Friday is Last Day for Early Voting
Today is the last day for early voting and the polling place closes at 5 p.m. Thursday, an extended hour day for early voting, saw 581 ballots cast at the Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Courtroom. Today (Friday) hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Election Day is Tuesday, November 6th. Hopkins County voters may cast ballots at any of the Vote Centers in the county. Voters will need one of seven forms of ID: Texas Driver License, Texas...
13th Annual DBA Heritage Square Car Show is Saturday Nov. 3 on Celebration Plaza
Rita Edwards of the Downtown Business Alliance of Sulphur Springs, Texas proudly announces that this weekend’s great weather should bring a record number of participants for The Car Show on Saturday November 3, 2018. She invites spectators to attend, free of charge. Although the Autumn season is packed with car shows across Texas, turnout is usually excellent here, with vehicle owners who like to bring their prize cars and...
Progress Report on Heritage Park New Multi Purpose Building Construction
“We’re in the dry now” according to Rick Wilson, one of the building consultants on the new multi-purpose construction going on inside the Hopkins County Heritage Park. Framed up in the 42′ x 39′ structure is a large open reception area which will accommodate up to 100 people, a full kitchen and two restrooms. Plans also include a spacious bride’s dressing area which can be used for the many...
Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon
Sulphur Springs Police responded to an address on Arbala Road Wednesday evening around 9:30 p.m. regarding a family disturbance. The victim, a family member, told officers that Joshua Ladearl Leisey, 32, had threatened to kill her and displayed a handgun during the assault. Leisey was found walking on the roadway south of the location and detained him. Leisey is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Aggravated Assault Family Violence...
Danna and the Buffalo Girls’ Traveling Market Coming to Sulphur Springs!
Danna and her Buffalo Girls three-day “Flea Market Style and Swap” will arrive in Sulphur Springs to open inside the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday November 8, Friday November 9 and Saturday November 10, 2018. Your one-time entry fee is good for all three days of the popular shopping attraction. Ages 12 and under will be admitted free. On opening day, Thursday, from 4-8pm the “V.I.P. Shopping Event”...
Extended Voting Hours Thursday; Rain Hampers Wednesday Numbers
Thursday, November 1st, will offer extended hours for early voting. Hours Thursday are 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. This extended hour opportunity to cast a ballot in the November 6th General Election follows a rain soaked Wednesday that saw only 337 early votes cast. Wednesday was the lowest vote total for a weekday during this early voting period. Early voting continues through Friday this week. Friday hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the...
Chamber Connection November 1, 2018
Thank you to all who attended the 49thAnnual Hopkins County Stew Contest! We enjoyed delicious stew, BEAUTIFUL weather, and great memories. I love that we live in a community that welcomes an event of this size, allows us to think of our big dreams, and execute them. Thank you to our sponsors,our cooks, and our volunteers for a wonderful, wonderful Hopkins County tradition! See you next year for the gigantic 50th Annual Stew...
Wednesday Arrest of Local Man Leads to Quantity of Meth, Mushroom, Guns, and More Found in His Possession
Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit and Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Wade Sheets executed a search warrant at Econo Lodge in Sulphur Springs regarding drug activity. Multiple buys of over 20-grams of methamphetamine over the past month led to the warrants, according to SCU officers. In serving the warrants, law enforcement found a total of three pistols and two pellet pistols, multiple pieces of Penalty Group 1 drugs...
