Thursday, 600 Vote Early
Six Hundred (600) early votes were cast in person Thursday in Hopkins County. The total for early voting through the first three days is 2919 ballots cast in person at the Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Courtroom. The courtroom serves as the early voting place for the county. Early voting continues through November 2nd from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each weekday with the exception of Tuesday, October 30th and Thursday, November...
Two Arrested for Meth in Traffic Stop
October 26, 2018 – Failure to stop at a designated stopping point created cause for a traffic stop by a Hopkins County Deputy at Connally and League Streets in Sulphur Springs. During the stop, the driver, Colton Heath Golightly, 29, of Arthur City, Texas, appeared nervous. Both driver and passenger, Jessica Nicole Allen, 30, of Paris, were found in possession of methamphetamine. Due to Golightly being nervous, the deputy...
“Mature Drivers” Educational Program Held at Senior Citizens Center
Ravonne McCray, Instructor for the Mature Driver Program According to Karon Weatherman, a few local seniors took advantage of the Mature Driver Program Class that was given at the Senior Citizens Center on Thursday, October 24th. The classes are Traffic Safety Educational Programs for the Adult Driver, 55 and older. Ravonne McCray with Baylor Scott and White was the instructor for the informative program, which is a collaboration with...
Tira News: October 26th, 2018
By Jan Vaughn Michael McNiel was in Tira on Saturday visiting with his family. Joyce reported, “We went to Paris for lunch at Magel’s and back to Sulphur Springs for ice cream at The Magic Scoop.” They shopped a while, and then returned home for a nice visit, before Michael returned to Richardson. Our neighbor, Billy Moss, came by for a visit on Thursday evening and wascommenting on the large size of the horse apples on his property....
Duke In Third Year as Greenville Lion Head Coach
The Wildcats travel to Greenville Friday (October 26) for another big district football game. The Lions head football coach is Darren Duke, in his third year. Coach Duke was promoted in 2016 after his mentor Marvin Sedberry retired. Coach Sedberry hired Coach Duke as an assistant twice in Greenville and also at Dallas Carter and at Bryan. Coach Duke was also the first head football coach at Dallas Conrad. This season Greenville is 2-4...
Wildcat Football: Coordinators Review Corsicana; Preview Greenville
Wildcats OC Matt Young on Corsicana Game and With Greenville Preview Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young assessed the offensive play in the loss to Corsicana last week and he also previewed Greenville Tuesday morning. Coach Young said it was a good ball game. He said the Wildcats did a lot of good things but not enough of them. Coach Young said the Wildcats got inside the ten a couple of times without getting points. He said...
Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Play Fruitvale in Bi-District
The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears’ volleyball team is going to the playoffs after a thrilling Senior Night win over 2-A Maud in five sets, 3-2. The Lady Bears trailed two sets to one but rallied to win the last two sets and the match. The score was 25-23, 17-25, 22-25, 25-22 and 16-14. The Lady Bears play Fruitvale in bi-district in Cumby Monday (October 29) night at 6 p.m. Against Maud, senior Makenna Morgan had 12 service points,...
