Food Allergy or Food Intolerance?
Food Allergies – Do You Have Them? Does your tongue itch when you eat shrimp or nuts? Does your stomach ache when you eat dairy products? You may have food allergies…but, you might not. People often confuse food allergy with food intolerance. People often confuse food allergy with food intolerance. Food allergy affects the immune system and can range in reaction from mild to life-threatening – even if a tiny amount of the...
Assault on County Road Leads to Arrest
Nathaniel Ryan Lisenbee, 26, was arrested Wednesday night on a charge for Assault/Family Violence by Impeding Airway. Lisenbee also had two outstanding warrants for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility and Driving with an Invalid License. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to County Road 4761 in reference to an assault report. Upon arrival, arresting officers met with a victim where it was found that Lisenbee...
Cumby High School Robotics Teams Wins Nationals
The Cumby High School Robotics competed at the National Robotics Meet on April 7-9 at Council Bluffs, Iowa and won first in the nation. Eight students competed, including Landon Mabe, Preston Salinas, Brent Brewer, Jacob Simonek, Hannah Jarvis, Presley Clampitt, Jesslin Bond, and Lacy Jacobs. “Nationals was pretty amazing, especially since we’re all best friends,” Robotics student Hannah Jarvis said. “Three of...
Midnight Riders MC Sulphur Springs 3rd Annual Illness Rally being held May 14th 2016
The Midnight Riders MC Sulphur Springs 3rd Annual Illness Rally is scheduled for May 14th at Highwayman Ink, 1783 St Hwy 19 S in Sulphur Springs, Texas. This year’s Rally for Illness is to help alleviate some of the travel and medical expenses for Karen Phillips, a waitress suffering with stage 4 double lung, throat, thyroid, and lymph node cancer, and Lauren Hill, a young mother who has leukemia. The event will include a...
Animal of the Week: Heidi
Heidi is a two to three year old boxer mix that was brought into the Animal Shelter after she began following a cyclist down the road two weeks ago. “She followed some guy riding his bike down to the police station and he got concerned so he called the police,” Animal Shelter Officer Barbi Blanch said. “They brought her in a couple of Sunday’s ago. Nobody has claimed her or said anything about missing her, so...
Hot and Humid Issues; Coming Events
by Mario Villarino Just as I started thinking about this week notes, and as I was watching rain on and off in Sulphur Springs, I recalled the issue related to molds growing in our crops. The critical part of a healthy plant environment is for the rain cycles to have a chance to dry out. Although plants enjoy watering, certainly too much of it can become a problem. A good optimal environment in the ground is to have an...
Salvation Army Disaster Training
There are natural disasters happening each year in the state of Texas. From floods, forest fires, hail storms to tornados Texans need to be prepared. It is not a matter of if, but when a disaster happens in a Texas community. Disaster training is vital when it comes to protecting the lives of those in Texas communities. The Salvation Army State Disaster Training Team has scheduled free training in Sulphur Springs at the Trinity...
Community Chest Honors Board Members for Lifetime of Service
Hopkins County Community Chest recognized board members Imogene Jacobs, Fred Dial, Valinda Hathcox, and Joe Pogue for leadership and vision in a lifetime of service to the organization. Radina Adams, President made the presentation Wednesday morning following a board meeting at Community Chest, 217 Linda Drive in Sulphur Springs. Lucy Vaden, previous Executive Director of Community Chest, was a special guest for the event.
Matthews Named Interim County Fire Chief
Hopkins County Fire Marshall Mike Matthews will supervise operations for the county fire department following the resignation of Kevin Yates, who resigned Tuesday as Fire Chief here after having taken a Fire Chief position in Louisiana. Matthews will serve as interim Fire Chief for the county as a search for a new chief begins in the next couple of weeks, according to County Judge Robert Newsom. Matthews is a Hopkins County native...
Recent Theft of Livestock Arrest Could Lead to More Arrests and More Cattle Recovered
Special Ranger Tony Hurley said the recovery of 57 head of stolen livestock is just a tip of the iceberg in theft of livestock in the area and will probably lead to Francisco Ledesma and others being charged with engaging in organized crime. Hurley covers an 11 county area in Northeast Texas for the Southwestern Cattlemen’s Association. Hurley stated that an individual working a dairy with a large number of cattle, say 3,000 head, and...
