Sulphur Springs Total Eclipse Meeting
March 6, 2023- Butch Burney met on the Hopkins County Courthouse steps today to discuss the upcoming eclipse set in April of 2024. Burney talked about a couple from Seattle, Washington who visited the Chamber Of Commerce, the couple wanted to come down to ask about a place to stay during the week of the eclipse. Burney discussed that the possible amount of visiters from all over could double the total population of Hopkins County....
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital News Release March 6, 2023
Sulphur Springs, Texas, March 6, 2023 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. New Staff We have a new Primary Care provider at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic! We are excited to welcome Rebecca Couch, Nurse Practitioner, to our team of Primary Care providers. Rebecca is eager to treat new patients in the Sulphur Springs area. She is accepting new patients at...
Sulphur Springs Celebration Market And Family Movie Night Coming Up Soon
March 6, 2023- Coming up on May 20 Celebration Market will be open each Saturday through September 16 and Family Movie Night will begin from June 2 through August 11. The arts are encouraged throughout the Market, giving the talented community a cultivated, public environment to sell, network, perform and grow. Sponsorship provides free live music from amazing local musicians, as well as free admission movies for families, every...
Wildcats Baseball Goes 2-2 in Wylie East Tourney, Plays Three Games Series Starting Thursday
Coach Jerrod Hammack and his squad wrap up tourney play with their recent outing in Wylie East. At the Raider Invitational, Sulphur Springs went 2-2. Friday saw nothing but success for the baseball team as they beat both of their foes on the day. In their first game, the Wildcats faced Royse City. They dispatched the Bulldogs 3-0 for their first win at the Wylie East invitational. Later Friday though, Sulphur Springs faced Frisco...
Paula Flanagan
Paula Flanagan, age 59, of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Paula was born December 3, 1963, in Stuttgart, Germany, to parents Bobby Lee and Joyce Jeanette (Marshal) Carpenter. She loved fishing, camping, the outdoors, and animals. Those that knew her described her as a wild, free spirit. Paula is survived by her daughters, Delila Elizabeth Kemble and Katherine Leann Vance; son,...
Don’t Forget To Spring Your Clocks Forward For Daylight Saving Time
Just a friendly reminder: don’t forget to adjust your clocks (if they don’t change automatically) when you head to bed Sunday. It’s time to spring forward 1 hour for Daylight Saving Time. Otherwise, you’ll likely arrive an hour late for church or any other appointments or activities you have scheduled Sunday. Those who are not at their best first thing in the morning might consider going to bed an hour or so earlier Saturday night to...
Wildcats Soccer Falls in PKs at Paris
Coach Alexi Upton and his squad did not have the outing they were hoping for, falling in PKs at Paris. Friday’s loss at Wildcat Stadium is the first for the men’s soccer program since non-district play wrapped up in late-January. In Paris Friday, Mar. 3, Sulphur Springs looked to complete the season sweep over the other Wildcats, in doing so winning the District 15-4A title. Unfortunately for Coach Upton and his squad,...
Dike Man Arrested for Theft and Failure to Register As Sex Offender
March 6, 2023 – RUBEN JAMES ANZABDUA was arrested at the Bexar County Jail by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies after his release on March 5, 2023. He was transported to Hopkins County without incident. He was indicted on the current charges, Theft and Failure to Register As Sex Offender, by a Hopkins County Grand Jury on January 5, 2023. The 57 year-old man reports himself as a Dike Tx resident....
Member Of Texas State Senate Bryan Hughes Files Bill For Illegal Voting
March 6, 2023- Senator Bryan Hughes has filed a bill recently that would make illegal voting a state jail felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor. Examples of Illegal voting are: voting or attempting to vote in which the person knows they are not eligible to vote. Voting or trying to vote more than once in an election. Voting or trying to vote a ballot belonging to another person or by impersonating another person. Marking or...
National Weather Service Releases Information On Pickton’s Thursday Tornado
March 6, 2023- The National Weather Service released a statement giving details and clarifications on this past Thursdays severe weather. The National Weather Service announced that the tornado touched down in Pickton, TX and was classified as a EF-1 with winds ranging from 86 MPH to 106 MPH. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office reported at least 5 homes were damaged during the storm as well as debris scattered across FM 269. For...
