Lady Cats Soccer’s Comeback Falls Short to Mount Pleasant, 3-2
Feb02

Lady Cats Soccer’s Comeback Falls Short to Mount Pleasant, 3-2

For most of the game Tuesday, Feb. 1 it looked as though the Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers would cruise to a shutout victory at Gerald Prim Stadium. “Right off the bat they started moving the ball,” Lady Cats head Coach Javier Aguayo said. “They usually play a 3-4-3 [formation] which gives them more possession of the ball,” the women’s soccer coach said.  Mount Pleasant controlled both time of possession and the midfield. The visiting...

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Chamber Connection – Feb. 2: Membership Banquet To Include Food, Music, Fun & Awards
Feb02

Chamber Connection – Feb. 2: Membership Banquet To Include Food, Music, Fun & Awards

By Butch Burney Time is running out to get a table for the 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet on Thursday, Feb. 17. If you need incentive to get into the 1980s mood for the banquet at the Civic Center, then how about a couple of tickets to a Bon Jovi concert? Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas Clayton Homes is sponsoring the prize for the best 1980s-dressed person at the...

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Souper Bowl of Caring
Feb02

Souper Bowl of Caring

By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Now that we know who will be playing in the Super Bowl, be part of something greater by making an impact on people’s lives! Our Hopkins County 4-H Clubs are teaming up with tacklehunger.org to inspire every household that watches (or has watched) an NFL game to donate just 1 food item. If you watched a...

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Wildcats Powerlifting Places First, Lady Cats Third in Mount Pleasant Meet
Feb01

Wildcats Powerlifting Places First, Lady Cats Third in Mount Pleasant Meet

Coach Casey Jeter confirmed both of his powerlifting squads placed top-3 in Mount Pleasant’s powerlifting meet held last Saturday, Jan. 29. The Wildcats won the meet and the Lady Cats placed third in a crowded meet of 200 powerlifters from 15 different schools. Matthew Mitchell and Chad Maynard won their respective weight classes at 198 and 242, with squats of 500 and 605 pounds. Max Williamson, in the second-lowest weight class...

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Sulphur Springs High School Kicks Off CTE Month 2022 With Mayoral Proclamation
Feb01

Sulphur Springs High School Kicks Off CTE Month 2022 With Mayoral Proclamation

Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers helped Sulphur Springs High School students and staff kicked off Career and Technical Education Month Tuesday morning with a proclamation designating February as CTE Month 2022 in Sulphur Springs. CTE Month, SSHS Director of College & Career Readiness/CTE Director Jenny Arledge explained, is a time for school to celebrate the accomplishments of CTE programs at SSHS and to bring community...

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Tuesday Game Day Has Softball Teeing Off Pre-Season, Both Soccer Squads in District Play
Feb01

Tuesday Game Day Has Softball Teeing Off Pre-Season, Both Soccer Squads in District Play

Tuesday, Feb. 1 brings softball’s pre-season opener plus both soccer squads in district action. Both basketball teams are off Tuesday. Coach David Carrillo’s Lady Cats tee off their pre-season with Gilmer on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Lady Cat Park. That game tees off right here in Sulphur Springs at 5:30 P.M. Moving over to basketball, both teams are on a bye Tuesday, Feb. 1. Last Friday men’s basketball won big over Pine...

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Crime Down In 7 Major Categories, Clearance Rate Up In Hopkins County In 2021
Feb01

Crime Down In 7 Major Categories, Clearance Rate Up In Hopkins County In 2021

Crime in the seven major reporting categories was down and the clearance rate was up in 2021 in Hopkins County, according to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Officers initiated 135 cases in the major offense categories, 132 of which were cleared, giving the sheriff’s office a clearance rate of 97.77% in those categories in 2021. That’s 30 fewer cases initiated by sheriff’s office staff in 2021 than the year...

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More Than 135 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury
Jan31

More Than 135 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury

When the Hopkins County Grand Jury last met they signed more than 135 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Approximately 110 people were named in the charges, including 18 individuals accused of more than one offense. In some cases, more than one person is alleged to have been involved in the same offense, according to the indictment list released by the District Clerk’s Office for the December 29, 2021...

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COVID-19 Vaccinations For Children Ages 5-11 Offered In MMU Tent Each Morning This Week
Jan31

COVID-19 Vaccinations For Children Ages 5-11 Offered In MMU Tent Each Morning This Week

CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News –January 31, 2022 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] COVID Testing at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinics | Urgent Care Due to a shortage of COVID testing supplies, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that rapid tests will be available.  If rapid tests are not available, we will be able...

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Tips To Help Avoid Accidently Starting A Wildfire While Hunting Or Working In Fields
Jan31

Tips To Help Avoid Accidently Starting A Wildfire While Hunting Or Working In Fields

“Although rain has been in our weather forecast on and off, no significant precipitation has occurred in the last few weeks, causing extreme dry conditions in our fields. Drought or freeze-cured grasses provide a very receptive medium for an accidental wildfire ignition and dead grass will readily ignite under a wide range of weather conditions,” according to Texas A&M Forest Service Predictive Services. “An additional...

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