Lady Cats Golf Fall Schedule Finalized
Wildcats football head coach and athletic director Greg Owens earlier this week released the men and women’s golf schedules for the fall 2021 season. The season gets underway in just a few weeks at the beginning of October when the women’s junior varsity team takes part in their first tournament hosted by Pine Tree at the Woodhollow Golf Course, located in Longview. The fall 2021 season will tee off for the JV Lady Cats on...
Goodson Sentenced To 25 Years For Failure to Appear, 10 Years On Felony DWI Conviction
Eighth Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt sentenced 50-year-old man Larry Tyrone Goodson to 10 years imprisonment on a third or more driving while intoxicated conviction and 25 years for failure to appear, according to court reports. Larry Tyrone Goodson On Aug. 17, 2021, Goodson pled guilty before Judge Northcutt to the July 5, 2020 third or more driving while intoxicated offense and a June 7, 2021 bail jumping and failure to...
2 Sulphur Springs Men Sentenced On One Sexual Assault Charge Each
Two Sulphur Springs men were sentenced this week in the 8th Judicial District Court on one sexual assault charge each. Fernando Santana-Vasquez Fernando Santana-Vasquez made an open plea in court to a sexual assault of a child, who was 15 at the time of the offense. Eighth Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt sentenced the 51-year-old Sulphur Springs man to 4 years of imprisonment and fined him $4,000 on the sexual assault of a...
381 Agreement For JB Weld, Repositioning Of Culvert, DMV Optional Fees, Grant Documents
A Chapter 381 Economic Development Program agreement for JBW Holdings LLC, repositioning of a culvert, DMV optional fees, and routine grant documents were among the items Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved during the regular court session this week. JB Weld Agreement JB Weld After a lengthy negotiation process, Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday unanimously approved a 381 Economic Development Program Agreement with JB...
Wildcats Cross Country Places Fifth at Hallsville Invitational
The Wildcats cross country team had a good day last Saturday. The Lady Cats got things going at 8 A.M. in Hallsville, followed by the Wildcats around 8:30 A.M. While the women’s team did not perform as well as the men did, two Lady Cats runners managed to medal at the competition. That means of about 100 runners participating in the women’s 5A and 6A 5K race, two Lady Cat runners from Sulphur Springs placed in the top-15....
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Aggravated Sexual Assault
A 44-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of aggravated sexual assault was arrested Tuesday evening on a warrant, according to police and arrest reports. Cesar Emilio Andino He is accused of the aggravated assault of a child who was younger than 14 years of age. The victim made an outcry. Sulphur Springs Police were alerted. The alleged victim was interviewed at Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center, a probable cause affidavit was...
Chamber Connection – September 15, 2021: It’s Not Too Late For Stew Cooks To Register For Contest
By Butch Burney It’s not too late for stew cooks to get their registration forms in for the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest, which will be held Saturday, Oct. 23, at Buford Park. Come by the Chamber office or send us an email and we will get the registration form to you. We are expecting a big turnout for this year’s event, so be sure and get your spot. We will have the north and south sides of the park open...
Hopkins County Food Agencies Need Help Loading Food onto Trucks…Can You Volunteer?
If you could spare about 1 to 2 hours on Mondays, our community could really use your help. Each Monday between 9:00 and 9:30am, the North Texas Food Bank Truck arrives at the Sulphur Springs Church of the Nazarene parking lot. Six food-distribution agencies who serve Hopkins County residents in various communities meet there to receive a shipment of food. Each agency brings it’s own truck and trailer to pick up their food....
Paula Perkins: Skirts & Skirmishes, War & Widows: Finding Service Records, Pensions, & More
Paula Perkins Paula is a proud 6th generation Texan, involved in family history research over thirty years. Her interest in family history began as a young girl when her parents took her to visit elderly “cousins” along with her maternal grandmother sharing stories and letters of family history. She is a genealogical consultant, lecturer, and genetic genealogist. Currently serving as the TxSGS District I Representative, Collin County...
Lady Cats Volleyball Loses Five Set Thriller to Texas High
The Lady Cats volleyball team fought all night long, but ultimately it was not enough as Texas High escaped the SSHS Main Gym with a 3-2 five set thrilling victory over Sulphur Springs. Tuesday’s district match was a back-and-forth affair all night long; each time a team would score a few points and claim momentum, the other team would strike back within reaching distance or tie the game up. There were 38 ties total in the...
