Cancellation of Jury Summons for January 16th
January 11, 2024 – If you were summoned to appear on Tuesday, January 16th at 9:00 a.m. to appear at the Hopkins County Courthouse 2nd floor district courtroom, your jury duty has been cancelled.
Buyer Beware: Texas DMV Recommends How to Check For a Valid Vehicle Title
January 10, 2024 – The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles recommends that you always “look before you buy” and perform a title check when purchasing a vehicle from a local dealer, individual or from an online auction website. To do so, you will need to obtain the VIN or Vehicle Identification Number of the vehicle and have that run through the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS). The national...
Sulphur Springs Resident Nabbed For Having High-Value Stolen Cars
January 9, 2024 – The following Press Release was received from Hopkins County Sherrif’s Office Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford. Everett Van Jennings On Saturday, January 6, 2024, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation regarding a victim of theft claiming they had information their stolen Lamborghini was in Hopkins County, Texas. The victim had previously reported their vehicle stolen in...
Sulphur Springs’ Pacific Park Structures Vandalized With Graffiti
January 8, 2024 – The Sulphur Springs Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying the person or persons responsible for vandalism resulting in the damage of several commercial buildings as well as buildings and structures in the newly rebuilt Pacific Park. The incident occurred late Friday night, January 6, 2024. Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Mark Estes is investigating the case and asks if anyone has any...
Try a Mortgage Lifter Tomato in 2024 From Master Gardener David Wall
January 7, 2024 – If you’re looking for a “different” large (as in huge!) tomato with great flavor, then perhaps the Mortgage Lifter is a plant you should consider. It’s an indeterminate, open-pollinated, heirloom tomato producing fruit weighing up to 2.5 pound that will produce until frost! The plant has a pinkish-red beefsteak-shaped fruit that has few seeds. Maturity occurs in 80-85 days. The plant can grow as large as...
Snowflake Campaign Makes Equipment Purchase Possible
Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is pleased to announce thatdue to the generosity of individual donors and a grant from the CHRISTUS Foundation, the SureWash GO Portable Hand Hygiene Training Station has been funded! This new equipment will aid CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs with training new employees and refreshing current employees as to the proper handwashing technique. But most...
Hopkins County Sheriff Deputy Arrests Greenville Man
January 4, 2023 – A Hopkins County Sheriff Deputy initiated a traffic stop on a Mazda SUV traveling over the speed limit on Hwy 11. While questioning the lone driver, the local sheriff’s deputy noticed a strong odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle prompting a probable cause search of the vehicle. During the thorough search, more than one clear plastic bag was found containing a green leafy substance believed to be...
Cell-O-Core Shuts Down Sulphur Springs Operations
January 4, 2024 – A local drinking straw manufacturer has shut down their Sulphur Springs plant. Ohio based Cell-O-Core expanded their operations to Sulphur Springs approximately 10 years ago under an agreement with the Sulphur Springs Economic Development Corporation. The local operation is housed on CMH drive in a building owned by the local EDC. In business since 1945, Cell-O-Core is the largest U.S. based straw manufacturer...
Hopkins County Chamber Putting Finishing Touches On Chamber Directory
January 3, 2024 – Chamber members should make sure their membership is current with the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce as the local Chamber is wrapping up the info on the new Directory. The Chamber will distribute over 7,000 of these directories to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even hometown heroes who are interested in learning more about our local businesses. They include historical information as well all things to...
Cooper Lake State Park Announces Activites For January 2024
January 3, 2024 – Press Release from Steve Killian, Cooper Lake State Park Superintedent Experience the Best of Winter at Cooper Lake State Park Cooper, Texas – Wintertime at Cooper Lake State Park brings very special opportunities for outdoor exploration. No mosquitoes, ticks, chiggers, and some of our other not so favorite animals are dormant so get out here and trop through the woods. January is the best month of the...
