Travel Tuesday: Free Nights At Marriott Hotels
Feb15

Travel Tuesday: Free Nights At Marriott Hotels

As spring and summer approaches, a lot of folks want to travel more, but with everyone being stuck at home for two years, the demand for airline flights and hotel rooms is going up rapidly, and so are prices. A good way to offset the cost is to use points (or miles) from a hotel or airline loyalty program to pay for part or all of the costs. If you don’t have enough points, the best way to jump start the amount of points you do...

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Bright Star Academy Presents the Annual Winter Band Concert
Feb14

Bright Star Academy Presents the Annual Winter Band Concert

The Bright Star Christian Academy will present their annual Winter Band Concert Thursday, February 17th, 2022. The concert begins at 7:00pm and will take place in the Bright Star Church Sanctuary. The Concert Band and the Jazz-improv band will perform. The bands are under the direction of Richard Shanks and Jeff Smith. Admission is free. Bright Star Christian Academy Header

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Miller Grove, Saltillo Cross Country Athletes Recognized As Top 1A Teams
Feb14

Miller Grove, Saltillo Cross Country Athletes Recognized As Top 1A Teams

The Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning recognized the Miller Grove and Saltillo Cross Country athletes for being the Top 1A Teams in the state. Judge Robert Newsom read a proclamation in honor of each school’s achievements. 2021 Miller Grove ISD Boys Cross County 1A State Champions are recognized Feb. 14, 2022, by Hopkins County Commissioners Court. The Miller Grove Hornets won the UIL State 1A Boys Cross Country...

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Early Voting In March 1 Primary Elections Began This Morning
Feb14

Early Voting In March 1 Primary Elections Began This Morning

Early voting in the March 1, 2022 Democratic and Republican Party Primary Elections began this morning (Feb. 14, 2022), and will continue through Feb. 24, 2022. Dates, Location Of Early Voting Voters in Hopkins County, regardless of party – Republican or Democratic – will cast ballots in the Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Courtroom located inside Hopkins County Courthouse Annex Building (the building where car...

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Sulphur Springs ISD Board To Consider Calling A Bond Election
Feb13

Sulphur Springs ISD Board To Consider Calling A Bond Election

Hearing On 2020-2021 Annual Report Of Educational Performance Slated During Public Forum Sulphur Springs ISD Board Of Trustees will be asked to consider calling a bond election to fund district facilities improvements, upgrades, additions and replacements during the trustees’ regular meeting Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. SSISD logo The board also will receive several reports and informational items, and be asked during the 6 p.m....

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Meal A Day Menu – Feb. 14-18, 2022
Feb13

Meal A Day Menu – Feb. 14-18, 2022

Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for Feb. 14-18, 2022, includes: Monday – Chicken Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes with Pepper Gravy, Green Beans and Roll.Tuesday – Beef and Vegetable Soup, Crackers and Cheese.Wednesday – Sliced Ham, Macaroni and Cheese, Broccoli and...

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Commissioners Court To Recognize Cross Country Athletes, Consider Taking In SH 11 Spur
Feb12

Commissioners Court To Recognize Cross Country Athletes, Consider Taking In SH 11 Spur

Hopkins County Commissioners Court is slated to Monday morning to recognize cross country athletes from two schools in addition to regular agenda items, including considering taking in the State Highway 11 Spur. Proclamations are to be given in honor of Miller Grove ISD and Saltillo ISD athletes’ accomplishments at the most recent state cross country event. The Commissioners Court too at the 9 a.m. meeting Feb. 14, 2022, will be...

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Wanted Mount Pleasant Woman Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge
Feb12

Wanted Mount Pleasant Woman Arrested On Controlled Substance Charge

A wanted Mount Pleasant woman was arrested on a controlled substance charge early Saturday morning, according to arrest reports. Carolyn Suzanne Hinson Sulphur Springs Police Officers Dustin Green and Thad Cook reported stopping a Ford F150 pickup at 1:35 a.m. Feb. 12, 2022, on South Broadway Street for a traffic violation. Upon contact with the woman inside, she refused to identify herself. Later she reportedly gave herself a false...

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Scroggins Man Jailed In Hopkins County On Kaufman County Aggravated Assault Warrant
Feb11

Scroggins Man Jailed In Hopkins County On Kaufman County Aggravated Assault Warrant

A 48-year-old Scroggins man’s speed as he drove a Range Rover along State Highway 11 was what caught Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Colin Bradshaw’s attention and got him stopped near FM 269 at 5:53 p.m. Thursday. However, an outstanding Kaufman County warrant, discovered during a routine records check using his driver’s license, was the reason Larry Murl Smith was arrested Thursday evening, Bradshaw noted...

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Hopkins County Records – Feb. 11, 2022
Feb11

Hopkins County Records – Feb. 11, 2022

Land Deed Transactions Record books at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office McIlrath Properties LLC to Blanca Elizabeth Tirado Cadena and Rene Ortega; tract in the Samuel Burk surveyLarry Glen Jones to Atascosa Real Estate Group LLC; tract in the J. Y’Barbo surveyVicki Jo Dixon to Atascosa Real Estate Group LLC; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyCheri Pickett and Delbert R. Pickett to Stephen Tyler Price and Raven Brooke Sims; tract...

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