Video Production: Hopkins County United Way Donor Luncheon September 26, 2018
Hopkins County United Way Donor Luncheon at the Sulphur Springs Country Club Wednesday featured Colby Carthel, who coached the Texas A & M University-Commerce Lions to the Football 2017 National Championship...
Hearts of Life Presents Peggy Sue for Adoption
Peggy Sue is approximately 4 years old. She is not your typical outgoing, adoptable dog. Peggy Sue is extremely shy but very affectionate once she gets to know you. She has been to several adoption events for exposure & interaction, but she would rather be in her safe place. Peggy Sue responds to us as her caretakers very well, but she definitely has a hesitation when it comes to male humans. She was a stray/dump so we...
Acker’s Final Day; Death Sentence to be Carried Out Today
Daniel Clate Acker,46, will be the 10th convicted killer to be put to death in Texas and the second in two days when he is given a lethal injection tonight, Thursday, September 27th. The date was set as the date for the execution by Eighth Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcut. The order was hand delivered to TDCJ Wednesday, May 9th. Acker is on Death Row in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice convicted of the kidnapping and...
Chamber Connection September 27, 2018
The Chamber has a few sites left in the 49th Annual Stew Cook-off. The deadline for entry into the contest is Friday, October 5th at 5:00 p.m. All cooks signed up for the 49th Annual Stew Cook-off will need to attend the cooks come-and-go reception on Tuesday, October 16th at 6 p.m. at the Southwest Dairy Museum. Cooks will receive their grocery reimbursement check from the Chamber, their goody bags, and a list of rules and...
Coach Maness on Lady Cats 3-1 Volleyball Loss at Lindale Tuesday Night
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness commented on the Lady Cats 3-1 loss at Lindale Tuesday (September 25) night. The loss gives the Lady Cats are 0-2 district mark after opening with two road matches. The Lady Cats, ranked #25 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association Poll, have a season mark now of 24-9. Coach Maness said he saw a lot more effort from the Lady Cats against Lindale than he did in the game at Royse City last Friday...
Wildcats, Mount Pleasant Team Tennis Squads Hope to Get in District Match Wednesday
The Wildcats’ team tennis squad and Mount Pleasant are hoping to get a break in the rainy weather this Wednesday (September 26) afternoon so they can play their district match at 3:30 p.m. in Mount Pleasant. The match was originally scheduled to be played Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday morning Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said the match had been moved to Wednesday afternoon. There was no reason given. The Wildcats enter the...
Winnsboro Evacuation Lifted Wednesday at Noon
The Evacuation has been lifted and all roads are now open in Winnsboro. Air Quality and the risk of danger have been deemed concluded. As Hopkins County Emergency Management Planning Team met Tuesday morning to continue preparation toward a table-top emergency drill, in Winnsboro Tuesday afternoon the City of Winnsboro and Wood County began responding to a fire at Valley Feed Mill, 1211 E. Coke Road in Winnsboro. The response to the...
Poverty Simulation To Be Offered on October 17 @ ROC
From report by Shanna Martin, Executive Director CANHelp & 2-1-1 Texas North East Region This is just a reminder that CANHelp will be hosting our fall Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) on Wednesday, October 17th from 1:00PM-4:30PM at The ROC located at 115 Putman St. in Sulphur Springs. This training would be a good experience for older students, people involved in civic organizations, healthcare or mental health workers,...
