Merry Christmas-Almost! By Johanna Hicks
Merry Christmas – Almost! My how the time has flown! It’s the time of year with multiple holidays, parties, traveling to spend time with family, or relatives coming to visit you. With only one week until Christmas, turn up the calm. Put your priorities at the top of the list: plenty of time to sleep, play and exercise. Unfortunately, for emergency room doctors it’s also one of the busiest seasons. Learn how to protect your...
Private Applicator Licensing and January Garden Checklist By Mario Villarino
By the time you get this edition, Christmas celebration should be in full swing. We at the Hopkins County Extension Office will like to wish you Merry Christmas and the best for you and yours during this holiday season. I know the garden should not and will probably will not be a priority now but for those looking into having a little time to meditate or relax during this time of the year, Texas A&M AgriLife has a check list for...
Hopkins County Beekeepers Meet to Share and Learn
The Hopkins County Beekeepers met in winter temperatures to discus more spring and summer like activity. A pre-meeting Q&A session ranged from mites to chemical to beetles. The main program was provided by Texas Beekeepers Association member Roger Farr. HCB member skills range from first year beginners to seasoned veterans. Question can be directed to Rolanda Hasten at 903-450-7580.
Infinity 4-H Club Sets Saturday Fundraiser
Saturday Dec 17 at Tractor Supply on South Broadway/State Highway 154, the Infinity 4-H Club of Hopkins County is selling hotdogs and hamburgers and doing gift wrapping as a fundraiser for their March trip to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. At the Livestock Show, they will be competing in public speaking, science fair, and will be showing their animals. The 4-H Infinity Club meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the...
Local Leaders Optimistic Following Economic Outlook Conference
Having had a day to digest the Tuesday Chamber of Commerce Economic Outlook Conference, both Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell and Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom told KSST News the Conference with Dr. Ray Perryman, President and CEO of The Perryman Group, provided powerful optimistic vision for the local area. Roger Feagley also heard optimism in local growth as did Realtor Tim Kelty. Perryman’s organization is an economic...
Grand Jury Indicts 34 in December
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 34 indictments in the month of December. Samuel Avila Garcia was indicted for Sex Abuse of a Child Continuous: Victim Under 14-years of age. Hopkins County Criminal Investigators Corley Weatherford and Jase Anglin arrested Samuel Avila Garcia, 38, of Pickton for Sex Abuse of Child Continuous: Victim Under 14. Using a translator, the investigators advised Garcia of his rights. Garcia then...
Miller Grove News
by Brandon Darrow Saturday before last, I took a day trip to Austin, TX to see my cousin, Clinton Millsap, at his art show. He is a great artist and had over 90 drawings displayed and for sale that he had created in a 90-day time frame. He had drawings of all shapes, sizes, and colors hanging on the walls. He can draw pretty much anything – from butterflies to beasts that look like the came from a different planet. If anyone...




