Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament Rescheduled Due to Possible Severe Weather
Due to the multiple threats of severe weather throughout the day tomorrow (April 13, 2018), the 29th Annual Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament has been rescheduled to Friday, April 27th. While predicting the weather with accuracy is a hard thing to do here in Texas, the data and reports that are out today suggest the safety of our citizens may be at risk if we proceed. Because the safety of our volunteers and golfers is the main...
“Let Us Entertain You” Music Fundraising Event at FUMC Quitman April 14
Where can you go in NE Texas to enjoy your favorite songs from “Phantom of the Opera”, “My Fair Lady”, “Evita” or “Fiddler on the Roof”? Interestingly, in Quitman, Texas this Saturday evening, April 14! The 6:30 pm dessert affair themed “Let Us Entertain You” will feature members of the Quitman First United Methodist Church and area-known guest singers and musicians...
Chamber Connection April 12, 2018
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce will host a City Council Candidate Forum at the Sulphur Springs Middle School on Thursday, April 19th at 6 p.m. SSMS is located at 835 Wildcat Way in Sulphur Springs, and admittance to the forum will be through the back doors of the school. Questions from the public are encouraged and must be submitted in advance to the Chamber of Commerce via email, fax, or mail. Questions must be received by...
Blue Blazes Present Spring Show April 27-28, 2018
The annual Blue Blazes Drill Team’s Spring Show is coming up fast according to Blue Blazes Director Christie McCullough, in her twelfth year at SSHS. This year’s show will take place on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. both nights, in the SSHS Auditorium. There was a spring show before Ms. McCullough arrived but she says she loves the spring show and has revamped it and shaped it over the years to make...
Petrea Sentenced to 20 Years for Intoxicated Manslaughter
In a sentencing hearing Wednesday in Eighth Judicial District Court, Mitchell Wayne Petrea, 39, who had pled guilty to Intoxicated Manslaughter, an indictment enhanced in the use of a deadly weapon—a vehicle—was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Petrea has a history of DWI for the past 10 years. He also has a history of driving with an Invalid Driver’s License. Assistant District Attorney Clay Harrison said the defendant has never...
Hopkins, Wood and Franklin County Relay for Life Survivor Dinner April 21
Survivors of cancer and Caregivers of cancer patients who live in Hopkins, Wood and Franklin Counties are invited to the free Tri-County Dinner on Saturday April 21 at 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall of League Street Church of Christ. It will be an evening to honor cancer survivors and caregivers, a night of fun and fellowship with games and door prizes, and with entertainment provided by Miss Sydnee Hawkins. The meal will be...
Time to Clean-Up! City and County Designate Clean-Up Days for Residents
Hopkins County Precinct 1 Commissioner Mickey Barker and Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley want the public to know about Spring Clean Up opportunities extended to all citizens. This year, the County is planning to join in a 2-day portion of the City’s 2018 Clean-Up Week. For residents of Sulphur Springs, the entire week of April 16-21, 2018 is City-Wide Clean-Up Week. Additionally, two days (April 20 and 21) have been...
Maloney Sentenced to 13 Years in TDJC for Indecency with a Child
Tuesday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court a trial before the bench resulted in a 13 year sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and ordered Juddson Maloney, 24, to pay court costs plus attorney’s fees totaling $800 as Maloney was found guilty of Indecency with a Child, a 2nd Degree Felony. Maloney had been on probation for Indecency with a Child but his probation was revoked after a new offense of evading...
