Bullard Woman Held on $100,000 Bond
Jun22

Bullard Woman Held on $100,000 Bond

A Bullard, Texas woman is in Hopkins County Jail held on a $100,000 bond following a traffic stop by Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies Thursday evening. The woman was wanted on at Tyler County warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams and was found to have less than 1-gram of a controlled substance in her possession. The bond was set by the Smith County warrant. Alishia...

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Grab Some Free Fun at the Library…Story Time, Summer Reading Club, More
Jun22

Grab Some Free Fun at the Library…Story Time, Summer Reading Club, More

Remember “Bert” the Chimney Sweep from the Disney movie “Mary Poppins”? Josh Thompson, as Bert, was the reader for this week’s “Story Time” at the Sulphur Springs Public Library. The hour of fun for pre-school children also included music, exercise and guessing games led by Vivian Beasley,  plus a story read by Mary Poppins herself, portrayed by Miss Kassidy Branch. Library Director Hope Cain...

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Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 6-12, 2018

Wood County Sheriff’s Report for June 6, 2018 to June 12, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 6; Thefts: 7; Burglaries: 3; Terroristic Threats: 1; Criminal Mischiefs: 2; Inquests: 1; Suspicious Circumstances: 6; Suspicious Vehicles: 5; Suspicious Persons: 2; Alarms: 7; Harassments: 3; Criminal Trespasses: 2; Scams: 1; Frauds: 0; Abandoned Vehicles: 0;  Cows Out: 16; Horses Out: 1; Welfare Checks: 9; Assaults: 3; Dog Bites: 0; Fires: 2; Noise...

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Tira News for June 22nd, 2018
Jun22

Tira News for June 22nd, 2018

By Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council meeting has been rescheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 25th at the Tira Community Center. The public is always welcome and encouraged to attend. Yvonne Weir traveled to South Dakota on May 22nd and returned on the 12th of June. While staying on her family ranch, Destri and her family visited for a week and Dacy and her family visited for five days. They all enjoyed the cool weather and visiting...

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National Dairy Month: Highlighting Hardworking Dairy Farmers By Mario Villarino
Jun22

National Dairy Month: Highlighting Hardworking Dairy Farmers By Mario Villarino

As we conclude our Hopkins County Celebration of the Dairy Industry, I wanted to share some of the history and current situation of the dairy industry as I see it. Dairy farming is as agriculture as can be. Transformation of feed stuff unfit for human consumption gets farmed and provided to highly efficient cattle that transforms it using bacterial and protozoan digestion to make it milk and meat. As a rule, dairy cattle transform...

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Help Save Lives this July 4th By Johanna Hicks
Jun22

Help Save Lives this July 4th By Johanna Hicks

Help Save Lives This July Fourth! For the past 242 years, on July Fourth, Americans have celebrated the birth of our great nation.  We set off fireworks, fly American flags, attend special concerts, and partake in backyard barbecues and pool parties galore.  But as the celebrations wind down and friends and families head home, it’s vital we all work together to spread this life-saving message: Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving.  This...

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Friday Forecast
Jun22

Friday Forecast

20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 96 with heat index as high as 100; Low: 77: Wind: Southwest around 10 mph

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Recycling in Sulphur Springs: A Survey
Jun21

Recycling in Sulphur Springs: A Survey

Here is your chance to weigh in on Recycling in Sulphur Springs, TX. Click here to begin. This survey has several sections, and your survey may be different than others, based on your answers. Authors note: Google Forms attempts to stop people from taking online surveys multiple times.  Some form of identity verification is necessary to keep people from flooding online surveys with bogus data. Google Forms is also free.  We like free....

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Chamber Connection June 21, 2018
Jun21

Chamber Connection June 21, 2018

Congratulations Kaitlyn Ferrill on becoming the new Dairy Festival Queen!  What a wonderful end to the Dairy Festival week!  Hopkins County is fortunate to have so many dedicated people working to make the Dairy Festival such a success.  The Chamber is thankful to the Dairy Festival for working tirelessly in all that they do! Sulphur Springs Public Library presents their Summer Reading Program for June and July The Sulphur Springs...

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Video Story: Rotary Club Presents Over $31,000 in Scholarships and Awards Following Claws for a Cause 2018
Jun21

Video Story: Rotary Club Presents Over $31,000 in Scholarships and Awards Following Claws for a Cause 2018

by Doug Haston Sulphur Springs Rotary Club Presented over $31,000 in scholarships to students and awards to various non-profit service organizations. Pictured prior to the video  below are those who represented  non-profits and students who received awards.  ...

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