Sewing, Hay Bale Stacking, and Chicken Cutting: Cover Girl Thursday Night Competition
Thursday night concluded the second, and final, night of challenges for four Hopkins County girls competing for the Cover Girl title. The girls competed in three events; sewing, hay bale stacking, and chicken cutting. The night started out with current Cover Girl, Aleigh Bessonett, showing the girls the ropes to hay bale stacking. The square bales had to be carried from one end of the area to the other and stacked in an...
Early Voting Begins Monday; Sample Ballots Now Available
October 21, 2016 – Early voting begins Monday. Early voting in Hopkins County is at the Justice of the Peace Courtroom located in the County Tax office/JP building, 128 Jefferson Street. Enter the front door of the building and follow the signs to the voting area. Hours are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. Sample ballots are now available on the Hopkins County website. Debbie Shirley, Hopkins County Clerk, says that when voting the...
PJC Regents Renew RSVP Partnership
A group mobilizing volunteers received a positive endorsement from the Paris Junior College Board of Regents Wednesday evening, as they renewed a partnership with Red River Valley Retired Senior Volunteer Program for another three years. RSVP is America’s largest network for people age 55 and older contributing their time and experience to important organizations that improve the community. Since 1971, RSVP has matched the personal...
SSHS Cross Country Teams Qualify for Regional Meet
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ cross country teams qualified for the regional meet at a district meet in Mt. Pleasant Wednesday. The Wildcats finished second at district and the Lady Cats third. The Wildcats were edged out by Hallsville while the Lady Cats were defeated only by Mt. Pleasant and Hallsville. Once again Peyton Vickery led the Wildcats with Landon Thornton not too far behind. Eli Sellers was next for the Wildcats...
Miller Grove News
by Brandon Darrow As the presidential election day draws near, Americans are bombarded with political ads, slanderous statements from both parties, and many misrepresentation of the facts. My advice – just vote. There are many out there who won’t vote and then criticize the winner of the election. I’m not trying to tell anyone who to vote for but just to take a few minutes and cast your vote for whoever you believe will be...
Wildcats vs. Tigers; What the Coaches are Saying
Friday night at Prim Stadium the Wildcats return to district play after an open date. The 7:30 p.m. game against Mt Pleasant begins the final three game stretch that will determine district representation in play-off action. Here is the what the Wildcat and Tiger head coaches and Wildcat Coordinators are saying about the game. Owens on Mt. Pleasant After the good vibes Wildcats Coach Greg Owens got from his team after the Texas High...
An AgriLife Update By Johanna Hicks
Christmas Joys Update Wow, we have had a tremendous response to the 43rd annual Extension “Christmas Joys” holiday program! Both sessions, scheduled for Monday, November 7, are full (and have been for quite a while). We will try to call everyone to confirm, but if you reserved a seat, and know you cannot come, please contact my office so we can call those on the waiting list. If you are on the waiting list, don’t be discouraged. I...
Twig Girdlers and Upcoming Dairy Programs By Mario Villarino
Recently I got a report of Twig girdlers affecting pecan trees in the Miller Grove area. These beetles are 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, light to dark brown with a wide gray band across the wing covers (elytra) and a dense sprinkling of pink, orange or dark yellow spots. They have long antennae, being members of the longhorned beetle family, Cerambycidae. The pecan girdler occurs throughout Texas except in the trans-Pecos area. Mesquite twig...
