Commissioners Court To Consider Personnel, Other Matters At Monday Meetings
Hopkins County Commissioners have a full day head of them on Monday, with an equipment purchase, official announcement of springs clean up days and an executive session in which they are expected to discuss the top candidates for Hopkins County Civic Center manager slated for the regular court meeting. After the executive session, the court will resume to take action on any items pushed forward for a decision, including potentially...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 12:30 pm Saturday, April 6, 2019
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Hopkins County and northern Rains County until 12:30 p.m. Saturday. At 1146 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near West Tawakoni, or 11 miles southeast of Greenville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE…Radar indicated. IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs,...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report March 27-April 2
March 27 Deputies conducted a traffic stop on FM 2869 near Hawkins; at approximately 12:04 a.m. Clinton Yale, 30, of Hawkins, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Prohibited Substance in a Correctional Facility and outstanding warrants. Deputies conducted a traffic stop on State Highway 154 near Quitman; at approximately 12:20 a.m. Lauren Torres, 28, of Quitman, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated.At 7:47...
Huge Wins Continue For North Hopkins Baseball
North Hopkins Baseball Overwhelms Miller Grove, 17-1 at Home The North Hopkins Panthers scored 4 first inning runs, blew open the game with a 9 run second inning and added 4 more third inning runs for good measure in a 17-1 victory over Miller Grove at North Hopkins Friday (April 5). The Panthers had 10 hits and they were led by Wyatt Wharton who was 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 5 RBIs. Wharton had a single and a double in the big...
Another Tough Night For Wildcat Baseball
Lindale Sweeps District Series with Wildcats Baseball Winning at Home Friday, 4-1 The Lindale Eagles won all three district games they played against the Wildcats’ baseball team this season winning again Friday at home, 4-1. Lindale and Royse City have both swept the Wildcats during district play. Friday night Lindale won a game where hits were rare. The Wildcats managed only 4 hits while Lindale got 5. The Eagles got timely...
Sheriff’s Posse, DEA Host National Pharmaceutical Take-Back Day April 27
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse, in conjunction with the DEA will coordinate a collaborative effort with state and local law enforcement agencies focused on removing potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. A national take-back day, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, will provide a unified opportunity for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceutical...
Lady Cat Softball Has Another Huge Win
Lady Cats Softball Takes Ten Run Rule Win Over Royse City Friday For the second time this week, the Lady Cats’ softball team won by the ten run rule Friday night. After beating Texas High 15-5 on Tuesday evening, the Lady Cats bested Royse City, 12-2 on Friday. The Lady Bulldogs actually led 1-0 as they scored a run when the Lady Cats threw the ball away at first trying to complete an inning double play. The Lady Cats went ahead...
Bobby Ballard
Bobby Ballard, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at home surrounded by his family and friends. A Memorial and inurnment will be held at a later date.Bobby Leon Ballard was born on March 15, 1941 in Sulphur Springs, to Finis and Jodean Ballard. He married Sharon Sears in Sulphur Springs on January 2, 1960. Bobby worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority as a Quality Assurance...
Lady Cat Track Athletes Advance to Area
Thirteen Lady Cats Track Athletes Qualify for Area Meet and They Take Second at District Lady Cats Track Coach Derek Tyson called the two-day District Track Meet exciting as the Lady Cats qualified thirteen athletes for Area, scored 151 points and finished second to Texas High. The 21 point margin was less than Coach Tyson had calculated. He said the girls did an awesome job competing. In the discus, the Lady Cats finished 1-2-3 with...
SSHS UIL Academic Update
Wildcats UIL Academic Team Ends Up Second Place in District After all the District UIL Academic events were contested, Sulphur Springs High School ended up in second place. Lindale finished first with 540 points. The Wildcats had 462. Mount Pleasant was third with 430. Going into Speech and Debate events Thursday (April 4) at Mount Pleasant, the Wildcats led Lindale by 18 points and were 119 points ahead of Mount Pleasant. Wildcats...
