PJC Names Cox New Baseball Coach
Clay Cox, who has served as assistant baseball coach for Paris Junior College this past year, has been named to replace longtime baseball coach Deron Clark. Clark left earlier in the summer to take the reins as Athletic Director of Eastern New Mexico College. In his first year as assistant coach, the Dragons doubled their win total and improved in every offensive category, including leading the conference in stolen bases. He...
Winnsboro Police Media Report July 18th to July 24th
On 07/20/2016, Little, Brian, 29 years of age, was arrested for a warrant from Tarrant County. On 07/21/2016, Crouch, Jeremy, 34 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested for Driving while License invalid, with previous, Conv/Susp/W/O fin res On 07/19/2016, and accident occured in the 1000 block of South Walnut. A sedan traveling northbound in the street was struck from behind by anther sedan, also traveling northbound. One person was...
Drugs, Weapon, and Driving Lead to Arrest
Sulphur Springs Police and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Officers responded to a call of an unknown person pointing a handgun at individuals on the downtown square in Sulphur Springs. Law enforcement officers were advised with a description of the vehicle and that the driver was possibly traveling to Winnsboro. A County Deputy located the vehicle and made a traffic stop. A strong odor of marijuana was coming from the inside of the vehicle....
Inmate’s Methamphetamine Hidden in Bunk Found in Cell Search
A cell search by Hopkins County Jailors and the Special Crimes Unit found Tabitha Ann Hughes, 32, a current resident at Hopkins County Jail from Malvern, Arkansas to have 14.5 grams of methamphetamine hidden in her bunk. Hughes had meth hidden in her clothing when she was checked into the jail over the weekend. Hughes was traveling with Tyler Scott Bailey, 22, of Arkansas, when they were stopped by local law enforcement over the...
NETBIO Awards Scholarships Prior to Successful Mid-Summer Sale
A good quality cattle was the trademark of the July Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization (NETBIO) Sale held Wednesday. The mid-summer sale exceeded the 5,000 head mark for only the second time in July, selling a total of 5,183 head of calves and yearlings. “The sale went very well and I think the shippers (sellers) were pleased with the results,” said Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission co-owner David Fowler. “We had a lot...
Wildcat Tennis Camp Begins Week of Training
Sulphur Springs High School Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez welcomed youth students into his five-day tennis camp for boys and girls Monday at the Wildcat Tennis Complex. Several younger kids entering kindergarten through the sixth grade showed up early Monday morning for an 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. session. Older kids, those that will entering the seventh through the twelfth grade, participated in a session from 10:30 a.m. until...
SSISD Offers Online Registration Assistance
The Sulphur Springs Independent School District will be offering another help session for online registration through Skyward Family Access on Tuesday, August 2, at the Administration building on Connally ST. SSISD will be providing help from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for all the steps of the registration process including computers, logins, passwords, and assistance with forms. Director of Human Resources/Communications Rusty Harden...
Foster And Adoptive Parent Meeting July 25th and August 4th
If your interested in learning more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent on July 25th at 5:30 PM at the First Baptist Church in Mineola there will be a information meeting. This is also a special meeting because CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will also be presenting at the meeting as well. There will be two great programs for community members to learn more about. I will be having an information meeting for anyone in...
Early Voting Location Set; Mitigation Grant Set to Improve Certain County Roads;
Early voting for the November General Election will take place in the Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Courtroom in the Tax Office/JP Offices building on Jefferson Street. This will be the permanent location of early voting. The decision was finalized Monday morning during Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court regular session. During regular session, the county will also enter an interlocal agreement with the City of Frisco to enable a...
