Hopkins County Grand Jury Indicts 69 in January
January 25, 2019 – A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed up 69 indictments in January, 2019. Those indicted who have been arrested include: Daniel Lee Baxter was indicted for Injury Child/Elderly Disable with Intent Bodily Injury Janie Lynn Perez was indicted for Improper Relationship Between Educator/Student . In a press release from the office of North Hopkins ISD Superintendent Darin Jolly the district announced that a now...
Paris District Road Report for Week Beginning January 28, 2019
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of Jan. 28, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid...
Game Day: Wildcat Soccer Hosts Pleasant Grove at Prim Stadium
The Wildcats’ soccer team will return to the friendly confines of Gerald Prim Stadium for a non-district game on this Friday game day (January 25). The Wildcats will be taking on Pleasant Grove. There will be a JV match beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the Varsity game to follow at around 7 p.m. The Wildcats are 3-5-1 for the season. They won their last game Tuesday night in the rain and the cold, 1-0 at Pittsburg. Wildcats Soccer...
Game Day: Wildcats, Lady Cats Host Lindale
The Wildcats’ basketball team wraps up the first half of district play against Lindale Friday night (January 25) at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Gym on the campus of Sulphur Springs High School. In the Main Gym, action begins at 5 p.m. as the Wildcats JV takes on the Eagles JV. Then the Lady Cats Varsity plays the Lady Eagles Varsity at 6:15 p.m. with the Wildcats Varsity game to follow. The Wildcats, ranked #5 in Class 5A, come in...
Hopkins County Interdiction Arrests Two
Hopkins County Interdiction Officer Zack Poindexter and his K-9 partner Chiv arrested two when approximately 5-kilos of illegal drugs were found in the console of a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation, according to Sheriff Lewis Tatum. According to Tatum, the DEA will continue the investigation of the transport of the illegal substance.
PJC Receives Clean Audit Report; Approve Sport and Recreation Management Degree; Enrollment Increases
Paris Junior College and the PJC Memorial Foundation received a clean audit report at the January PJC Board of Regents meeting on Monday. “We have a clean opinion,” said Andy Reich of McClanahan Holmes as he presented results of the 2017-2018 audit to the regents. He explained that there was a clean opinion on the federal and state funding audits as well, “there are no findings.” The regents also approved an Associate of Science...
Video Presentation: Delta County Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet 2019
Delta County Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet 2019 video produced by Jeremy Glossip, student at North Hopkins High...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report January 16-22, 2019
Wood County Sheriff’s Report January 16, 2019 to January 22, 2019 includes: January 16th Deputies were dispatched to HWY 154 near Quitman, at approximately 1:37 a.m., in reference to an alarm. Deputies checked the building and it was secure. Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on HWY 80 near Hawkins; at approximately 1:52 a.m. Deputies located the vehicle and everything was OK. Deputies were dispatched to CR 2310 near Mineola,...
North Hopkins ISD Extends Superintendent Jolly’s Contract
In a special meeting Thursday evening, Dr. Darin Jolly’s contract was extended by North Hopkins ISD Board of Trustees to extend his 3-year contract through June 2022. The North Hopkins ISD Board of Trustees met Thursday evening, January 24th to discuss Dr. Jolly’s performance as Superintendent and consider his contract in a special meeting at 7:30PM. The meeting adjourned at 11:19PM. Dr. Jolly stated, “I am blessed and thankful to...
