Hopkins County Spring Cleanup May 5th-6th
March 28, 2023 – Hopkins County Commissioners Court has announced the Spring Clean up days for 2023. Starting May 5th from 7 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. and on May 6th from 7A.M. till noon. Hopkins County residents may bring larger household items (not commercial) to their county precinct barn to dispose of them properly. All county precinct barns will be open for the clean up, all trash will be accepted, however no toxic or hazardous...
Mona Loraine (Stubblefield) Hotard
Mona Loraine (Stubblefield) Hotard, age 72, passed away on February 19, 2023, at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, Texas from heart failure. Mona was born on January 29, 1951, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Jimmie Charles and Mattie Mae (Watts) Stubblefield. Mona grew up with three brothers and enjoyed her childhood in East Texas. The family moved to Houston in 1963 where she attended Stephen F. Austin High School and developed life-long...
Paris Junior College Offering a Robotics Coding Camp Again at all Three Campuses
Paris Junior College is again offering a robotics coding camp made possible by the Texas Workforce Commission during June, July and August. The free one-week camp is for students entering the sixth, seventh, or eighth grades in the 2023-24 school year. The Robotics Coding Camp is designed to allow students to explore the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. By using a snap-together robotics system, students will be...
$4.5 Billion School Funding Bill Advances From Texas House
April 27, 2023- Texas House gave preliminary approval to a school finance Bill that would increase the amount of state money that schools get per student, start adjusting it for inflation and introduce a major change to how funding is calculated each year. House Bill 100, authored by Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, would increase the basic allotment, this being the minimum money that schools may get per student. Currently the amount...
100 S’more Years and So Much More at Cooper Lake State Park
Cooper, TX—The “Land of the Oaks and Lake” is waiting for you this month. What better place to soak in the experience of a natural Texas than Cooper Lake State Park! You witness the circle of life on a hike through the forest spotting our newest resident, a white-tailed deer fawn. Hear the lonesome wail of a pack of coyotes and the evening chorus of green tree frogs as you enjoy a hearty meal around a flickering campfire. You look up...
Artie Mae Bailey
Graveside services for Artie Mae Bailey, age 98, of Reilly Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 28, 2023, at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Bro. Danny Caldwell and Ted Boggs officiating. Pallbearers will be Junior Hinton, Rodney Miller, Kenni Wallace, Danny Clark, Barry Patrick, Trent Watkins, Sam Smith, and Denny Burns. Honorary pallbearers will be Anthony McKay and Terry McCullough. Artie Mae passed away on April 25,...
Brandon Gene White
Brandon Gene White was born December 30, 1978, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Brenda Kay Farris and David White. He departed his earthly life on earth April 22, 2023. Growing up in Sulphur Springs, Brandon attended school at both Sulphur Springs ISD and moved to North Hopkins ISD where he met his friend/ brother of 30 years, DeMarco Johnson. Brandon worked for his mom at her restaurant at Sulphur Springs Sale Barn and later managed...
Suspect Arrested; Charged With Continuous Sexual Assault
April 27, 2023 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office received a report of sexual assault. The assaults allegedly occurred at some point in the past. The caller alleged that Kyle Michael Case sexually assaulted her many times when she was between the ages of 11 and 14 years old. Kyle Michael Case, 2023 Case, now age 34, was located by deputies at his Dike, TX residence and asked to come to the Hopkins County Sheriff’s...
Upcoming Graduation Exercises at Paris Junior College
CAP AND GOWN PJC-Sulphur Springs Center graduate student Laci Steward of Cumby receives her cap and gown from Norma Wright, coordinator of student records and recruiting, in preparation for graduation exercises. PJC graduation will be held Friday, May 12 at 7 p.m. on the Paris campus. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs cap and gown 2023
Track & Field sending five individuals, relay team to Regional meet Friday
Sulphur Springs had a big outing at the end of last week in Paris at their Area competition on Thursday, Apr. 20. Five individuals plus a relay team move on to the Regional meet held at Texas A&M Commerce on Friday, Apr. 28. “It was a solid day,” Coach Ross Hicks said on his team’s outing at the Area competition. Sulphur Springs tried their best to beat the rain and weather at the end of last week, but a...
