Lady Cats Basketball Team, Minus Volleyball Players, Had Their First Practice Wednesday
Second year Lady Cats Basketball Coach Brittney Tisdell says the first official day of practice is always exciting for her. The Lady Cats began practice Wednesday (October 23) minus players still involved in volleyball. Three players on the varsity roster last year were in the gym: Kate Womack, Latavia Smith and Colbria Harrison. Coach Tisdell says she has her players working on getting in shape and on fundamentals. The Lady Cats lost...
Darren Duke in His Fourth Year as Greenville Head Coach Has Lions In Playoff Hunt
The Wildcats host the Greenville Lions Friday night (October 25) at The Prim. The Greenville Head Football Coach, Darren Duke, is in the fourth year as Head Coach for the Lions. He replaced his mentor Marvin Sedberry Senior in 2016. Sedberry hired Duke four times as his Defensive Coordinator, twice in Greenville and also at Bryan and Dallas Carter. All told, Duke has been a football coach in Greenville for 15 years. Coach Duke says he...
Students on The PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Campus Enjoyed a Halloween Treat
Halloween event at the PJC campus HALLOWEEN TREAT Students on the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus enjoyed a Halloween treat Thursday in the form of decorate-your-own cupcakes. Student Life Director Kenneth Webb, right, provided cupcakes and all flavors and kinds of icings and decorations for the treats.
Sulphur Springs Teen Jailed In Hunt County On 2 Felony Hopkins County Warrants
Jaidarius Dremonte McGill An 18-year-old Sulphur Springs man was held in custody at Hunt County jail on two Hopkins County felony warrants. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office personnel were notified Jaidarius Dremonte McGill was being held on the violation of probation charges. Deputy M. Jackson was dispatched to Hunt County jail, where he took custody of McGill at 2:50 p.m. Oct. 23 and transported the Sulphur Springs teen to...
Commerce Man Reportedly Caught In Sulphur Springs With Methamphetamine
Bradley Sean Ogles Sulphur Springs police arrested a 47-year-old Commerce man alleged to have been in possession of 7.3 grams of methamphetamine Wednesday night. SSPD Officer Zach Brown reportedly stopped a GMC Sierra 1500 on Bill Bradford Road at 7:45 p.m. Oct. 23 for a traffic violation. The driver, identified in arrest reports as Bradley Sean Ogles, was alleged to be extremely nervous and shaking while talking with Brown, and...
Sulphur Springs Woman Arrested Following Disturbance Early Thursday
A 30-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was jailed following a disturbance after midnight Wednesday. While responding at 12:25 a.m. Oct. 24 to a disturbance reported on Wimbledon Court, Sulphur Springs police reported finding a woman who reportedly had a self-inflicted wound on her hand. Hopkins County EMS was called to the location, but the 30-year-old woman refused treatment, the arresting officer alleged in reports. The officer...
I-30 Traffic Stop In Hopkins County Results In Controlled Substance Arrest
A traffic violation on Interstate 30 near Sulphur Springs resulted in a 37-year-old Fort Worth man’s arrest on a controlled substance charge early Thursday morning. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy T. Colt Pattterson stopped Billy Dale Elkins at 1:43 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, for allegedly driving a Chrysler van 86 miles per hour in the 75 mph speed zone on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 120 and for not having the...
Cooper Lake State Park Activities for Fall Fun, Recreation and Education
Steve Killian Park Complex Manager Steve Killian enjoys his job very much. First of all, he is an outdoorsman who also brings to his job years of experience in managing state parks around the state. He is still excited by the beauty of the great outdoors during every season, and invites you to take advantage of the treasure that we possess in Hopkins and Delta Counties sharing Cooper Lake State Park. Right now, the changing fall...
Three November Events at Seniors Center, RSVP Now!
Space fills up quickly during public events at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, 150 MLK Drive. Here are three free November events planned for fun and for education, so RSVP to Karon Weatherman if you’d like to attend, as a head count for food, supplies is needed. Phone 903-885-1661. There are also dozens of other regular and special events held for the benefit of the local Senior Citizens community; a partial list is...
Chamber Connection for Oct. 24, 2019
By Lezley Brown, CEO/President, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The big day is finally here! The 50th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest will be held at Buford Park on Saturday, Oct. 26. Stew service will begin at 10:45 a.m., and quart sales begin at 11:30 a.m. Stew tickets are already on sale at all local banks and at the Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are All-You-Can-Eat Stew for $6 each. T-shirts will also be available for $15...
