The Very Humble, Very Hardworking Earthworm By Susan Brewer
By Susan Brewer, A Hopkins County Master Gardener Do you remember the old rhyme? “Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, guess I’ll go into the garden to eat worms. Long thin slimy ones, short fat juicy ones, itsy bitsy, fuzzy wuzzy worms”. What a bad rap earthworms get, yet they are a vital resource in enriching our soil whether it be in your yard, vegetable garden, house plants or the cornfield. Charles Darwin 100 years ago...
Lady Cats, Lady Rabbits Meet in Regional Quarterfinal Series
The Lady Cats’ softball team and other teams in their district spent the entire district schedule trying to avoid getting matched up with the powerful Forney Lady Rabbits in bi-district. But if a team has big playoff goals, you can’t avoid them forever. The Lady Cats and Lady Rabbits now meet in a Regional Quarterfinal Series. Lady Cats Coach David Carrillo was hoping to win a toss to make it a one-game playoff....
Wildcats Face Prosper at Rockwall High
For the second time in four years, the Wildcats’ baseball team will meet Prosper in the playoffs. The Eagles beat the Wildcats, two games to zero, in the fourth round on their way to a state championship in 2015. Prosper’s Head Baseball Coach Rick Carpenter, father of St. Louis Cardinal Matt Carpenter, has over 800 baseball wins and several state championships. He came to Prosper from Houston Elkins. Wildcats Baseball...
Taylor Finishes Seventh in Texas Class 5A Long Jump
Lady Cat Track athlete Imani Taylor finished seventh in the state of Texas in Class 5A in long jump at the State Track Meet Friday (May 11) morning at UT Austin. Taylor had her best jumps on her first and last jumps, getting 18-feet and 1 inch each time. Indications were that Taylor was jumping into a 2.6 mile per hour wind. She was only about 5 inches out of second place. Being such a competitor, Taylor was initially upset by her...
CANHelp’s “Poverty Simulation”…What Is It?
Will you start out the month with only a $10 bill to meet your family’s basic needs? … Or, will you be one of the unlucky ones? You’ll find out when you join us for a unique opportunity to experience the virtual realities of poverty. CANHelp will host a Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) on Wednesday, May 16th from 9:00am – 1:00pm at The ROC located at 115 Putman St., Sulphur Springs TX 75482. This learning...
Health Care Foundation Lights of Life Campaign And Gala Chairs Announced
by Meredith Caddell, Executive Director, Hopkins County Health Care Foundation On behalf of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Board of Directors, it gives me tremendous pleasure to announce that the 2018-2019 Lights of Life Campaign & Gala Chairs will be Tanner & Holly Ragan. The Ragans have a longstanding commitment to this community and are truly the perfect choice to lead the efforts of the Lights of Life Campaign. ...
Cumby Police Discover Marijuana, Cocaine During Traffic Stop
During a roadside investigation following a traffic stop by Cumby Police shortly after midnight Friday morning on I-30 east bound near the 109 mile-marker, the officer discovered of a large jar with marijuana and a box containing multiple bags of marijuana and multiple bags of a white powdery substance believed to be cocaine. The cocaine weighed approximately 16.90-grams. The officer made the discovery after the driver admitted to...
