What’s all the Buzz? by Hopkins County Master Gardener Phyllis Kitten
By Phyllis Kitten, Hopkins County Master Gardener Mason bees, Osmia spp., are a group of native bees that are excellent pollinators. They are called Mason bees because they use clay/mud to make partitions and seal the entrance to their nest. Within the insect world, bees are some of the greatest pollinators. One quarter of the food we eat is pollinated by the honeybee species, but there are approximately 4,000 bee species in North...
Man Arrested Twice In One Weekend For Possession of THC Oil
A 21-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested twice in one weekend for possession of THC oil, according to arrest and jail reports. Jamar Matthew Gooden Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro stopping Jamar Matthew Gooden at 10 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2021, on Freeman Street at Como Street for committing a traffic violation in a Dodge Journey, the same vehicle he was driving when a deputy stopped him on Jefferson Street at...
Graduating High School Seniors Offered PJC Summer Class Scholarship
A scholarship covering tuition to one Summer I or Summer II class for graduating high school students in the Paris Junior College service area. That includes Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, and Red River counties. At a recent Paris Junior College meeting with area high school counselors, PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Director Rob Stanley provided an update on dual credit classes. Counselors heard from several PJC officials on topics such as...
Voters To Consider 2 Propositions On May 1 Cumby ISD Bond Election Ballot
Early voting begins this week in the Cumby ISD bond election. Voters are asked to consider two bond propositions, one for facilities improvements and construction of a new high school, and a second, contingent on the first, for athletic facilities. Cumby ISD bond Voters within Cumby ISD may cast their choice either for or against both Proposition A and Proposition B from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, April 19-23 and April 26-27,...
Candidate Profiles: Yantis ISD Board Of Trustees
Early voting by personal appearance in the May 1, 2021, Yantis Independent School District school board election will begin Monday, April 19. Voters will be asked to choose up to three of the four candidates for full-term seats on Yantis ISD Board of Trustees Early voting will be conducted from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 19-20, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21-27, at Wood County Annex, 200 West Bermuda St. in Quitman. Voting in the...
Candidate Profiles: Como-Pickton CISD Board Of Trustees
Early voting by personal appearance begins Monday morning, for the May 1 school and municipal elections. Voters within Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District will be asked to vote for up to three of the five candidates vying for a full term seat on the school board; seats are at large, so they will go to the three candidates receiving the most votes in this election. Also on the ballot is one unopposed candidate for a...
2 Jailed Friday On Probation Warrants
Two people were jailed Friday on Hopkins County probation warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. Heather Branch Carey (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a 32-year-old woman was arrested April 8, 2021, and was being held in Angelina County jail on a Hopkins County warrant. Deputy Amanda Weatherford took custody of Heather Branch Carey and transported her to Hopkins County Law Enforcement...
34 Indictments Signed During April 2021 Grand Jury Session
At least 34 indictments were signed during the April 2021 Grand Jury session, pushing those cases forward for prosecution, according to records released this week by the District Clerk’s Office. More than 25 individuals were named in the indictments, including four people accused of two or more offenses. Charges ranged from aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and evading arrest or detention with a vehicle to fraudulent use...
Weapon And THC Oil Found During Traffic Stop
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aaron Chaney reported finding a weapon and THC oil in an orange Dodge Journey he stopped just after 1 a.m. Friday, April 16, on Jefferson Street for a defective license plate light. While talking to the driver, Chaney said the 21-year-old man advised him a firearm could be found in the back floorboard. He also admitted to having a vaporizer cartridge with THC inside the vehicle as well....
Catch Trevor Dreher, World Champ Trick Roper, at UPRA Rodeo April 16, 17 in the Regional Civic Center!
Trevor Dreher, World Champion Trick Roper, will perform an All-LED Light Show during Rodeo I literally ‘ran into’ Trevor Dreher on the square in downtown Sulphur Springs as he was doing pre-show promotion for this weekend’s UPRA Spring Rodeo. Trevor had arrived in town and was looking for people to perform his roping tricks for. I first took him to Lezley’s “Farewell Fiesta” inside the Chamber of...
