Saltillo’s Collins Placed First at Tiger Invitational
Saltillo’s Sienna Collins has been magnificent as a runner for the Lady Lions. Collins added to her cross country resume with a first place finish at the Commerce Tiger Invitational at Commerce High School last Saturday (August 25). Collins covered the 3200-meter course in a time of 12:40. The Lady Lions, coached by Colton Smith, finished ninth as a team. Other Lady Lions finishers included Raegan Speir in twenty-fourth place at...
Wildcat Band Ready for First Game of 2018 Football Season
The Wildcats Marching Band is a big part of any Wildcats’ football game. The band will hit the field for the first time this season during the Wildcats and Frisco Wakeland football game Friday night (August 31) at Frisco Memorial Stadium. New Wildcats Band Director Spencer Emmert says it will be an exciting time for band students, especially for the freshmen who have never performed before on Friday night. Emmert recalls his...
PJC Board of Regents Approve 2018-2019 Budget
The 2018-2019 Paris Junior College budget approved this week by the Board of Regents reflects an increase from the previous year due to a projected increase in the federal financial aid pass-through. After learning of the financial aid increase, the Board of Regents gave final approval to a budget totaling $34,543,871. “We anticipate more Pell grants to students, and that is the major increase over last year’s budget,” said PJC...
ICE Raids Load Trail in Sumner; Construction Continues on Sulphur Springs Facility
ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raided the Load Trail facility in Sumner, Texas near Paris Tuesday. Over 160 individuals were detained. According to reports, more than 100 people detained were suspected of using fraudulent identification. The Sumner, Tx facility raided manufactures small trailers. It is a separate manufacturing line than the one being built in Sulphur Springs. The Sulphur Springs facility will build...
Fascinating Local History Characterization of Henry Stout…Catch Part Two on September 27 at Heritage Park
The annual joint meeting of the Hopkins County Historical and Genealogical Societies was held August 23rd at the Genealogy Library inside the Sulphur Springs Public Library. Paula Altenbaumer, a member of both societies, presented an entertaining & informative life history of Henry Stout, an early Texas and Hopkins County pioneer, as seen through the eyes of his first wife, Sarah Mary Talbot Stout. Local historian John Sellers...
Grand Jury Indictments August, 2018
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed up 43 indictments late Tuesday afternoon, August 28, 2018. The names of the 32 who have been arrested for the charge have been released. Christopher Shane Freeman was indicted for Aggravated Assault Against a Public Servant. Terance Raymon Beachem was indicted for Aggravated Assault Date/Family/Home with Weapon and for Criminal Mischief more than $2500 but less than $30,000. Jeremy Kenyaan Gibson, 26...
Local Man Arrested on Warrants and Possession
When Sulphur Springs Police stopped Kerry Olin Kirkpatrick, 56, of Sulphur Springs, for failing to stop at a designated location, Kirkpatrick was identified and found wanted on Gregg and Kaufman County warrants. Also in his possession was contraband believed to be methamphetamine. Kirkpatrick is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams, bond...
Local Woman Arrested for Abandon/Endanger a Child Due to Methamphetamine Investigation
August 29, 2018 – Child Protective Services began an investigation after Jessica Elizabeth Bender, 27 of Sulphur Springs and her year old child tested positive for methamphetamine. Special Crimes Unit was contacted and began an investigation as well. SCU obtained an arrest warrant for Bender. Jessica Elizabeth Bender, 27 Bender is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Abandon/Endanger a Child, a state jail felony. She is being...
Lady Cats Lose to Paris
If Lady Cats’ volleyball against Paris Tuesday in Wildcat Gym were movies it would have been a triple feature horror film. Also all three films would have looked the same. It started as the Lady Cats’ freshman team lost to Paris frosh, 2-1. The Lady Cats won the first set easily, 25-9 and then endured frustration as Paris won sets two and three, 25-22 and 25-22. The battle of freshmen teams matched two teams that had only...
Wednesday Forecast
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High 96 with heat index as high as 102; Low: 75; Wind: South 5-10 mph
