three men on DWI and related charges. A Como man was jailed following a DWI crash, while a Pickton man was arrested on a felony DWI charge. A Sulphur Springs man was accused of violating felony DWI probation. East Beckham Street Arrest John Eric Kelly Sulphur Springs Police Officers Edward Jaime and Robble Acosta contacted John Eric...
Sulphur Springs ISD Trustees Anticipate Passing Balanced Budget Later This Month
Sulphur Springs ISD trustees anticipate passing a balanced budget later this month. District Business Manager Sherry McGraw told the school board that the SSISD 2022-2023 budget is within $10,000 of that goal, and after making adjustments for the most recent round of personnel changes to get the district at full staff and a few other tweaks with more stabile projection available in August than June. SSISD Business Manager Sherry...
