Hopkins County's Heritage Park Hosts 2020 Events by the HC Historical Society
Although the landscape still looks like Winter, plans are afoot for an exciting Spring at Hopkins County Historical Park in Sulphur Springs. Utilizing the few dry days during January, Historical Society volunteers have worked to keep up with the routine mowing, trimming and cleaning of the grounds. “And we are in process of putting a new porch on the Smith-Gregg House”, stated Rick Wilson. “That’s been needed...
Jim Wilson
Funeral service for Jim Wilson, age 74, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 1, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jay Porterfield officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with Lance Looney, Key Walker, Reese Walker, Austin Wilson, and Colton Wilson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Don Nelms, Dick Towers, Tom Kirkpatrick, Robert Cook, Larry Looney, Buddy...
Body of Missing Sulphur Springs Man Found
On 01/30/2020, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a deceased person located in the Como area by a landowner. At this time Sheriff Lewis Tatum can confirm that the decedent is Roland Vallejo, 34 Year old white male based on physical characteristics and tattoos. Family has been notified and Vallejo was taken to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine cause of death, although the investigation is ongoing...
Deadline To Register To Vote In The March Primary Nears
The 2020 Party Primary Election is just around the corner, and early voting starts in just over 2 weeks. In order to vote, you must be registered with your county’s voter registrar. Those who haven’t yet registered a change of address have only a few days left. The deadline to register to vote in the March 3 Party Primary is Monday, Feb. 3. No time to run by the county office during regular business hours to register that...
Wildcats Baseball Team Has First Practice Friday
Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack will begin his 23rd season as a baseball coach and his 15th year in Sulphur Springs Friday (January 31), the first day the UIL allows after school practice. Coach Hammack said starting the season doesn’t get old and he added it is always exciting. He said he might think he knows what he’s got this season but he said you never really know until you get the players on the field. With...
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta Breaks Down Wildcats Win at Royse City Tuesday Night
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Wildcats executed well and shared the ball well on offense and restored pride on defense as players stepped up in certain areas in Tuesday night’s (January 28) win at Royse City, 69-43. Coach Cipoletta said the Wildcats worked well against the Bulldogs zone with a really good average points per possession over 1.0. He said the Wildcats had more than 15 assists. He said the...
Andrea Resendiz Heading to The Washington Journalism and Media Conference
Miller Grove High School student, Andrea Resendiz, is excited to announce that she has been nominated for and will attend The Washington Journalism and Media Conference this summer. This conference is six days long in July and is being held at George Mason University in Virginia. In attending this conference, she will serve as a National Youth Correspondent and interact with hundreds of students from around the United States. She will...
3 Jailed On Felony Hopkins County Warrants
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite took two men and a woman into custody Wednesday and transported them to Hopkins County jail on felony warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. Jasmine Alexis Brigham Jasmine Alexis Brigham, 30, of Greenville was picked up at noon Jan. 29, at Hunt County jail, where she was held on two Hopkins County warrants, according to arrest reports. She was booked into Hopkins County jail...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Controlled Substance Warrant Following Traffic Stop
A 38-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed on a felony controlled substance warrant following a traffic stop Wednesday evening. Cedric Dewight Mosley Officers reported they were aware of an active warrant for Cedric Dewight Mosley’s arrest. A traffic stop was conducted on a silver Cadillac CTS on Freeman Street. An officer identified the driver as Mosley, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt and Sgt. Brandon Mayes...
