Texas Comptroller Certifies New $321.3 Billion State Spending Plan, Sends To Abbott’s Desk
June 8, 2023- The $321.3 Billion spending plan that Texas lawmakers have approved for the next two years is balanced and on its way to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk after it was certified Wednesday by the state’s chief financial officer, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar. Before Abbott can review the budget that will direct the state’s spending for the next two years, the comptroller had to certify that the 1,115-page plan doesn’t spend more...
New Opportunity To Win A Designer Handbag
Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation and Jordan’s Place Pediatrics, PA are providing an additional opportunity to win a handbag this year at Designer Handbag Bingo. Tickets for the raffle of a mystery designer bag are being sold for $20 each. Only 350 tickets will be sold. The bag will be valued at approximately $2,000. “So many people have wanted to attend this event and there is just no room to...
Delta County Sheriff’s Update On Searching For Car And Driver Involved In Fatal Hit-And-Run
June 8, 2023- Delta County Sheriffs Office has posted a update on the currently ongoing search for the vehicle and driver of a Nissan Altima between the years of 2001-2005. The suspect is wanted for a fatal hit and run incident that occurred near 1800 block of FM 1532 just after 3:30am. Delta County Sheriff has posted this regarding the update on the ongoing search: “We have had a few leads come in but we are continuing to ask...
Reckless Driver Complaint Lands Man in Jail
June 8, 2023 – A Wednesday call to emergency services alerted Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies to a reckless driver on Highway 19 north of Sulphur Springs. The caller stated a south bound GMC Sonoma was swerving all over the road. The caller was able to relay the licence plate information to dispatch. A Deputy was able to locate the pickup on West Loop 301 and verify the tag information. A traffic stop was initiated. A...
Bobbie Aline Edge
Bobbie Aline Edge, age 84, of Omaha, Texas passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at her residence. She was born on July 17, 1938, to Dalton and Rubye (Merriman) Bookout in New Boston, Texas. Bobbie was married Grady Homer Edge and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents and her spouse of 63 years, Grady Edge. Survivors include her two sons, Ronnie Edge and his wife, Becky of Texarkana, Texas and Donnie Edge of Omaha,...
Hopkins County United Way Newest Board Members and 2023-2024 Board President
June 7, 2023- Hopkins County United Way introduced their newest board members during their meeting Wednesday. The new members are as follows: Jessica McInnis, KK McKenzie, Chelsea Mayes and Lyndsay Palmer. Also during this meeting it was announced that the serving board president will be Emily Glass, serving 2023 through 2024. Campaign Co-Chairs for this year’s campaign are Jessica McInnis and KK McKenzie. Members of the Budget...
PJC Coding Camp Spots Still Open In Sulphur Springs, Greenville
A robotics coding camp offered at Paris Junior College still has openings in the Greenville and Sulphur Springs free one-week camps. Made possible by the Texas Workforce Commission, the camps are for students entering the sixth, seventh, or eighth grades in the 2023-24 school year. Openings are available in the June 26-30 and July 24-28 camps at the PJC- Sulphur Springs Center and the July 10-14 and July 31-August 4 camps at the PJC-...
Couple Charged with Felony Possession
June 7, 2023 – A unemployed Texas couple, out for a drive near Coleman lake, are now in Hopkins County Jail. A Hopkins County Deputy noticed a vehicle traveling east on Main Street in Sulphur Springs around 8 pm Tuesday. The vehicle did not display license plates. A traffic stop was initiated. The driver, TIFFANY DAWN BOYKIN age 34 of Leonard, TX, advised the deputy that she did not have a driving license. The passenger,...
Sulphur Springs City Council Swears In New Member, John Sellers Reselected As Mayor
June 7, 2023- The Sulphur Springs City Council, during Tuesday’s meeting, has sworn in new member Tyler Law to position 6 as well as swearing in John Sellers to his position 7 for which he was reeelected. Both Law and Sellers then took their places on the council for the June regular meeting. Tyler Law Being Sworn In John Sellers Being Sworn In Also during this month’s meeting, council members voted on nominating a new...
Jerry Dale McDonald
Jerry Dale McDonald, a resident of Yantis, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at the age of 76. He was born July 25, 1946 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Clyde C. McDonald and Bertha Leona Pritchett. Jerry began his music career playing guitar at the Reilly Springs Jamboree in Reilly Springs, Texas. From there he began working at many night clubs in Dallas, Texas. He played bass for Jon & Robin who had several hits. From...
