Chamber Connection December 13, 2018
Attention All Chamber Members…. Membership Directories are being prepared NOW!!! Chamber Members, we are going to print with the 2019 Membership Directory. We are going to have it ready for distribution the first part of January,so we need you to do a few things… Please go to www.HopkinsChamber.org and click in the directory search. Please check to make sure that we have the correct information for your business. We have been trying...
Thursday Forecast
Wind Warning in effect from 3 p.m. today until noon Friday; 90% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 64; Low: 44; Wind: North, northeast 5-15 mph increasing to 20-25 mph, gusts to 30 mph
Burgers and Fries Make Donation to Meal a Day
Shown in Photo: Jacky Garcia, Tammy L and Karon Weatherman. Burgers and Fries made a donation of $ 1,575.00 to the Meal A Day Program. People in the Community put Tips and Donations in a jar while they eat or pick up their burgers. When the jar is full Burgers and Fries donate the money to the Meal A Day Program.
Wind Advisory From 3 PM Thursday, December 13 to Noon Friday, December 14, 2018
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 3 PM Thursday to noon Friday. TIMING…3 PM Thursday to Noon Friday, with the highest winds expected Thursday evening into early Friday morning. WINDS…Northerly winds will increase to around 25-35 mph, with several gusts upwards of 40 to 45 mph. An isolated gust as high as 50 mph is possible. IMPACTS…Loose outdoor objects,...
Grace Gilley
Mrs. Grace Gilley, age 101, of Emory, passed away at her home Monday afternoon, December 10, 2018. She was born to the parentage of Willis Wilbur and Mable Grayson Pound. She and Mr. Olen Gilley were married on September 10, 1942 in Tyler. She was a graduate of Emory High School. Mrs Grace was a clerk/typist for the local abstract company and assisted her husband, who was the Rains County District Clerk for many years. She was a...
Annie Cook
Graveside service for Annie Cook, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 16, 2018at Upper Pinch Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Pinch, West Virginia. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Cook passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Annie Audrey was born on December 28, 1936 in Pineville, WV to Charlie and Flora Farley. She...
Saltillo Lions Lose and Lady Lions Win Against Bland
The Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions faced Bland Tuesday (December 11). The Lions lost but the Lady Lions won. Bland topped the Lions, 52-35. Bland outscored the Lions in every quarter. For the Lions, Chris Boekhorst had a team high 15 points. Ben Moore scored 9 points. Matthew Gurley added 8 points. Edi Olayo had 3 points. The Lions were a solid 11 of 15 from the foul line. The Lions season record is now 9-6. Saltillo Coach Bill Giles...
VFW Post 8560 Makes Donation to Meal a Day
Hopkins County VFW Post 8560 made a $ 300.00 Christmas Donation to the Meal A Day Program on Wednesday, December 12th . Shown in Photo: Art Romanat, Karon Weatherman, James Ross, Travis Estes, Joe Robinson, and William Skelton.
Minick Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder of Husband
Cassandra Joyce Minick, pled guilty to Murder Wednesday morning.She was sentenced to 30 years in prison by Eighth Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt. Minick was charged with the murder of her husband with a rifle in February of this year. Cassandra Joyce Minick At the time of her arrest Minick, 30, called the Sheriff’sDepartment in the early morning hours stating she had found her husband shot intheir residence after she heard a...
