Cumby ISD Students Qualify For State TAFE Contest
Dec06

Cumby ISD Students Qualify For State TAFE Contest

Over the weekend, Cumby ISD students qualified for the state TAFE (Texas Association of Future Educators) Contest in three different areas. Members of the Cumby chapter of Texas Association of Future Educators at Region 8 Education Service Center. (Cumby ISD photo) The Cumby students participated in the 2021 TAFFE Area 6 Conference, hosted at Region 8 Education Service Center on Dec. 3, 2021. At lease five of those students are state...

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Wildcats Basketball Goes 3-2 in Mansfield Tournament
Dec06

Wildcats Basketball Goes 3-2 in Mansfield Tournament

The Wildcats basketball team had a solid outing Mansfield, going 3-2 over three days in the tournament from Thursday through Saturday Dec. 3-5.  Sulphur Springs went 1-1 on Thursday, Dec. 3, losing their first game in Mansfield to 6A Atascocita but rebounded by getting a big win over Arlington’s Seguin High School.  Friday the team got two more wins, first in a rout of the Wilson Wildcats 80-56 then against College Station’s...

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Bond Set For Love’s Armed Robbery Suspects
Dec06

Bond Set For Love’s Armed Robbery Suspects

Bond has been set at $100,000 each for the two suspects arrested Friday night for the armed robbery at Love’s Travel Center in Sulphur Springs Friday morning, according to Hopkins County jail reports. Charles Orin Lee Nash The arrest followed an anonymous tip made to Sulphur Springs Police Department that a vehicle spotted in Commerce matched the description of the suspect vehicle. Commerce officers checked the location and...

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Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2021
Dec06

Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2021

Winnsboro Police Department provided the following media report for the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2021: Arrests Lynn Taylor, 33 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 28, 2021, for terroristic threat of a family member or household member. Justin Gillis, 34 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 30, 2021, on multiple Winnsboro Municipal Court warrants for driving while license invalid.  Calls for Service The...

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Celebrating Christmas ‘Hopkins County Style’ at Heritage Park!
Dec06

Celebrating Christmas ‘Hopkins County Style’ at Heritage Park!

Visitors to the schoolmarm’s cabin got to make s-mores over the open fire in the fireplace. Children were delighted to see Santa face-to-face in the friendly atmosphere at the Christmas tree The Hopkins County Historical Society opened the gates to Heritage Park and the doors of the vintage buildings inside to welcome guests during two weekends of the Christmas season 2021. All Society members are volunteers, and they worked...

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Wildcat Theatre Christmas Show Will Be Performed Dec. 11 In SSHS Auditorium
Dec05

Wildcat Theatre Christmas Show Will Be Performed Dec. 11 In SSHS Auditorium

t’s time for the annual Wildcat Theatre Christmas show. Every year, one of the audience’s favorite shows is selected as the December advanced class production. This year, the SSHS thespians will be performing “The Most Amazing Christmas Play Series in the History of the World,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, in the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium. “In this hilarious comedy, seniors Anayeli De...

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The Erwins Come to Sulphur Bluff Baptist Church Dec. 6, All Invited!
Dec05

The Erwins Come to Sulphur Bluff Baptist Church Dec. 6, All Invited!

Everyone is invited to be blessed by the music of The Erwins, a sibling group of gospel singers with a deep family heritage in evangelism. The concert will begin at 6:30pm. There will be a free will offering. The location is CR 3610 at Sulphur Bluff, Texas. The church phone # is 903-945-3436. “Singing is all we know and all we want to do. It’s our life and our joy to serve the Lord with the voices He has given us. We will gladly...

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Meal A Day Menu For Dec. 6-10, 2021
Dec05

Meal A Day Menu For Dec. 6-10, 2021

Meal-A-Day food delivery volunteer 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 Dec. 6-10, 2021, includes: Monday – Baked Ham, Scalloped Potatoes and Butter Beans.Tuesday – Chicken Pot Pie, Broccoli and Pickled Beets.Wednesday – Taco Soup, Cheese Cubes and Crackers.Thursday – BBQ...

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3 Arrested After Contraband Found During Traffic Stops
Dec04

3 Arrested After Contraband Found During Traffic Stops

Three people were arrested after police found contraband during two separate traffic stops. I-30 east Traffic Stop Delma Jatavion Jefferson Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams reported stopping a Buick Lacrosse at 9:25 p.m. Dec. 2, at mile marker 114 on Interstate 30 east for a traffic violation. The driver, 22-year-old Delma Jatavion Jefferson of Nash, was found to be in possession of a hand gun. He also was found to have a...

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8 Jailed on Felony Warrants Dec. 1-3, 2021
Dec04

8 Jailed on Felony Warrants Dec. 1-3, 2021

At least 8 were jailed on felony warrant Dec. 1-3, 2021, according to police and sheriff’s reports. The arrested include: Kyle Ray Rosewell Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steve Huffman took Kyle Ray Rosewell into custody Dec. 3, 2021, at Bi-State Corrections Center in Texarkana on felony warrants. The 37-year-old Winnsboro man was transported to Hopkins County jail. Rosewell, who is also known by Whiteboy, remained...

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