Wednesday Forecast
50% chance of rain and thunderstorms; High: 60; Low: 51; Wind: Northeast 10-15 mph.
Significant Weather Advisory Until 3 a.m. Wednesday
At 158 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Cooper, or 13 miles north of Commerce, moving east at 30 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include… Cooper, Deport, Cooper Lake Park Doctors Creek,Cooper Lake Park South Sulphur, Tira and Pecan Gap.
Election Results Show Hopkins County Stronghold for Republicans; Local School and Municipal Races Listed
Red is a popular political color in Hopkins County as 6,977 of the 11,958 ballots cast in the November Mid-Term Election were straight ticket Republican. Only 1,591 ballots were straight ticket Democratic. Votes cast in Hopkins County in selected races: U S Senator: Ted Cruz, Rep, 9,298 Beto O’Rourke, Dem, 2,542 U S Representative District 4 John Ratcliffe, Rep, 9391 Catherine Krantz, Dem, 2,312 Governor Greg Abbot, Rep, 9,525...
Crum Murder Trial: First Day of Testimony
Aaron Tyler Crum by Kerry Craig Following jury selection Monday, testimony got underway Tuesday morning in Hopkins County’s 8th District Court for 26-year-old Aaron Tyler Crum on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Joshua Paul Cowling at a residence in the 500 block of Pampa Street in the early morning hours of February 24. As testimony got underway, District Attorney Will Ramsay called...
Wildcat Football: Coordinators Review Kaufman Game; Look Ahead to North Forney
Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young Looks Back at Kaufman and Ahead to North Forney Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young is seeking solutions to get the Wildcats back into a rhythm so they will play with confidence and with a swagger. The past two weeks this seems to be missing from the Wildcats offense. Coach Young said he has watched last Friday (November 2) night’s loss to Kaufman over and over, especially an...
Wildcat Golf Wins With 10-Stroke Victory in Tournament Play
The Wildcats’ golf team completed a most successful fall golf season with a 10-stroke victory at a tournament at Mount Pleasant Country Club Monday (November 5). Wildcats Golf Coach Chris Owens said they were fortunate to get the tournament in due to rain. He said a 90% chance of rain Monday ended up being a 100% chance. Coach Owens said an hour and a half to two hours into their round, the Wildcats had to stop playing due to...
Wildcat Basketball Won Three at Elite 14 Scrimmage
The Wildcats’ basketball team won three scrimmages and lost none at the Elite 14 Scrimmage Saturday (November 3) at Wichita Falls Hirschi. The scrimmage featured top teams from Texas, Oklahoma and around the nation. The Wildcats won handily over Lubbock Estacado, a ranked Class 4A team, defeated prep school Millwood, Oklahoma by four points and edged by Norman, Oklahoma by one point. Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta...
HCGS Wins Multiple Awards at State Conference
The Texas State Genealogical Society Conference was held at the Omni Hotel in San Antonio, Texas on November 1-4, 2018. Hopkins County Genealogical Society (HCGS) had several members in attendance. HCGS also won awards including first place quarterly with the Hopkins County Heritage. The weekend was culminated with an awards banquet on Saturday night. The key note speaker was Andrew Carroll. Andrew is currently the director of the...
PJC-Sulphur Springs: Taco Lunch
GET YOUR TACOS PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Director Rob Stanley, center, joins students on campus for a tasty taco lunch. Preparing their lunches are, from left, Rainie English, Sydnee Hawkins, Stanley, and Andre Evans.
