Hopkins County Nov. 8, 2022 Election Results
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Hopkins County Nov. 8, 2022 Election Results

Results for Hopkins County in the Nov. 8, 2022 General Election ballots are listed below. All results are considered preliminary or unofficial until canvassed. (If the Hopkins County result you are looking for isn’t up yet, keep checking back for updates.) Sulphur Springs ISD Voters within Sulphur Springs ISD were asked to vote either for or against Proposition A, the issuance of $81,500,000 of bonds for facilities improvements...

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Voluntary Recall: Gamesa® Arcoiris Marshmallow Cookies Due to Possible Health Risk
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Voluntary Recall: Gamesa® Arcoiris Marshmallow Cookies Due to Possible Health Risk

Comercializadora PepsiCo S. de R.L. de C.V. today issued a voluntary recall for 15.5 oz, 6 count box of Gamesa Arcoiris Marshmallow Cookies due to the potential presence of Salmonella. The recall was initiated as the result of a routine sampling program by the company, which revealed the finished product may contain Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young...

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Annie’s Room to be Unveiled
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Annie’s Room to be Unveiled

Sulphur Springs, Texas – The Board of Directors of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is pleased to announce the impending unveiling of Annie’s Room, located at the Medical Plaza and part of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. Annie’s Room will be officially opened on Tuesday, November 15, with the ceremony beginning at 3:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Annie’s Room...

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2 Arrested Tuesday On Controlled Substance Charges
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2 Arrested Tuesday On Controlled Substance Charges

Two people were arrested in Hopkins County on controlled substance charges, according to arrest reports. A 67-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reportedly found to be in possession of methamphetamine when police served him with a warrant for selling the substance, while a 38-year-old Cumby man was alleged to have a bag of suspected meth in his pocket during a traffic stop, according to arrest reports. CR 4131 Arrests Hopkins County...

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Sulphur Springs Wildcat Band Gets Big Send-Off To State
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Sulphur Springs Wildcat Band Gets Big Send-Off To State

Parents, grandparents, siblings, staff and fans lined one side of Gladys Alexander Drive Tuesday morning, Nov. 8, 2022, to show support and encouragement for the Sulphur Springs Wildcat Band with a big send-off for the musicians who are traveling Tuesday morning to San Antonio. The Wildcat Band is scheduled to compete Nov. 9, 2022, against the best marching bands in Texas at the 2022 State Marching Band Championships. The Sulphur...

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Wildcat Football’s Bi-District Opponent Firmed Up
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Wildcat Football’s Bi-District Opponent Firmed Up

Wildcat football this Friday travels to Forney to play in the opening round of playoffs. Friday, November 11 has Sulphur Springs playing Dallas Carter in Bi-District.  Tickets for Friday’s postseason game can be purchased here. It is the first time in four seasons Wildcat football has qualified for the playoffs. The last time Sulphur Springs made a trip to the postseason came in 2018, when the Wildcats fell in the opening round...

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Sears Retiring After 25 Years As General Manager Of Northeast Texas Municipal Water District
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Sears Retiring After 25 Years As General Manager Of Northeast Texas Municipal Water District

Northeast Texas Municipal Water District honored General Manager Walt Sears, Jr. with a retirement dinner in Hughes Springs, Texas, on Thursday, November 3, celebrating his 25 years of outstanding service to the citizens of Northeast Texas and the district. Walt Sears, retiring general manager for Northeast Texas Municipal Water District Sears joined the district as general manager in 1998, having previously served as the attorney for...

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Lady Cat Basketball Opens Season Tuesday at Home
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Lady Cat Basketball Opens Season Tuesday at Home

Tuesday Gameday brings Lady Cat basketball in their season opener.  Coach Bryan Jones and his squad are all too ready to begin their season, originally set to open Friday. Lady Cat basketball was scheduled to play at the end of last week against Prestonwood Christian last Friday, but had to be pushed back to Saturday due to Coach Jones being in Round Rock for Lady Cat cross country at the state meet.  After that, the game was...

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Local Disaster Declaration Issued For Hopkins County Following Friday’s Tornado, Storms
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Local Disaster Declaration Issued For Hopkins County Following Friday’s Tornado, Storms

Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom Tuesday morning signed a local disaster declaration for Hopkins County, citing damages from Friday’s tornadoes and the storms which swept through Hopkins County as the cause. The designation states the county “experienced tornadoes, high winds, fallen trees, flooding and water damages that have caused widespread and severe damage as well as loss of property to the County and its...

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Teen In Custody After Making A Social Media Post Authorities Treated As School Threat
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Teen In Custody After Making A Social Media Post Authorities Treated As School Threat

A Hopkins County teen was taken into custody early Tuesday morning after making a social media post authorities treated as a school threat Monday night, Nov. 7, 2022. “They need to know we’re not playing. This will not be allowed in any way in our schools. They need to know we’re going to address every threat immediately and take appropriate actions. If you make any kind of threat, gesture or anything else towards the children...

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