1100 Runners Participate at Miller Grove Invitational Cross Country Meet
The Miller Grove Invitational Cross Country Meet took place Thursday (September 13) with over 1100 runners participating. The Miller Grove Hornets took first place. The Miller Grove Lady Hornets placed second, just 3 points behind the top team from Pittsburg. For the Hornets, freshman Isaiah Billingsley won the race with a time of 15:55. Teammate Grant Earp was second, Lance Davis was fifth, Tanner Hensley was eleventh, Matt Brignon...
SSHS Cross Country at Audubon Park in Wylie High School Sponsored Meet
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ cross country teams are competing on this Friday (September 14) game day. The teams are at their fourth meet of the season. This one, the Dustin Rodriguez Run, is sponsored by Wylie High School and is taking place at Audubon Park in Garland. The Wildcats and Lady Cats are gearing up for the District 15-5A Championship at Mount Pleasant High School coming up on October 8. The Lady Cats’...
Game Day: Wildcats Host Terrell; Homecoming; State Champ Team To Be Honored
The Wildcats’ football team is hosting the Terrell Tigers at Gerald Prim Stadium on this Friday (September 14) game day. They are hoping the lightning stays away this week. The game is the district opener for both teams and it’s Homecoming for the Wildcats. Terrell comes in 0-1 after a week one loss at Hallsville, 27-7. Their game against Paris was canceled by weather last week. The Wildcats are 1-0. They defeated Frisco...
TxDOT to Replace Bridge on Hopkins County Road 4710
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a project to replace the bridge on CR 4710 in Hopkins County will begin Sept. 17. Highway 19 Construction LLC, Sulphur Springs, Texas, was granted 74 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $250,000. The target date for completion of this work is March 2019, officials said. The contractor will replace the existing bridge at...
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Misdemeanor Charges and Fine Result in Arrest of Man Near Middle School
Two Class-C Misdemeanor charges and a fine are the result of the arrest of an adult male dressed in camouflage and camouflage face paint arrested Thursday morning after he was found in a field behind the Sulphur Springs Middle School. The charges included Public Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct Breach of Peace. The man went before Justice of the Peace B. J. Teer Friday morning where he faced a Magistrates hearing that levied the...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested in Cumby for Online Soliciation
Jeremiah Carnes entering Hopkins County Jail book-in Friday morning. Carnes was arrested in Cumby, TX for Online Solicitation of a Minor. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigators and Deputies arrested a Sulphur Spring man in Cumby Friday morning. The man thought he was meeting a 15-year old female for sex. Instead, Jeremiah Carnes, 42, was arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor. Investigator Corley Weatherford said the...
Local Veterans “Freedom Honor Flight” Needs You at Home Town Send-Off!
According to Lynda Hager, co-ordinator for local Veterans attending Freedom Honor Flights, the public is invited to attend a hometown Send-Off on Thursday September 20 at 11:30 in front of the Hopkins County Courthouse. A trio of local Vietnam Vets have been selected to travel to a grand reception in our nation’s capitol and a whirlwind tour of the monuments there. The veterans are Michael Barrett, John Ward and Bobby Swatsell....
Man on Motorcycle Attempts to Evade Arrest
A DPS Trooper observed a 2005 ZX-6 Kawasaki motorcycle exceeding the speed limit on State Highway 154 at the 672 milepost. When he attempted to stop the motorcycle, the driver evaded in a high speed pursuit into Wood County. The Cody Lee Jordan, 20, of Yantis, the driver of the motorcycle, turned down a Farm to Market road and then a county road before returning to Hopkins County on CR 1439. He lost control of the motorcycle and...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report September 5-11, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report September 5, 2018 to September 11, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 5; Thefts: 5; Burglaries: 3; Terroristic Threats: 2; Criminal Mischief’s: 4; Inquests: 1; Suspicious Circumstances: 2; Suspicious Vehicles: 8; Suspicious Persons: 5; Alarms: 3; Harassments: 1; Criminal Trespasses: 5; Scams: 2; Frauds: 0; Abandoned Vehicles: 1; Cows Out: 23; Horses Out: 2; Welfare Checks: 5; Assaults: 4; Dog Bites: 0; Fires/Burn...
