Luminant Demolishes Coal Silo At Old Thermo Mine As Part of Reclamation Efforts
Luminant demolished the coal silo at the old Thermo mine today (April 22), as part of their ongoing reclamation efforts. That puts the City of Sulphur Springs one step closer to being able to use the old mine property. Old Thermo coal mine silo being demolished April 22, part of Luminant’s reclamation efforts. “Luminant is under obligation to the State of Texas to reclaim the property. They have one more area to reclaim,...
COVID-19 Update: All 4 Patients Have Recovered; 137 Negative, 8 Pending Tests
While the COVID-19 numbers across the state continue to rise, all four of the people with Hopkins County addresses who tested positive for COVID-19 have now recovered. The third recovery was confirmed shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, April 20, to the Hopkins County Emergency Management Team, and the fourth recovered patient had been confirmed at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 22. No new confirmed positive cases were reported since the April...
Howard Lee Strickland
Howard Lee Strickland was born on August 18, 1938 to Claude Strickland and Flora Bowen Strickland in Shamrock, TX. He entered into the arms of his precious savior on April 20, 2020. He married Dorothy Burges on August 3, 1974 in Shreveport, LA. They shared 45 wonderful years. Howard and Dorothy were the owners of Welders-Mart, Inc. of Caddo Mills, TX, for the past 37 years. Howard also pastored the Miller Grove United Methodist Church...
Disturbance Complaint Resulted In Arrest
A disturbance complaint resulted in arrest of a 30-year-old Sulphur Springs woman on a public intoxication charge, according to police reports. Upon arrival in the 600 block of WA Street at 9:36 p.m., Sulphur Springs Police officers encountered the woman, who reportedly had slurred speech, was unsteady on her feet and was alleged to have been involved in the disturbance. She kept walking out onto the street, after being warned...
Hooks Man Back In Hopkins County Jail On Felony Charge
A 56-year-old Hooks man is back in Hopkins County jail Wednesday, having been arrested on a felony charge for the second time in a week, according to arrest and jail reports. Jack Edmond Ross (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Elijah Fite and Zack Horne alleged seeing Jack Edmond Ross, a wanted man, in the drive-thru at an East Shannon Road food drive-thru after midnight. Communications operators confirmed the...
Man Accused Of Indecency With A Child By Sexual Contact
April 22, 2020 – A 32-year-old man was accused of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Ben Zachary Attaway was arrested on the second-degree felony charge Monday, according to police and jail reports. Ben Zachary Attaway (HCSO jail photo) An adult reportedly received information regarding a possible relationship between the teen and the defendant. Sulphur Springs Police Department officers were contacted regarding the...
CHRISTUS Park And Pray Event Planned Thursday
CHRISTUS park and pray planned April 23 A CHRISTUS Park and Pray event is planned Thursday in public parking areas at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs and facilities. Community members are invited to gather in their vehicles to collectively pray for the hospital, health care employees, patients and others. The prayer time is designated from 7-7:20 p.m. April 23. Those attending are asked to be careful not to block the...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report For April 8-13, 2020
Wood County Sheriff’s Office patrol car April 8 Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on Highway 154 near Quitman; at approximately 12 a.m. Deputies located the vehicle and cleared the incident.Deputies were dispatched to CR 4760 near Winnsboro, at approximately 12:30 a.m., in reference to shots fired. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate any activity.Deputies were dispatched to CR 2110 near Quitman, at...
Kindness Counts! How Hopkins County Sewed Up the Need for Protective Masks for Health Workers
Medical workers say “Thank You!” to the Hopkins County Medical Masks Sewing Group Wendy Armstrong recognized a need in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic and helped mobilize an effort to fill it. The “Hopkins County Medical Mask Sewing Group” grew, in just a few weeks, to 447 members strong, but they’re not all from Hopkins County. How did one person’s idea go nation wide, and possibly even...
New Landowner Education: Bermuda Varieties For Pastures For East Texas
By Mario Villarino DVM, Ph.D. Hopkins County Extension Agent for Ag and NR Seeded varieties work well on small acreages that are not economical to sprig, as well as on steep slopes and cutover timberland where seedbed preparation for sprigging is not feasible. Most seeded bermuda-grass on the market are blends that contain two to four lines, or individual varieties, and often contain Giant (NK 37) and Common. Cheyenne Cheyenne is a...
