Methamphetamine And Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Found During Cumby Traffic Stop
May20

Methamphetamine And Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Found During Cumby Traffic Stop

Pair Tries To Discard Contraband; Meth Found In Woman’s Makeup Bag And A Man’s Wallet Also At least five people were arrested on controlled substance charges following four different traffic stops May 17-20, 2022. A Wylie man was jailed on controlled substance charges after methamphetamine and hallucinogenic mushrooms and were found in his vehicle. A Sulphur Springs pair was reportedly caught discarding from a vehicle a...

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Unemployment In Hopkins County Declines To Pre-COVID Rate In April
May20

Unemployment In Hopkins County Declines To Pre-COVID Rate In April

Franklin and Hopkins Counties continued to have the lowest unemployment rates in the Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area. In fact, unemployment in Hopkins County declined in April 2022 to the pre-COVID low of 2.8%, down from a seasonally adjusted rate of 3% in March 2022 and a 3.1% rate unadjusted for seasonal employment, according to the data published May 20, 2022 on Texas Labor Market Information website, for Texas Workforce...

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Sulphur Springs FFA Chapter Recognizes Members’ Achievements
May20

Sulphur Springs FFA Chapter Recognizes Members’ Achievements

The Sulphur Springs High School FFA Chapter recently recognized members’ achievements and honors throughout the 2021-2022 school year at the 84th Annual Parent and Member Awards Banquet. The students kicked off the meeting with Chapter President Cash Vititow serving as toastmaster for the occasion. Sentinel Wayne Hinton giving the invocation, then serving lines opened for the buffet meal catered by Big Smith’s BBQ....

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Early Voting Ends Friday In Democratic, Republican Party Primary Runoffs Elections
May19

Early Voting Ends Friday In Democratic, Republican Party Primary Runoffs Elections

Friday will be the last day to cast an early ballot in person in the Democratic and Republican Party Primary Runoffs, with Election Day following on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Hopkins County residents may still vote early by personal appearance from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Friday, May 16-20, in the Hopkins County Justice of the Peace 2 Courtroom, 128G Jefferson Street, Sulphur Springs in either the Democratic or Republican Primary...

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White, Gurley Earn Top Honors Among Saltillo High School Senior Class Of 2022
May19

White, Gurley Earn Top Honors Among Saltillo High School Senior Class Of 2022

Trinity White and McKenna Gurley earned the top honors among the Saltillo High School Senior Class of 2022. Trinity White, Saltillo High School Senior Class of 2022 valedictorian Trinity White, daughter of Robert and Shannon White, earned distinction as the 2022 senior valedictorian with a 3.824 grade point average. She has been active in Academic UIL, athletics and school organizations. White is a four-year member of the Beta Club,...

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Red River Historian Robin Cole-Jett Featured  Speaker At May 19 Genealogical Society Meeting
May19

Red River Historian Robin Cole-Jett Featured Speaker At May 19 Genealogical Society Meeting

Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s May meeting will feature Robin Cole-Jett, known as the Red River Historian. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. May 19, 2022, at the research library at 611 North Davis St. in Sulphur Springs, or may be accessed via Zoom. For more than 20 years, Cole-Jett has researched, documented, and shared the history of the Red River Valley of the Southwest through her website, presentations, books, articles,...

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Understanding Causes For Muddy Ponds
May18

Understanding Causes For Muddy Ponds

Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D. Hopkins County Extension Agent By Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Hopkins County, [email protected] A frequent complaint of pond owners, especially after filling newly constructed ponds, is a muddy, dirty, or turbid appearance. According to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, many owners wish for clear sparkling waters but are instead greeted by muddy...

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Texas A&M AgriLife Experts Recommend Pediatric Advice On Infant Formula
May18

Texas A&M AgriLife Experts Recommend Pediatric Advice On Infant Formula

By Johanna Hicks, Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Agent for Family & Community Health, [email protected] With the shortage of infant formula on store shelves and uncertainty of when there may be new supplies, many people are turning to the internet and social media to find out how to make their own infant formula at home. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension personnel are advising worried mothers to check with their pediatricians...

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CHRISTUS Associates, Others Donate $2,500 To Help A Ukraine Community
May18

CHRISTUS Associates, Others Donate $2,500 To Help A Ukraine Community

Hospital Also Donating Medical Supplies To Send To Kharkov Sulphur Springs, Texas, May 18, 2022 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission:To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Inpatient Hemodialysis Now Available We are now offering inpatient hemodialysis for...

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Chamber Connection – May 18, 2022: Graphic Artists May Submit Logo For Total Solar Eclipse Contest
May18

Chamber Connection – May 18, 2022: Graphic Artists May Submit Logo For Total Solar Eclipse Contest

By Butch Burney Graphic artists are invited to submit a logo for the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse that will occur that afternoon. Sulphur Springs is on the centerpoint of the Path of Totality, which means we will assuredly have thousands of visitors that weekend. What that means is that Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County needs to gear up for that event. People travel from literally all over the world to witness a total solar...

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