Hammack Named Defensive Player of the Year; All-District Volleyball Team Includes Eight Lady Cats; Nine Lady Cats Make Academic All-District
Lady Cats Volleyball player Anden Hammack was named the defensive player of the year on this year’s All-District Volleyball Team. Hammack was one of eight Lady Cats on the team. Sheretta Hill and Kaylee Jefferson were named on the first team. Tori Moore and Autumn Tanton made the second team. Honorable Mention honors went to Mieke VanBenthem, Maggie McGlamery and Imani Taylor. Coach Justin Maness said Hammack passes a really...
Inmate Labor Benefits Both Hopkins County and SSISD Tax Payers
About 30 inmates began demolition work at Gerald Prim Stadium Monday morning at 8 a.m. as preparations begin for a total remodel of the stadium. Their work and the use of various materials from the demolition will save school and county tax payers well over $100,000 according to Dan Froneburger with SSISD and Sheriff-elect Lewis Tatum. Inmates were removing chain-linked fence, posts and gates and will remove the air conditioning units...
Straight Ballot Voters Missing Proposition; 14 Places to Vote Tuesday
If you vote a straight party ballot, you need to look at the summary page before finalizing your vote. Propositions are not included in the straight party ticket and you cannot vote again once your ballot is submitted, according to Debbie Shirley, Hopkins County Clerk. Voting in the November General Election is Tuesday, November 8th from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Fourteen voting places will be open. Hopkins County registered voters may cast...
City Schedules Street Paving Projects
According to City Manager Marc Maxwell, several repaving projects are on the agenda for city crews in the next few months. The city crews will do concrete work on Woodside Lane and will repave Hodge Street from Brinker Street to Davis Street; Lewis Street from College Street to Lakeshore; Lovers Lane from Highway 67 to the railroad tracks; Parkins Street from Broadway to Fisher Street; Putnam Street from Gilmer to Oak; Tate Street...
Cross Spur Cowboy Church Celebrates 7th Year
On Sunday November 6, 2016, the congregation of Cross Spur Cowboy Church observed the church 7th anniversary during morning worship services. The church is located in the Pleasant Grove Community, next to the cemetery, at 953 CR 4759. The church is child-friendly and dress is casual to western. The building being used for church services was built in 1890. The congregation hopes to build a new church home in the future....
Break Down on I-30 Leads to Arrest
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies noted an auto that had mechanical failure at the 136 mile marker eastbound shoulder of I-30. There they found Domonique Bre’anna Rugley, 17, the driver. Further investigation revealed that she did not have permission to drive the vehicle. Rugley is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, a state jail felony.
Mother Presses Charges Against Son for Aggravated Assault
Hopkins County Deputies were called to a disturbance on County Road 3518 in the Dike Community Sunday. There they found a mother and son who had been in an altercation. According to the victim, the mother, it was a verbal altercation at first but when Daniel Ray Penson, 26, exhibited a pocket knife and stated he would kill them both, it became much more. Penson’s mother desired to press charges. Penson is in Hopkins County Jail...
Hopkins County Republican Party Plans Watch Party
The Hopkins County Republican Party will hold a WATCH PARTY at the League Street Church of Christ Fellowship Hall Tuesday Night November 8th. The church is located at 1100 S. League Street in Sulphur Springs. The doors will open at 6:30 PM and the public is invited to attend. There will be a Large Screen TV to watch the state and national elections. The Hopkins County GOP will furnish pizza, drinks, and cookies....
NETBIO Board Prepares for November 16th Calf and Yearling Sale
by Paul Bailey As the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) nears the completion of its 18th year of operation, organizers and directors have reviewed another successful year and are preparing for its anniversary Pre-conditioned Calf and Yearling Sale on Wednesday, Nov. 16. This anniversary sale will be held at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission where the NETBIO sales have all been held since the very first one...
