Attendance at EDGE Increases
Wildcats Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Greg Owens and his staff were pleasantly surprised Monday when the number of high school athletes attending The Edge conditioning program actually increased. Usually they see a steady decline each week from the first days. There were just over 100 athletes attending Monday including close to 30 girls. Included on the menu Monday were running of six 100-yard dashes with brief rests in...
Historical Impact of Christianity on American Culture
By Intern Steven Payne In the past decade, American society has begun a transition to an increasingly more secular state of existence. Petitions on www.change.org call for the removal of the phrase “In God We Trust” from American currency, as well as the removal of all references to religion from the Pledge of Allegiance. The military has also recently lost a legal battle against the Military Religious Freedom Foundation...
PJC Planning to Sell 47 Acres Back to Local Industrial Fund
With a view to future expansion and knowing that their 20-year lease of a building on the Sulphur Springs High School campus would soon end, Paris Junior College purchased 47 acres of land in Sulphur Springs next to TxDOT offices on State Highway 19 several years ago. The intent was to build a new Sulphur Springs campus. However, those plans changed. PJC secured an architect who provided plans for a future campus at the sight but the...
Damaged Tail Lamp Opens Door to Arrest
July 18, 2016 – A Cumby Police officer noted a damaged driver side tail lamp on a gray minivan that passed the officer Saturday afternoon around 1:30 near the 111 mile marker on I-30. A traffic stop for the violation followed and opened the door to much more. When the traffic stop was made, the driver was moving erratically in the driver’s seat and reaching into the passenger side seat. When the Cumby officer approached the...
Cumby Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Robert Crawford Templeton, 53 of Cumby is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Aggravated Assault With a Deadly Weapon ( a Felony 2) and is being held on a $30,000 bond after he brandished a handgun during an argument with his stepson. Hopkins County Deputies responded to a call regarding the assault Sunday evening around 6:30 p.m. on FM 275 North near Cumby. Templeton was exiting the residence when officers arrived. According to...
Schlotzsky’s to Open July 21st
Schlotzsky’s on Gilmer Street is set to open at 10 am on July 21st. On the day of the grand opening, door prizes and give-aways will take place all day. Once they’re opened, the first 100 to purchase a 6 pack of Cinnabon cinnamon rolls will receive one free small original sandwich per week for an entire year. Schlotzsky’s is locally owned and operated and they commented, “We look forward to making Sulphur...
Hospital District Board Meets As Transitions Continue
Hopkins County Hospital District Board will meet Monday at noon in the Plaza conference room at CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital. The Board will receive an update on the a new office location and records to be relocated as well as take action on relocation or acquisition of furniture or equipment as appropriate and authorize a designation of an official address. The Hospital District office will be moving now that CHRISTUS owns 51% of...
Joyce Marie Lindsey
Funeral service for Joyce Marie Lindsey, age 83, of Lone Oak, will be held Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at 12:30 pm, at First Baptist Church of Point. Pastor Zack Honzell will officiate. Interment will follow in Mineola, 3:00 pm, at Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday evening, 6:00-8:00 pm, at First Baptist Church of Point. Joyce passed away on Friday evening at her home. She was born July 30, 1932, in Dallas, to...
Can You Fly from DFW to Madrid, Spain for Just $1???
Well the answer is mostly No, but now that I have your attention, it is a good time to explain the way airlines calculate their fares in conjunction with all of the extra taxes and fees. I actually found a flight from DFW to Madrid on American Airlines leaving August 24th and returning September 1st and the BASE fare was only 50 cents each way?!?!? As you can see below, after the total fare calculation (with taxes and fees) the...
PJC Sets Listening Sessions To Discuss November Ballot Measure to Extend Tax Base
PARIS, TX – Paris Junior College President Pam Anglin will hold five community listening sessions across five East Texas counties next week, as voters this November will consider a ballot measure to expand the junior college’s tax base to Hopkins, Delta, Hunt, Lamar and Red River Counties, all counties the junior college currently serves. The listening sessions are open to the public. Here is the schedule: Tuesday, July 19, 5:30pm...
