Football Season Tailgating and Picnicking Safety
Sep02

Football Season Tailgating and Picnicking Safety

Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Consumer Sciences, 1200-B West Houston St., P.O.Box 518, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443 – phone, 903-439-4909 – Fax, [email protected] By Johanna Hicks School is back in session for students in college and below. That means sports are in full swing. In the fall, thoughts go to football, cross country, and volleyball. With fall weather and football season,...

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Public Hearing Slated Tuesday For County Tax Rate
Sep01

Public Hearing Slated Tuesday For County Tax Rate

Commissioners Court Plans Executive Session, To Receive Annual Inspection from SSFD, Sulphur River Resolution Hopkins County Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court will hold a special Tuesday meeting for public comment on the proposed tax rate. The first public hearing for the tax rate, held during the regular Aug. 26 court session, passed with no public comment. County Tax Assessor/Collector Debbie Pogue Mitchell...

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Meal A Day Menu for Sept. 2-6, 2019
Sep01

Meal A Day Menu for Sept. 2-6, 2019

Monday – Tater tot casserole, corn and baked beans. Tuesday – Chicken and noodle casserole, pickled beets and broccoli. Wednesday – Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans and a roll. Thursday – Chicken spaghetti, stewed squash and garlic toast. Friday – Poppy seed chicken, rice, Malibu vegetables and a roll. Meal-A-Day

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Mountain Mel’s Issues Voluntary Recall Of 3 Herbal Teas Due To Potential Salmonella Contamination
Aug31

Mountain Mel’s Issues Voluntary Recall Of 3 Herbal Teas Due To Potential Salmonella Contamination

Mountain Mel’s Essential Goods, LLC of Welches, OR is recalling The Milk Lady’s Tea with LOT # ML6271950, Peaceful Baby Herbal Tea with LOT # PB781950, and Diges-Teas Herbal Tea with LOT # DT7619100, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The Milk Lady’s, Peaceful Baby, and Diges-Teas were distributed in Oregon and Washington through New Seasons Market, and nationwide through Azure Standard, Mountainmels.com...

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Motorists Reminded: Turn Around, Don’t Drown
Aug31

Motorists Reminded: Turn Around, Don’t Drown

Created by Loretta Kuo. Original photo by Steve Zumwalt/FEMA. Location: West Alton, Mo., June 6, 2013 — Missouri Route 94 flooded. The storm which blew in overnight Friday and continued into Saturday morning brought much-needed rain and much-appreciated cooler temperatures. The 4-6 inch deluge also lefts a few area roadways closed due to flooding. As of about 10 a.m. Saturday, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office had received...

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Winnsboro Man Jailed On Warrant Following Crash
Aug31

Winnsboro Man Jailed On Warrant Following Crash

A 21-year-old Winnsboro man not only wrecked a vehicle Friday night, but ended up in jail on a local charge, according to arrest reports. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a crash around 9 p.m. in Hopkins County. On arrival, they contacted the Winnsboro man, who was identified as the driver of a Ford F150 pickup involved in the crash. A records check of all of the people involved using their driver’s...

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Grand Saline Woman Arrested in Suphur Springs On Violation Of Probation Warrant
Aug31

Grand Saline Woman Arrested in Suphur Springs On Violation Of Probation Warrant

Deborah Dawn Farmer A 44-year-old Grand Saline woman was jailed Friday morning on a felony Hopkins County warrant. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Baumann learned that Deborah Dawn Farmer, a wanted person, was at the Adult Probation office in Sulphur Springs. He traveled to the address and took the woman into custody on the Rains County warrant for violation of probation, which she was on for fraudulent use or possession...

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Wildcats Football Fall To Frisco
Aug31

Wildcats Football Fall To Frisco

Frisco Wakeland Uses Big Second Half to Run Away From the Wildcats, 53-17 at The Prim Friday Things looked pretty good for the Wildcats at the half. They had battled toe to toe with Frisco Wakeland and the teams were tied 17-17. The Wildcats had no idea what a nightmarish second half awaited them. The Wolverines scored 36 unanswered points in the second half on their way to a 53-17 win at Gerald Prim Stadium Friday night (August 30)...

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Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider 11 Ordinances, Asset Forfeiture and EDC Budgets At Sept. 3 Meeting
Aug30

Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider 11 Ordinances, Asset Forfeiture and EDC Budgets At Sept. 3 Meeting

Aside from the City Council and a few other city officials, the Council Room at Sulphur Springs City Hall was empty during the required public hearing for the city tax rate. Proposals for 11 city ordinances will be read for the first time during the Sept. 3 meeting of Sulphur Springs City Council. Most of the ordinances relate to the city budget, tax rate and services fees. However, one ordinance would prevent people from rolling down...

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Hopkins County Records For Aug. 30, 2019
Aug30

Hopkins County Records For Aug. 30, 2019

Land Deed Transactions Lillian Lindley Hood Estate, Luann H. Schmidt independent executor, to Luann H. Schmidt trustee for the Luann H. Schmidt Irrevocable Trust; tract in the M. Williams surveyPatsy Brumfeldt to Jace Clinton Orren; tract in the Lofton Vess surveyHans Boerhof to Joanna Byrd; tract in the HD Parson surveyLou Jean Martin and Michael Martin to Gloria Olvera and Jesus Olvera; tract in the Thomas Alders surveyLinda...

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