Parade of Pride: the Dairy Festival’s 59th Parade is Saturday June 9 from Buford Park
David Watson has been a volunteer for the Dairy Festival since, as a four year-old, he posed as a leprechaun on a parade float. David has helped build parade floats for his sister Gena, daughter Kate and others. Even his wife Myra Pilcher Watson rode atop a a float as a contestant in the Hopkins County Dairy Festival, so being part of the parade every year is a family tradition for the Watsons. David encourages everyone to reach out...
Profile: Lynda Hager and Patricia Chase… Veteran Volunteers for Dairy Festival
If you have ever attended a Dairy Festival event in Hopkins County, Texas, you were probably impressed by large-scale productions and mass participation by the county’s population, for these are among it’s hallmarks. In 2018, the Dairy Festival tradition is 59 years old, originally created to celebrate the dairy industry’s local economic impact. The 25-member Board of Directors works year-round to produce the annual...
Monuments, Flag Restored at Weaver Cemetery Thanks to Jail Inmates
All monuments at Weaver Cemetery have been reset and a new Flag flies over the scene after Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum dispatched inmates and staff to the cemetery Tuesday morning. In three (3) hours the monuments were secured back in place. Tatum stated the strength of the inmates was supported by using a backhoe on the large monuments. According to Tatum, County Criminal Investigators are securing a warrant for the arrest...
Mesquite Man Arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
When the Hopkins County Deputy stopped Nichalos Dewayne Pendergrass, 23, of Mesquite at the 133 mile marker on I-30 for multiple traffic violations, the deputy asked consent to search the vehicle. Consent was denied but a K9 was deployed and displayed a change in normal behavior at the driver window. A probable cause search led to a .38-caliber handgun in the trunk of the auto. Pendergrass was found to be convicted of robbery in...
The Carnival is Coming to Town June 13-17 During Dairy Festival 2018
The Dairy Festival Carnival is coming to town! One of the best in rides and midway will bring the fun to Sulphur Springs on Wednesday June 13 through Sunday June 17, 2018 on the grounds of the Hopkins County Civic Center, 1200 Houston Street. Parents will be glad to know that Super Handy Stores are stepping up once again as the exclusive location for discount armband sales. These will be available at $20 each at local Super Handy...
Flag Burned, Monuments Overturned in Vandalism at Weaver Cemetery
Approximately 65 monuments were overturned and the U. S. Flag burned at the Veterans’ Memorial at Weaver Cemetery, according to Hopkins County Deputies. The damage was found Monday. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigators are seeking the person or persons who overturned the headstones and burned the flag. One deputy stated that they should have an arrest sometime today. A reward is being offered for the apprehension of the...
U-turn Accident Possibilities Increase with Summer Travel
Although Sulphur Springs Police observed traffic along Hillcrest Drive earlier Monday morning, by noon Monday an accident in front of Grocery Supply Company continue concerns regarding U-turns made on the State Highway 19/Hillcrest Drive roadway. KSST News observed the accident that occurred as a semi-tractor trailer attempted a U-turn but failed to notice the pickup traveling in the left lane. Drivers, both semi-tractor trailer and...
ID of Dead Brother Leads to Arrest of Jefferson Man
Failure to show proof of insurance and a hesitation to locate his driver’s license in his wallet were only the first signs of his nervous reaction that raised questions for the Hopkins County Deputy that made a traffic stop on Hillcrest Drive just South of Main St early Monday morning, June 4, 2018. Archie Ray Jackson, 69, of Jefferson, Texas, also refused consent to search the vehicle. A K-9 unit was called. When Jackson presented...
