Epilepsy Awareness Event Set for November 17th
An Epilepsy Awareness event, “I Need a Cure” is set for November 17, 2018, noon until 7 p.m. Vendors and antique car show entries are being sought for the event. All proceeds from the event will go to the Epilepsy Foundation of Texas. For more information call Courtney at 903-703-8123 or Teresa at 903-699-5403.
Enjoy “The Dining Room” Onstage at Main Street Theater..it’s an “Actor’s Play”
David Woody (left), Sydnee Hawkins (center), Alden Green (right) David Woody, veteran stage actor with Main Street Theater, calls “The Dining Room” an actor’s play because it challenges and stretches the ability to create various characters for different scenes within a single setting. Each of the three women and three men in “The Dining Room” portray ten characters each. The cast includes Woody, Alden...
Local Man Arrested For Violation of Probation
October 24, 2018 – A defective trailer lamp drew the attention of a DPS trooper who initiated a traffic stop at the 682 mile marker on State Highway 11 Tuesday afternoon (October 23, 2018). The driver, William Tyler Bilharz, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested for two outstanding warrants for his arrest out of Hopkins County. William Tyler Bilharz Bilharz is in Hopkins County Jail for Violation of Probation Possession of Controlled...
Dairy Outreach Training Scheduled for October 31, 2018
In Texas, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Any CAFO with more than 300 animal units (more than 200 mature dairy cows) located in the dairy outreach program area (DOPA) must meet the following training and educational requirements (the DOPA includes Bosque, Comanche, Erath, Hamilton, Hopkins, Johnson, Rains, and Wood Counties): Complete an initial...
SSHS Veteran’s Day Event November 9, 2018; Past and Present Military Invited
Previous SSHS Veterans Day Event Sulphur Springs High School will have a special Veterans Day program Friday, November 9, 2018 to honor past and present military. SSHS invites all Hopkins County veterans, current service members, and their spouses for a reception followed by a patriotic program. The reception will begin at 12 noon in the SSHS Library. The program will follow at 1:00 pm in the gymnasium with special performances by our...
Season Ends for Lady Cat Volleyball; Freshmen Team Ends District 10-0
Texas High 3, Lady Cats Volleyball 0 Season Over (For of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these “It Might Have Been” John Greenleaf Whittier) A promising Lady Cats’ volleyball season came to an earlier than expected end as the Lady Cats closed district play with a 3-0 loss at Texas High Tuesday night. The Lady Cats actually wound up district play in a fourth place tie with Greenville. Both had 4-6 district...
Wednesday Forecast
90% chance of showers after 1 p.m.; High: 61; Low: 51; Wind: East 5-10 mph
818 Cast Early Ballots Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Tuesday early voting in Hopkins County recorded 818 ballots cast in person at the Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Courtroom. The courtroom serves as the early voting place for the county. According to Debbie Shirley, Hopkins County Clerk, “Everything is going smoothly, just really busy.” She said there have been several voters who have cast limited ballots. These individuals, who are registered in another county and did...
Hopkins County United Way Campaign Continues Progress Toward Goal
With an additional donation delivered shortly after Tuesday’s weekly Hopkins County United Way report meeting, campaign pledges received for the day totaled $28,243.38. This is the highest pledge total for Report Meetings so far this year and brings a grand total to date of $77,801.58. The 2018-2019 Hopkins County United Way Goal is $165,000. The next report meeting is set for Tuesday, October 30th at 9 a.m. A list of those...
