Blue Santa Sign Up, Toy Drive Have Begun Online
Donations Accepted In Blue Barrels, During Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Toy Drive, By Scanning QR Code The annual Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County Blue Santa sign up has begun online. The blue barrels are going out this week to businesses and other locations around the county as part of the annual Blue Santa toy drive. Toys are needed this year like never before, according to program organizers. Blue Santa, coordinated by local law enforcement...
Residential Search Yields Xanax Bars, THC Wax, Marijuana, Pistol
Five Others Jailed On Controlled Substance, Related Charges A residential search yielded Xanax bars, THC wax, marijuana and a pistol Monday afternoon, resulting in one arrest. At least five others have also been arrested on controlled substance and related charges from Friday, Nov. 4- Tuesday morning, Nov. 9, 2021. Main Street Search Warrant Marc Oneill Hutchings Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit assisted police...
Extension Demonstrates Christmas Joys At Annual Holiday Program
The 48th Annual Extension Christmas Joys holiday program returned to Southwest Dairy Center Monday, where two sessions -were all but at capacity. Master Wellness Volunteer JoAlice McCue presents “Tis the Season to Season up” and Many of residents will remember this program as “Christmas Show & Tell,” started by long Hopkins County Extension Agent Janie Crump. When Johanna Hicks took on the position of family and...
Man Allegedly Barricaded Himself In Restroom, Flooded Diner
A 59-year-old man ended up in jail after he allegedly barricaded himself in a restroom and flooded a diner, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded just before 10 p.m. Nov. 9, 2021, at a West Industrial Drive diner, where a person was reported to have barricaded himself in the restroom and was flooding the facility. Upon arrival, the deputies observed the issue. They then breached the door...
November-December Tips For Gardeners
Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D. By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources, [email protected] Don’t forget to give your landscape a steady amount of water, through irrigation or by hand, if there is not adequate rain. As soon as the November weather appears to be settled, it is time to select and plant such annuals as pansies, violas and ornamental cabbages and kale. Plan...
Hopkins County United Way Receives Over $75,500 In Donations, Pledges During Final Week Of 2021-22 Campaign
Total Pledged So Far Totals Over $185,000 To Benefit 18 Agencies Hopkins County United Way campaign workers weekly to cheer for each donation and pledge announced during the weekly report meeting. This week, however, the cheers were especially big as the campaign goal got ever closer to the $40,000 needed to meet the $150,000 goal for the 2021-22 campaign. When HCUW 2021-22 Campaign Chair Kristy Moseley called out the weekly total of...
Police Asking For Public’s Help In Case Of Unconscious Man Found At Park
Sulphur Springs Police Department is asking for the public’s help in the case of an unconscious man found at a park Monday. According to a media release, SSPD officer responded around 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, to a 911 call of an unconscious male in the boat ramp parking area of Coleman Park. Upon arrival, police officers reported finding male who was unconscious but breathing, lying next to his truck. He had apparently...
UPRA Rodeo 2021 Will Arrive in Sulphur Springs With Impact!
For more than three decades, the United Professionals Rodeo Association has staged it’s year-end Finals competition in Sulphur Springs, Texas. This multi-state rodeo association will return to town with the Cinch United Finals Rodeo during the week of November 15th with impact! Besides three nights of finals competition filling the stands of the Hopkins County Civic Center arena on November 18-20, UPRA will also stage a free...
County Officials Approve Redistricting Proposal for Precincts 1 and 2
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning approved a proposal which will clean up county precinct lines, population blocks more evenly while meeting legislative requirements for redistricting. Ark-Tex Council of Governments Executive Director Chris Brown points to areas of Precinct 1 and 2 that would change under the redistricting proposal approved by the Commissioners Court Monday morning. “Every 10 years counties have...
DSHS: Texas Data Shows Unvaccinated People 20 Times More Likely To Die From COVID-19
DSHS Nov. 8, 2021 News Release A new study released by the Texas Department of State Health Services shows that during the month of September, Texans not vaccinated against COVID-19 were about 20 times more likely to suffer a COVID-19-associated death and 13 times more likely to test positive than people who were fully vaccinated. An analysis of data from the four-week period from Sept. 4 through Oct. 1 shows that vaccination had a...
