CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital Now an Underwriting Sponsor of the Independence Concert
During the Morning Show with Enola Gay, Symphony League President Sharla Campbell and Vice President Linda Galligher were excited to introduce Paul Harvey, CEO of CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital in Sulphur Springs as a new sponsor of the annual event set for Saturday June 30, 2018. “We’ve been looking for a signature event that involves the entire community, and we feel that we found it in the Independence Concert”...
Update on time: Local Law Enforcement to Escort Body of Marine Through Hopkins County Monday
According to the Sulphur Springs Police Department, the procession is to pass through the area between 4:15 and 4:45 p.m. Monday with the flag at the Highway 67 overpass on I-30. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies and Sulphur Springs Police Officers will escort the body of 19-year old Marine, Jordan Smith through Hopkins County as he is taken to his home town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma for burial, according to Sheriff Lewis Tatum. He...
SSISD Board Approves New Teacher Pay Scale, Additional Police Officer; Personnel Changes
In a special session Monday morning, Sulphur Springs School Board announced they will be hiring an additional officer for the SSISD Police Force and approved an increase in pay scale for teachers and teacher’s aides. Personnel changes were also approved (see below). Superintendent Michael Lamb stated during public forum that the hiring of a new police officer would bring the total force to nine and will place an officer on each...
Local Woman Arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine
When Sulphur Springs Police stopped a 2000 Chevy Silverado on a traffic violation, Tammy Lashawn Powdrill, 52, of Sulphur Springs appeared extremely nervous, according to the officer’s report. The officer was denied consent to search the vehicle. However, he contacted a Hopkins County Sheriff’s K9. The K9 alerted on the vehicle. A search followed. The officer located several pieces of drug paraphernalia. Powdrill was arrested for the...
Commissioners Court Approves Line Item Changes to Assist with Rising Fuel Costs; List 110 Main St Building
Monday morning in regular session at the courthouse, Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved several line item moves to assist various departments as fuel costs rise, approved a realtor to list the county annex building at 110 Main Street, heard a request for a resolution to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding natural obstructions on the Sulphur River and reappointed Mike Matthews as Hopkins County Fire...
Local Law Enforcement to Escort Body of Marine Through Hopkins County Monday
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies and Sulphur Springs Police Officers will escort the body of 19-year old Marine, Jordan Smith through Hopkins County as he is taken to his home town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma for burial, according to Sheriff Lewis Tatum. He died as the result of an accident at his military base last week. The route through the county will be along I-30. Plans call for placing a U. S. Flag on the Highway 69 overpass and...
Dinner Bell Menu For June 27th, 2018
DINNER BELL MENU June 27, 2018 Community Partner The Law Office of Frank Long Menu: Baked Chicken Salad Tri Colored Pasta Salad Fruit Melange Cucumber Tomato Basil Salad Buttered French Bread Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies Blueberries and Pudding (a no sugar added dessert) Served Wednesdays at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs,...
Update: Cancelled at 7:15 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 11 p.m. Sunday
At 7:15 p.m., The National Weather Service has cancelled a severe thunderstorm watch issued at 5 p.m. and in effect until 11 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018, for Hopkins, Delta, Lamar, and Fannin counties. A watch means that severe weather is possible for these counties. Thunderstorms could contain gusty winds, lightning, and possible hail. Currently, at 5:12 p.m., no thunderstorms are in these counties but a line of heavy storms stretches...
