Stand Against Bullying Event Planned
According to the organizer, the idea for the event was inspired by her 9-year old daughter who has had a difficult year at school with constant bullying. The organizer also says her daughter is having a difficult time making new friends. Stand Against Bullying and New Friends Party is Friday, March 16th at 1 p.m. at Kid’s Kingdom in Sulphur Springs. Reaching out to the community to help her find friends and responding to other...
KSA Engineering Employed to Set Weight Limits for County Roads
During their Monday regular session, Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court employed KSA Engineers of Longview to establish weight limits for county roads and will reapply for grants to open Pipeline Road and to rebuild three bridges on roads in Precinct 1. KSA Engineers will be paid $21,500 for the project. The cost of the project will be divided by the four precincts with each paying just over $5,000. When the project is complete, the...
re: Springtime, Annual Fire Safety Reminders
Hopkins County Fire Chief Andy Endsley is also Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) for Hopkins County, and fire safety awareness is part of his duty. He visited on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay to remind citizens of the importance of fire safety inside and outside their homes, especially now as Spring arrives. When birds begin to chirp outside, are your smoke detectors also chirping? They may need new batteries, or they may...
Violation of Probation for Stalking Returns Local Man to Hopkins County Jail
Hopkins County Deputies located Jimmy De Odell, 60, of Pickton at the Adult Probation office where he was arrested on a warrant for Violation of Probation Stalking, a Felony 3. Odell was indicted by a Hopkins County Grand Jury in October, 2017 for stalking. The indictment followed his fourth arrest for stalking since August 2, 2017. It was found the he was within 696 feet from the place of employment of the victim of his August 8,...
Solid Relief Pitching Garners Win for Lady Cats
The Lady Cats’ softball team used the solid relief pitching of Tessa Holt to defeat the Texas Home Educators Sports Association Riders, 5-3 at Lady Cat Park in a non-district game late Monday afternoon. Holt entered the game in the top of the second with the scored tied 1-1 and with no outs and the bases loaded with Riders. A second run scored on a dropped fly ball. Over six innings, Holt, the winning pitcher, allowed only two...
Addie Marie Pryor
Funeral services for Addie Marie Pryor have been set for 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Pastor Willis Taylor and Barry Stribling officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery with Tiesan Goodson, Romeo Davis, Jaiydan Davis, Briesan Davis, Caden Davis and Cadrian Davis serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Lester Davis, Sr., Danny Teel, Jay Davis, Hubert Pryor and...
Lady Cats Softball 2-0 in District; Play Non-District Game Monday Afternoon
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo said he was glad to see his team play well in a 7-3 win at Hallsville Friday night. He said especially after his team didn’t play their best last Tuesday in a 3-2 win at home over Greenville. Coach Carrillo was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday. He said his team had very focused practices Wednesday and Thursday before the Hallsville...
