Lady Cats Basketball Falls to Liberty Eylau at Home, 66-24
Nov24

Lady Cats Basketball Falls to Liberty Eylau at Home, 66-24

The women’s basketball team fought all game long but could not keep up with a proficient scoring attack in Liberty Eylau, falling 63-24 to the Lady Leopards on Tuesday, Nov. 23.  “I liked the way we shot at the end better,” Coach Erica Delley, the women’s basketball coach said. The Lady Cats coach said she tells her team no matter what the score may be, they always have to fight. Three L.E. athletes finished in...

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Hawkins Receives 40-Year Prison Sentence
Nov24

Hawkins Receives 40-Year Prison Sentence

King Sentenced To Robert Earl Hawkins Jr. received a 40-year prison sentence Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, for a burglary of a habitation charge. Also sentenced to Nov. 23, was Michail Germann King on a first-degree felony delivery of a controlled substance case, according to court reports. Robert Earl Hawkins Jr.(HCSO jail photo) Hawkins has remained in Hopkins County jail since his arrest Aug. 14 on outstanding charges for bond forfeiture...

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Chamber Connection – Nov. 24: Lots Of Seasonal Events Coming Up
Nov24

Chamber Connection – Nov. 24: Lots Of Seasonal Events Coming Up

By Butch Burney Here is wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! It’s hard to believe that 2021 is almost over. I hope you enjoy the holiday with family and friends – and then hit our local stores on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. Check out our website on Wednesday (or after) to see the Small Business Saturday deals from our local merchants. Just go to HopkinsChamber.org and on the home page, click on the “Featured Events”...

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Make It To The Table This Thanksgiving
Nov24

Make It To The Table This Thanksgiving

Watch UR BAC is am awareness campaign that refers to blood alcohol concentration (BAC) which is used as a measure of the degree of intoxication of an individual.  By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Community Health Agent – Hopkins County, [email protected] This Thanksgiving holiday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is...

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Traveling Teslas Top Off For Thanksgiving Trips
Nov23

Traveling Teslas Top Off For Thanksgiving Trips

This Tuesday proved to be a busy time for the local Tesla station located in downtown Sulphur Springs. Downtown was overflowing with Teslas as all available slots to charge traveling Teslas were occupied. Tesla license plates as far away as Virginia and Michigan were spotted taking a charge from the Sulphur Springs Super Station with Tesla owners that are traveling for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Although all available charging slots...

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Keep Cows In Proper Body Condition Through Winter With Supplementation, Proper Nutrition
Nov23

Keep Cows In Proper Body Condition Through Winter With Supplementation, Proper Nutrition

Getting or keeping cows in proper body condition throughout the winter can optimize pregnancy rates the following season. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension information indicates that cows with proper body condition scores at calving are more likely to breed back and produce healthy calves in the future. Proper nutrition and supplementation are two keys to keeping cows in good shape. Supplemental feeding during winter months is critical...

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Commissioners Agree To Small Change In Pine Forest Solar I & Hybrid I Road Use Contract
Nov23

Commissioners Agree To Small Change In Pine Forest Solar I & Hybrid I Road Use Contract

Purchase Of New Work Truck Approved For Precinct 3 Hopkins County Commissions Court on Monday approved the purchase of a new work truck for Precinct 3, a small change in Pine Forest Solar I and Pine Forest Hybrid I Road Use agreement, contract for sheriff’s and fire department training and equipment programs. Road Use Amendment The Commissioners Court on Aug. 23, 2021 agreed to allow at least 9 county roads to be used by Pine...

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Truck Driving Program at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus
Nov23

Truck Driving Program at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Campus

FUTURE DRIVERS Truck driving instructor Bob Ashbreck (standing) welcomes a new class of student truck drivers into the classroom at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. For information about the program, call 903-885-1232. Paris Junior College truck drivers truck driving program at the PJC Sulphur Springs campus

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BT Solterra Solar Reinvestment Zone Approved, Chapter 381 Agreement In Works
Nov23

BT Solterra Solar Reinvestment Zone Approved, Chapter 381 Agreement In Works

Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning approved a reinvestment zone for BT Solerra Solar, LLC, a $140 million solar project planned in the Saltillo area. Reinvestment Zone The Commissioners Court at 9:23 a.m. Nov. 22 conducted a public hearing for the proposed reinvestments zone for a second solar project planned in the Saltillo area. Austin Willis, director of Solar and Storage for Belltown Power Texas Austin Willis,...

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Donation Will Help Fund Thanksgiving Meal For Senior Citizens
Nov23

Donation Will Help Fund Thanksgiving Meal For Senior Citizens

Karon Weatherman accepted a donation Monday morning on behalf of the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, to help fund Thanksgiving meals for senior citizens. Bill Pentak with Open Doors public relations presented the oversized check for $1,000 to Weatherman on behalf of Engie, the corporation behind the planned Dike Solar project, during public forum at the first portion of the Nov. 22 regular meeting of Hopkins County...

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