Blue Blazes Buddies Registration Underway
About 125 girls were signed up last school year for the Blaze Buddies program. Registration is currently underway for this year’s program. Blue Blazes Director Christie McCullough said members of the Blue Blazes visited all SSISD campuses last Friday (September 21) promoting the program. They left registration forms behind. Forms were also left at Little Acorn School, Water Oak schools and at a local Christian academy. Ms....
Wildcat Team Tennis Qualifies for Bi-District After MPHS Forfeit
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad has picked up a forfeit 1-0 win over Mount Pleasant. The Wildcats complete district play with a 2-2 record and they will be the district’s #3 seed in bi-district playoffs coming up. The Wildcats season record is 5-9. Mount Pleasant could only get a handful of players to play team tennis this year and ended up having to forfeit to the four district schools that have team tennis squads. Royse...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Geology Class
ROCKS LARGE AND SMALLPJC-Sulphur Springs Center Geology Instructor Trina Lubbe, right, knows a lot about rocks and she shares some of that knowledge in her physical geology class with students Noah Andress and Rachael Whetstone. For more information about classes at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, call 903-885-1232
Phelps Added to CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic-Winnsboro Medical Staff
Winnsboro TX – Patients looking to obtain award-winning primary care services have a brand-new option with the addition of Janet Phelps, DO, to the CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic – Winnsboro medical staff. “CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic, Dr. Phelps and everyone on the Winnsboro team are dedicated to providing excellent, compassionate care to the people of this area,” said Alissa English, Manager at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic – Winnsboro....
Annual Help a Child Benefit Adds “Date Night at the Brewery” in Fundraising for Three Children’s Charities
Eleven years ago, Wade Bartley found a way to put on a fun farm-related event and help some charitible organizations at the same time. He called it simply the “Help a Child Benefit” and it has grown from a small tractor pull, chili cookoff and auction to a much-anticipated Fall event for families across and beyond the county. Now, a new and different separate event has been added to help in the fundraising for 2018, and...
Grand Jury Indicts 40 in September, 2018
Forty (40) indictments were handed up by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Wednesday, September 26, 2018. Those who have been previously arrested and announced under indictment include: Jessica Elizabeth Bender, 27 Jessica Elizabeth Bender was indicted for Abandon Endanger Child Criminal Negligence. Child Protective Services began an investigation after Jessica Elizabeth Bender, 27 of Sulphur Springs and her year old child tested positive...
Grandmother, Mother Arrested for Endangering Child
Pandora Sue Ewalt Child Protective Services began an investigation into Pandora Sue Ewalt, 53, of Sulphur Springs and her daughter Summer Wright for drug use around a child. Ewalt is the grandmother and Wright is the mother of the child. Summer Leigh Ann Wright During the investigation both the grandmother and the mother along with the 11-month old child tested positive for methamphetamine. Child Protective Services contacted the...
Video Production: Hopkins County United Way Donor Luncheon September 26, 2018
Hopkins County United Way Donor Luncheon at the Sulphur Springs Country Club Wednesday featured Colby Carthel, who coached the Texas A & M University-Commerce Lions to the Football 2017 National Championship...
Hearts of Life Presents Peggy Sue for Adoption
Peggy Sue is approximately 4 years old. She is not your typical outgoing, adoptable dog. Peggy Sue is extremely shy but very affectionate once she gets to know you. She has been to several adoption events for exposure & interaction, but she would rather be in her safe place. Peggy Sue responds to us as her caretakers very well, but she definitely has a hesitation when it comes to male humans. She was a stray/dump so we...
Acker’s Final Day; Death Sentence to be Carried Out Today
Daniel Clate Acker,46, will be the 10th convicted killer to be put to death in Texas and the second in two days when he is given a lethal injection tonight, Thursday, September 27th. The date was set as the date for the execution by Eighth Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcut. The order was hand delivered to TDCJ Wednesday, May 9th. Acker is on Death Row in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice convicted of the kidnapping and...
