Chamber Connection – June 28 By Butch Burney
Business After Hours Join us for a fun and interactive Business After Hours next month at Red River Credit Union from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20. Business After Hours is a great way to interact and network with other business professionals and members of the community. You don’t have to be a Chamber member to attend and there is no cost. Red River Credit Union is located at 822 Gilmer St. Leadership Sulphur Springs Even if...
Work Mates Arrested During Morning Drive
June 27, 2023 – At around 11:30 AM Monday, Sulphur Springs Police noticed a Dodge Caravan traveling southbound on Highway 11. The white minivan displayed expired registration. A traffic stop was initiated about 1 mile south of I-30. The driver, 36 year-old Nathan Allen Martin of Sulphur Springs, showed signs of nervousness and deception. A record check showed Martin to have an outstanding warrant for parole violation. When asked...
Texas Electricity Price Rise During Record Heat And Demand
Amid the record heat, Businesses and Utilities will be in danger of running short on electricity. When demand for electricity begins to spike, at roughly 4 pm hit roughly 50 times it regular price on Sunday, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). ERCOT expected demand to peak Monday afternoon at just shy of 83,000 megawatts — about 3 percent higher than the record that was set last year. The grid has just less...
Calling All Kids, Free Stew This Year At Stew Contest
The 54th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, presented by Alliance Bank, has been able to keep its costs down because of our generous businesses in the community, and the cost just got even cheaper for some families. Signature Solar and the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce announced last week that children 12 and under will eat free at the festival on Saturday, Oct. 28, due to Signature Solar’s generous sponsorship. Children will...
Groves Violates Parole Now Back in Hopkins County Jail
June 26, 2023 – Monica Jane “MJ” Groves, age 39 of Point, was arrested and jailed recently in Rains County. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies retrieved her this week. She now faces parole violation charges. Her bond is set at $150,000. Monica Jane “MJ” Groves, 2021 Groves was arrested in 2021 when she was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. See that story here.
Billy Gene Beadles
A funeral service for Billy Gene Beadles, age 93 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rick Beadles officiating. Interment will follow at Posey Cemetery with David Beadles, Rodney Beadles, Mike Hooten, Cleveland Hooten, Gerald Hooten, and David Zahn serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 9:00- 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June...
Sulphur Springs Woman Arrested for Hit-and-Run
June 26, 2023 – On Monday, DANIELLE BERRY was arrested in Hopkins County and charged with: 1 550.021(C)(2) ACCIDENT INVOLVING INJURY DANIELLE BERRY, 2023 According to Texas State Statutes, if convicted Berry could face: imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than five years or confinement in the county jail for not more than one year; a fine not to exceed $5,000; or both the fine and the...
Welding is Only One of Many Courses Offered at Paris Junior College
ADVICE PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding instructor John Plemons, left, critiques a 2G pipe welding project being completed by student Charles Duffey Jr. of Campbell. For information regarding the welding program call 903-885-1232. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Duffey welding
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report 6-19-2023 – 06-25-2023
Arrests: McCormick, Michael, 23 years of age, of Quitman, was arrested 6-21-2023 on 3 Winnsboro Municipal Court Warrants and a Wood County Warrant. Morgan, Richard, 40 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 6-22-2023 for Driving While License Invalid with previous convictions and 2 Winnsboro Municipal Court Warrants. Crow, Tammy, 57 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 6-24-2023 for Violation of Bond Conditions. Womack,...
Region 7 Announces Mineola ISD 2023 Regional School Board Of The Year
June 16, 2023- The Region 7 Education Service Center has announced Mineola ISD Board of Trustees as the 2023 Regional School Board of the Year. The MISD Board of Trustees will serve as the regional representatives in this year’s Texas Association of School Administrators School Board Awards Program. This honorable recognition highlights the board’s exceptional leadership, dedication to academic excellence, and commitment...
