Game Day: Wildcats host Texas High; Lady Cats at Texas High
Wildcats Basketball Hosts Texas High The #8 ranked Wildcats’ basketball team should face a good test in district play Friday night (January 5) as Texas High comes to town. The Wildcats are 2-0 in district play and 19-3 for the season. Wildcats Coach Clark Cipoletta said the Tigers are a very good team. He said they defeated Marshall by 25 points. Coach Cipoletta said Texas High is athletic and has the size to match up with the...
Bergin’s Motions Question Jurisdiction, Evidence Obtained, and Texas Health and Safety Code vs Civil Procedure
In three motions filed before the Hopkins County Court at Law by Attorney Chad Cable on behalf of George Lawrence Bergin and his desire to regain custody of hundreds of head of cattle seized by the SPCA of Texas and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies, Bergin through his attorney states that the court denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss on account of the courts complete abrogation of the rules of civil procedure, requests that the...
Christopher Kenneth Ondeck
Graveside services for Christopher Kenneth Ondeck, age 87, of Sulphur Springs will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the North Hopkins Cemetery with Bruce Stinson officiating. Mr. Ondeck passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Christus Mother Frances hospital in Sulphur Springs. Mr. Ondeck was born October 13, 1930 in West Mifflen, PA, the son of Andrew Ondeck and Anna Granity Ondeck. He married Doris Phillips on October...
New Courtroom, Voting Equipment Priorities on Commissioners’ Court Monday Agenda
Two items on the agenda for Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court Monday, January 8, 2018 have been on the back burner for some time but the court is expected to move forward with both items. The Commissioners will consider the approval of building a new 100 seat courtroom that will be attached to the Hopkins County Jail. According to County Judge Robert Newsom there will be no increase in taxes to pay for the new addition. He told KSST...
Chester To Fight Again Tomorrow
Local MMA standout, Ryan Chester fights again this Saturday at Gas Monkey Live in Dallas. The “Xtreme Knockout” Texas MMA is being held at the Gas Monkey Live Venue this Saturday, January 6th. The venue is located near the corner of I-35 and W Northwest Highway in Dallas. Chester has been participating in MMA for the a little over a year and currently has a record of 2 wins and only 1 loss. Chester, who has been...
Bergin Does Not Appear; Attorney Files Motion Challenging Authority of Court in the Appeal of Cattle Custody
Although a motion has been filed with Hopkins County Court at Law challenging the authority of the court regarding an appeal of a settlement reached in a pre-court magistrates hearing regarding custody of hundreds of head of cattle, a jury is being picked Friday, January 5, 2018, in the second floor courtroom of the county courthouse and the appeal trial is expected to begin as soon as the jury is picked. The trial is expected to...
Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Moss
Graveside service for Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Moss, age 88, of Merrill, OR and formerly of Hopkins County, TX will be held 1:00 PM on Monday, January 8, 2018 at North Hopkins Cemetery with Rev. Bruce Stinson officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Moss passed away at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at his residence in Merrill, Oregon. Benjamin Franklin Moss was born in Dike, Hopkins Co. Texas on December 3,...
