Woman Arrested For Alleged Possession Of Pain Medications
June 10, 2019 – A routine traffic stop on Peach Street Saturday resulted in location of two pain medications and a felony arrest. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman reported initiating a traffic stop on a Ford Focus. He alleged the woman inside could be seen moving around as if to conceal something, before bring the car to a stop in the 500 block of Peach Street at 1:32 p.m. June 8. On contact, Hoffman said the driver...
Tip Leads To Felony Warrant Arrest
A Quitman resident was arrested at local motel Saturday evening on a Wood County warrant. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Lance Burdick and Chris Baumann received information that 21-year-old Charles Allen Bell of Quitman, a wanted man, could be found at a hotel in the 1400 block of East Industrial Drive in Sulphur Springs, according to arrest reports. A records check confirmed Bell was indeed wanted in Wood County for...
Heritage Park Will Host Reilly Springs Jamboree for Two Indoor Shows on June 15
Jamboree Co-producers Roger Reed and Enola Gay The historic Reilly Springs Jamboree is coming to town! Heritage Park’s beautiful new Winniford House will be the setting for two lively country and gospel talent performances on the evening of Saturday June 15, 2019. Tickets are $10 per person in advance or at the door, with the first show at 6 pm and repeated at 8 pm to feature Roger Reed, the Jamboree band and guest performers....
FREE Concert and Dance at Doctor’s Creek Unit of Cooper Lake State Park!
Dub and the Love Machine Kicking off the Summer with our FREE 1st Annual Concert and Dance at Cooper Lake State Park – Doctor’s Creek! Cooper, TX— What better way to get into the summer frame of mind than a free concert and dance at Cooper Lake State Park – Doctor’s Creek? In an effort to reintroduce Cooper Lake State Park – Doctor’s Creek to our community and region, on Saturday, June 22, 8:00-11:00 p.m., Dubb and...
Central Baptist Church to Offer VBS Sports Camp
Central Baptist Church at 840 Connally Street next to Buford Park will invite local youngsters in Kindergarten through 5th grade to Mega Sports Camp Vacation Bible School June 17-20 from 6-8pm. Register at atcentral.org or phone 903-885-3660.
Many From Area Graduate From PJC
Paris Junior College is pleased to release the certified roll of graduates from the spring graduation ceremony held Friday, May 17, 2019 at Noyes Stadium. Area students receiving associate degrees: • Campbell: Evelin Castillo, Colton Cummings • Como: Marco Gonzalez • Cumby: Candace Earp, Grant Earp, Brayden Freeman, Alyssa Hebert, Natalie White • Dike: Lexi Overly • Emory: Laura Garcia, Daniel Torres • Pickton: Parker Cummings, Gladys...
The Hopkins County Ice Cream Contest Winners Are…
Top honors in the Hopkins County Ice Cream Contest were awarded to Kim Dillard for her butter pecan ice cream. Dillard received a trophy and $100 check for having the first place Super Scoop entry. She also went home with the $250 Visa gift card. Earning second place honors in the Super Scoop with a creamy strawberry ice cream was James Ross. He received a $50 check. Tonya Ross earned second place honors in the Big Dip Classic...
PETA Protests Dairy Festival Ice-Cream Freeze Off
By Savannah Owens PETA representatives were outside the Shannon Oaks church front lawn with signs protesting use of cow milk and encouraging veganism. However, the protests did not deter the hungry crowds. The church has hosted the Ice-Cream Freeze off at their location for the past three years, but this is the first year the Freeze off was taken over from the Chamber of Commerce and run by Shannon Oaks church members. The church...
