Fall Festival’s New Event for October is the Hay Bale Sculpture Contest
Shirley Patchen, left, and Sue Potts, right Local history researcher Shirley Patchen’s current interest in the era of 1914 made her realize the role that farmers played in the early growth of Hopkins County. Through their tireless labor, industry and innovation, Hopkins County became the Dairy Capitol of Texas. Patchen suggested that, as a tribute to past and present dairymen, farmers, ranchers, cattlemen and hay growers, Fall...
Juvenile Arrested for Making Terrorist Threat
“Anyone that makes a threat toward a student in school faces arrest,” said Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders. Monday night, September 3, 2018, a juvenile male made a threat to go to Sulphur Springs Middle School on Tuesday and shoot a student. Sulphur Springs Police were notified. According to Chief Sanders, a case has been made against the juvenile that made the threat. He was arrested and taken to juvenile...
Winnsboro Police Department Report August 27-September 2, 2018
Two arrests, one non-injury accident, 145 calls for service, 32 citations , and 71 warnings were the result of the work of the Winnsboro Police Department during the August 27-September 2, 2018 report period. Chrystal Staner, 30, of Hughes Springs, was arrested August 28th for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram. Dakota Killingsworth, 26, of Winnsboro, was arrested on August 30th on a Wood County...
Tuesday Forecast
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 89; Low: 73; Wind: Southeast; 5-10 mph
Wildcat Head Coach Owens Points to Positives in Win
The positives far outweighed the negatives as Wildcats Head Football Coach Greg Owens shared his thoughts on the Friday night’s Wildcats’ season opening win over Frisco Wakeland, 37-35 on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coach’s Show. He began at a logical place, the offensive line. Coach Owens said they did a really good job. He liked their pass protection. Coach Owens gave the offensive line...
Miller Grove Hornets Finish Third at Stephen F. Austin Cross Country Invitational
Some Miller Grove Lady Hornets and Hornets competed at the Stephen F. Austin Cross Country Invitational at Nacogdoches last Saturday (September 1). The Hornets finished third in a big field of 35 teams and 269 runners from all classifications. The Hornets Isaiah Billingsley finished second with a time of 16:39. Grant Earp was eighteenth. Lance Davis was twenty-seventh. Tanner Hensley was thirtieth. Matt Brignon was eightieth. Lexton...
Body of Woman Murdered in Fort Worth Found in Sulphur Springs; Fort Worth Man Arrested
The murder occurred in Fort Worth but the body of the female victim was found on private property on Highway 67W just inside the Sulphur Springs City limits. Lucious Newhouse III, 54 of Fort Worth is currently in Hopkins County Jail charged with Felony 1 Murder and is being held on a $1-million bond. Lucious Newhouse III It began with a call regarding a suspicious person and finding a vehicle stuck in a ravine on private property that...
Monday (Labor Day) Forecast
60% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 85; Low 73; Wind: East, southeast 5-15 mph
Dinner Bell Menu For September 5, 2018
DINNER BELL MENUSeptember 5, 2018 Community Sponsor: Alliance Bank Fall is upon us. Football is back. Yeah Wildcats! It is time for HOPKINS COUNTY STEW! Hopkins County Stew Cheese Sticks and Pickles Garden Salad Chili Cheese Cornbread Muffins Pineapple Delight Pineapple Yogurt Pudding (the no added sugar dessert) Served Wednesdays at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs,...
