Northeast Police Academy Graduation
Northeast Police Academy’s Fall 2016 graduating class held a graduation ceremony at Central Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs. Eleven men and women graduated. The Fall 2016 class was sponsored by the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department. Boy Scout Troop 69 led the flag ceremony and the Pledge of Allegiance. Heather Torres led the crowd in the singing of our national anthem. Brennan Bassham, Cole Daniel, Jim Dial, Charles...
ONE On Celebration Plaza
On November 11th, 2016, the Sulphur Springs community gathered together to bring unity through a melody. Several people gathered around the front of the stage to sing “What The World Needs Now Is Love”. The audience was led by Shannon Askew, Micah Petty, and Calvin Hickerson. The unity celebration was done in “reverse concert” style, where the audience is the main focus rather than the stage. dsc_0553 dsc_0554...
Unique Saturday Afternoon Prayer Service For Hopkins County Blogger
Down on Celebration Plaza, friends and family of Bobby McDonald gathered and petitioned before God for the local man’s health. County Judge, and friend, Robert Newsom opened the service and invited anyone, of any age, to say a prayer. The service was concluded by reciting the Lord’s Prayer. The community is asked to stay in continual prayer for Bobby McDonald.
Male Arrested After He Flees Scene of Accident Stranding Two Women and Two Children
Deputies called to a motor vehicle accident on I-30 at the 120 Mile Marker found two females and two children, ages 9 and 6, standing on the side of the road in temperatures below 50 degrees. The driver of the vehicle, one of the females, said Armando Roberto Perez, 32, of Brashear, a passenger in the vehicle, had grabbed the steering wheel of the auto while she was driving and had caused the vehicle to veer into two metal poles at...
Lady Cats Defeat Hugo By 11 pts
The Lady Cats’ basketball team jumped out to a 6-0 start and then built on that for four quarters as they defeated Hugo, Oklahoma, 51-40 on the road Friday night. The Lady Cats led after one quarter 18-11, then had a 29-21 lead at the half and were up 42-32 after three quarters before winning by 11. The Lady Cats shot a hot 53% of their shots. Kaylee Jefferson and Sadavia Porter both scored 15 points each for the Lady Cats....
Lions Pick Up Win at Avinger
Saltillo Lions defeated Avinger Friday night at Avinger. The Lions were led by Michael Simmons 18 points. Scoring by quarter: Saltillo 10 15 21 11 = 57 Avinger 3 8 8 11 = 30 Also adding to the Saltillo score: Clayton Wilson 10, Trevor Moore 9, Matthew Gurley 5, Logan Camp 4, Dakota Patridge 2, Lyle Bench 2, Ryan Prewitt 2, Branson McGill 2. The team his 14 of 17 free throws. Next Game for the Lions is...
Saltillo Varisty Girls’ Tournament Ends Saturday Night
Saltillo Varisty Girls’ Basketball Tournament continues through Saturday, November 19th. Below find the schedule for today and results from Friday. Saturday’s schedule for the Saltillo Varsity Girls’ Basketball Tournament: Silver Bracket 8:30 Rivercrest vs Paris 10:00 Saltillo vs Chisum 2 losers 12:00 2 Winners 1:30 Gold Bracket 3:00 Martins Mill vs North Lamar 4:30 Bullard vs Quinlan 2 Losers 6:30 2 Winners 8:00...
Golden Agers Tree helps at Christmas Time
People of all ages love giving to the elderly and housebound at Christmas through the Golden Agers Christmas Tree! The tree is now up at the Senior’s Center in Sulphur Springs. If you’d like to provide a brighter holiday for a local Golden Ager, just go by 150 MLK Drive and choose a card off the tree, go shopping for that person’s wishes, and then return the wrapped gift items back to the tree before December 16....
Wednesday’s NETBIO Annual Sale Was Bigger Than Ever
The November NETBIO Pre-conditioned Calf and Yearling anniversary sale held Wednesday at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission was bigger than ever — drawing hundreds of people and selling over 7,500 head of quality cattle. A record 294 producers consigned a total of 7,565 head of cattle that were sold during the afternoon. “We had a auction market full of people at sale time and they got to see a good sale,” said Sulphur Springs...
