October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. October 1st, 2018 at 9AM, in the Commissioners Court, Judge Newsom will be doing a Proclamation Declaring October Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Hopkins County. October 16th, 2018 SAFE-T will be hosting a Candlelight Vigil Honoring The Silent Voices and those that have Lost Their Lives to Domestic Violence on Celebration Plaza at 6:30pm.
TxDOT to Replace Bridge on Hopkins County Road 4710
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a project to replace the bridge on CR 4710 in Hopkins County will begin Sept. 17. Highway 19 Construction LLC, Sulphur Springs, Texas, was granted 74 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $250,000. The target date for completion of this work is March 2019, officials said. The contractor will replace the existing bridge at...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested in Cumby for Online Soliciation
Jeremiah Carnes entering Hopkins County Jail book-in Friday morning. Carnes was arrested in Cumby, TX for Online Solicitation of a Minor. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigators and Deputies arrested a Sulphur Spring man in Cumby Friday morning. The man thought he was meeting a 15-year old female for sex. Instead, Jeremiah Carnes, 42, was arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor. Investigator Corley Weatherford said the...
Local Veterans “Freedom Honor Flight” Needs You at Home Town Send-Off!
According to Lynda Hager, co-ordinator for local Veterans attending Freedom Honor Flights, the public is invited to attend a hometown Send-Off on Thursday September 20 at 11:30 in front of the Hopkins County Courthouse. A trio of local Vietnam Vets have been selected to travel to a grand reception in our nation’s capitol and a whirlwind tour of the monuments there. The veterans are Michael Barrett, John Ward and Bobby Swatsell....
Man on Motorcycle Attempts to Evade Arrest
A DPS Trooper observed a 2005 ZX-6 Kawasaki motorcycle exceeding the speed limit on State Highway 154 at the 672 milepost. When he attempted to stop the motorcycle, the driver evaded in a high speed pursuit into Wood County. The Cody Lee Jordan, 20, of Yantis, the driver of the motorcycle, turned down a Farm to Market road and then a county road before returning to Hopkins County on CR 1439. He lost control of the motorcycle and...
Extension’s “Walk Across Texas” Shows Results By Johanna Hicks
Extension’s “Walk Across Texas” Shows Results Fall is definitely a busy time of year! And what better incentive is there to acquire some physical activity than cooler weather? Most people who aren’t able to run, lift weights, or participate in strenuous activity can walk. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s program, “Walk Across Texas,” is making an impact in Hopkins County! This is an initiative to encourage...
Warm-season Perennial Grasses By Mario Villarino
Warm-season perennial grasses dominate most of the pastures in East Texas, but climatic conditions allow for use of cool-season annual grasses and legumes, either overseeded or in prepared seedbeds, in the fall for winter and spring grazing. Reasons for use of cool-season annual forages include extending the grazing period and improved animal performance due to their high nutritive value. Although cool-season annual forages can be...
Sicard Sentenced to 15 Years
Justin Blaine Sicard, 28, of Winnsboro was sentenced to 15 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Thursday morning in Eighth Judicial District Court. Sicard accepted a plea agreement presented by Assistant District Attorney Clay Harrison. Sicard faced one count of Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams in a Drug Free Zone and one count of Possession of a...
King & Brown Enterprises Faith-Based Movie ‘The Golden Voices’ to Premiere in Sulphur Springs Sept. 22
September 13, 2018 – Eric A. King and Kerry Wright are inviting everyone to view “The Golden Voices : When Music is Your Only Hope” at the premiere screening in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Saturday September 22, 2018 at 7pm at Shannon Oaks Church. Prior to the red-carpet event, the audience will be treated to musical entertainment by local youth. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 per child at Shannon Oaks Church, or...
