Farm Service Agency: Pasture and Hay Acreage Reporting Deadline; Loans for Under-Served Producers
The Hopkins-Delta/Wood-Rains County Farm Service Agency (FSA) has released their October updates. Pasture and hay upcoming acreage reporting deadline and loans for targeted under-served producers are emphasized. Pasture and hay upcoming acreage reporting deadline: November 15, 2017 is the 2018 grass certification acreage reporting deadline. In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to...
CHESS Fishing Team
CHESS’s Triple F fishing team has 3 boats that compete in the Texas High School Bass Association. The Varsity team with Jimmy Reardon and Kyall Williams and Captained by Andrew Patton took 9th place! Triple F Stands for Faith Family Fishing. There were 179 boats participating in the tournament which was at Cedar Creek. This past weekend was the 2nd tournament of the year for the local team. The next tournament for Triple F is...
TxDOT Crews From Around the State Work Hurricane Clean-up
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation has collected more than 10 million cubic feet of debris – or the equivalent of about 186 football fields – in the four districts most impacted by Hurricane Harvey since landfall August 25. From Corpus Christi to Houston and numerous towns in between, TxDOT crews have worked tirelessly to help clear roadways and help citizens in their ongoing recovery efforts. “We continue to deliver much...
J. W. Benton
J. W. Benton, 84, of Mt Pleasant, TX, passed away on October 14, 2017. He was born on September 19, 1933 in Titus County to Floyd & Georgia (VanHorn) Benton. He served in the United States Navy; was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Pittsburg, TX and retired from Price Ford in Sulphur Springs as a mechanic. He is survived by his sisters, Vivian Nell Price & Exa Johnson; children, Johnny Melton, Linda Bryant,...
As Propellant Canister is Removed the T-Shirt Launcher Explodes at Wildcat Football Game
An explosion during the second quarter of the Wildcat Friday night football game at Prim Stadium sounded like a weapon firing or even louder to many in attendance at the game and to those across the street from the stadium. The t-shirt cannon/launcher, used by the Cat Pack to propel t-shirts into the crowd following Wildcat touchdowns, exploded causing minor injuries to two students and requiring stitches in the fingers of one,...
Help A Child Benefit Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Huge Event Oct. 21
Knowing that more help is always needed, Wade Bartley imagined creating an event that would assist abused, handicapped and disadvantaged children who come from the Northeast Texas area. The benefit event he had in mind would enable local individuals and businesses with a heart for helping to have greater reach with donations of money. Today, the Help-a-Child Benefit is observing it’s tenth year in sending assistance to three...
Local Man Arrested on Drug Warrant
A Hopkins County Deputy observed Nickolas Skylar White, 26, of Sulphur Springs inside a local convenience store on South Broadway. The deputy knew that White was wanted on an active warrant and after a check through Hopkins County Communications confirmed the warrant, White was arrested at the scene. White is in Hopkins County jail charged with Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less...
Failure to Use Turn Signal Leads to Drug Arrest
Failure to use a turn signal resulted in the arrest of Ragan McKenzie Box, 20, of Sulphur Springs. Hopkins County Deputies made the traffic stop at the intersection of CR 3529 and FM 67 Sunday. Box did not have a valid driver’s license and both Box and her passenger appeared nervous and their story did not seem credible. During the interview at the scene, Box admitted to having methamphetamine in her purse. She is charged with...
SSHS Little Cheer Clinic: Last Day for Pre-Registration
Sulphur Springs High School is hosting a Cheer clinic for children grades Pre-k through 6th grade.
