North Pole Of Texas Back for 2023
December 5, 2023 – For the 25th year, the North Pole of Texas will offer free train rides each weekend leading up to Christmas. Santa’s helpers have been very busy all year making sure the wonderland of lights and sights are just right and the trains are in good working order and ready to roll. The North Pole of Texas Extra work is put in during the fall, with final touches added on Thanksgiving eve to ensure all of the...
Try a Winter Garden THIS Winter From Master Gardener David Wall
December 3, 2023 – Most gardeners go hot and heavy from garden prep as early as January to seed start in February or early March through transplanting in spring right on to takedown after the first fall frost. The thought of growing crops through the winter just doesn’t compute! But on the other hand, if it were really, really easy, why not consider it? As it turns out, you can have winter crops and perhaps two sessions before...
Adams Sentenced For Criminally Negligent Homicide
December 1, 2023 – Judge Eddie Northcutt sentenced Gerald Lee Adams to seven years in prison in connection with a vehicle crash that resulted in the deaths of four people in December 2022. Adams was involved in multi-vehicle accident on SH 19, near CR 4764, just south of Birthright. Four were killed and nine were injured. See the original story here. Adams turned himself in to authorities in August of 2023 to face four charges...
Sulphur Springs Car Club Donates to Blue Santa
Dennis Gilbertson, Lewis Tatum, Tim Gee, James Courson (L-R) November 30, 2023 – Members of the local Corvette Club braved the rain to donate $1000 to this year’s Blue Santa program. The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse along with members of the Sheriff’s office and other local law enforcement are on hand this Thursday and Friday from 7am-7pm in the Walmart parking lot to accept toys for boys and girls ages 1-14....
Blue Santa Toy Drive Up And Running
November 30, 2023 – The Blue Santa Toy Drive is up and running on the south side of Sulphur Springs this morning. Even a few rain drops did not keep local law enforcement and Pastor CJ Duffey from setting up. Chief of Police Ricketson and Hopkins County Sheriff Tatum at Blue Santa 2023 Blue Santa will be accepting new, unwrapped toys for boys and girls across Hopkins County Thursday and Friday this week. They will also accept...
Parking Infraction Leads to Arrest For Theft
November 29, 2023 – An investigator from the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was contacted to investigate a complaint that a county resident on FM 275 was parking vehicles on his neighbor’s property. Jose Alonso Palacios-Esparaza The neighbor also reported that the vehicles were missing license plates and some parts had been removed from some vehicles. The investigator contacted the owner of the property, Jose Alonso...
Chamber Connection – November 29th
November 29, 2023 – Dr. Ray Perryman is coming back to Hopkins County after about a five-year absence, and if you’re a business professional, you won’t want to miss what he has to say about the local economic outlook.The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation are happy to announce that the renowned economist will be headlining the Economic Outlook Conference...
Blue Santa and Chopped Beef Lunch at Walmart Thursday and Friday
November 29, 2023 – Bring an new, unwrapped toy to donate to the children of Hopkins County to the Walmart parking lot this Thursday and Friday. Please call or text us today to pre-order your chopped brisket sandwich lunch by CJ Duffey for tomorrow and Friday. You can reach us at 430-252-9096. Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum and other members of local law enforcement will be on hand to accept your donations. “Because of...
Irving Man Spends Night of Black Friday in Hopkins County Jail
November 27, 2023 – An Irving man passing through Hopkins County on the day after Thanksgiving was stopped on Interstate 30 for expired registration and speeding near mile marker 127 in a black S5 Audi. A strong odor of marijuana emitted from inside the vehicle as the DPS officer was talking with the 40 year-old male, identified as George Kim. The driver and lone occupant of the car admitted to having a small amount of marijuana...
Another Good Shade Tree for 2024 From Master Gardener David Wall
There are many great deciduous shade trees for yards. Both red and white oaks, for example, will grow straight and true. Red oaks tend to grow faster. There are several other nice shade trees, but one forwhich you’ve hear very little is the Tulip Tree. The Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is native to eastern North America and gets its common name for its tulip-like flowers. It’s also called canoe...
