TxDOT Implements Child Seat Safety Program
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation safety officials in Northeast Texas today implemented a public program to help parents ensure that their children remain safe when traveling in a vehicle. “If you see an unrestrained child traveling in a vehicle with Texas license plates, call the hotline and tell us the date, location and license number,” said Monica Freeman, TxDOT traffic safety specialist based in Paris. “We’ll take it...
SS Baseball Association Registration Ends Saturday, September 3
Time is running out to register for Fall Baseball according to the Sulphur Springs Boys Baseball Association. Saturday, September 3 is the deadline with drafts set for Tuesday, September 6. The season begins Tuesday September 20. Leagues age will be based on the child’s age as of May 1, 2017. Registration forms are available at Fieldhouse Sports and at Hibbett Sports. Registration fees are $50 per player for ages 3 and 4. For ages...
Chamber of Commerce Hosts Speed Networking Event
A Speed Networking event is set for Canyon Creek, located on State Highway 154, on Tuesday, August 30th from 6 until 8 p.m. hosted by the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, according to Leslie Brown, Chamber Executive. Expecting about 100 people, the event works like speed dating as each individual has one and a half minutes to present their business card and explain your business and what you do and then hear the other individual....
Garden Tilled for County Jail Vegetable Garden
As ground was being tilled by equipment furnished by Precinct 4, work began on a county jail vegetable garden located on county land just outside the Sulphur Springs City limits. Hopkins County Sheriff-elect Lewis Tatum is seeking to save the cost of inmate meals by planting a garden that will provide vegetables for the meals. He is also developing a program to raise hogs for meat to feed inmates at meal time. An acre or more was...
August Grand Jury Hands Down 58 Indictments
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 58 indictments, 14 of which were sealed, on Monday August 22, 2016. Among those indictments released were five injury to a child/elderly/disabled indictments, one possession of child pornography, several burglaries, a number of drug charges, and others. Christopher Charles Reichle and his wife Jessica Lynn Reichle were individually indicted for injury to a child. Christopher Charles and Jessica...
Terrific Tuesdays Club Treated to Musical Talents of Hannah Kirby
Terrific Tuesdays Club was treated to the musical talents of Hannah Kirby Tuesday, August 23rd. Terrific Tuesdays Club is a respite for patients with Alzheimer’s or dementia related illnesses. Terrific Tuesdays Club meets every Tuesday at First United Methodist Church.
Chamber of Commerce Photography Contest Entries Due August 31
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a digital photo contest. Photos must have been taken in Hopkins County. Deadline for submission of digital photos is August 31, 2016. Below are the rules for the contest and releases for art and models. Chamber of Commerce Photo Contest Rules Term: The Chamber of Commerce’s first Annual Photography Contest begins August 1, 2016, and ends August 31, 2016, at 11:59 PM Central Standard Time...
Defense Department Reviewing Placing Names on Wall Following Francis Ride
Monday afternoon Sulphur Springs celebrated the return of Del Francis following his bicycle ride to Washington DC. Francis, 74, rode his bicycle over 1500 miles to the capital to raise awareness for the 74 seamen who lost their lives during the Vietnam War. His desire is to have their names placed on the National Vietnam War Memorial Wall. June 3, 1969, 3 a.m. maneuvering around an Australian Aircraft Carrier, inexperienced sailors on...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
Hopkins County Deputies found him standing in the doorway of his apartment on Jackson Street. There they served an indictment warrant for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child on William Lonnie Wallis, 57, of Sulphur Springs. The offense occurred in February of this year according to Sulphur Springs Detective Sgt. David Gilmore. Wallis is charged with having committed the aggravated sexual assault of a 3 year old child. Gilmore...
