Earl W. Martin 42 Tournament Winners Announced
The top three teams in the Earl W. Martin 42 Tournament, held Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at the Senior Citizens Center have been announced. Approximately 15 teams participated. The team of Earnest Young and Gary Mobley won first place honors in the domino tourney. Second place went to Calvin Bain and Debbie St. Clair. Third place in the Oct. 22 tournament went to Jan Helmer and Jared Austin Event coordinators offer thanks to all who...
SSHS Wildcat Theatre’s Fall Production Will Be ‘CLUE: Onstage’ Nov. 12, 13, 17 and 18
Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Theatre invites the community to the department’s fall production, “Clue: Onstage (High School Edition).” This suspenseful comedy, based on the classic board game and the 1980s movie, is a hilarious farce-meets-murder-mystery, notes Lesha Woodard, SSHS Director of Theatre and Auditorium Manager. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an...
County, Hospital District Approve Tax Abatements For Ashoka Steel Mills
Negotiations Ongoing With City Regarding Land Acquisition The county and hospital district this week approved tax abatements for Ashoka Steel Mills, LLC, clearing two more steps for the company to invest $245 million in construct of its first plant in the United States on the city-owned old coal mine property on FM 1870 in Sulphur Springs. Ashoka Steel Mills Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation Executive...
Lady Cat Cross Country Continues Making History, Qualifying For State Meet For First Time in School History
Coach Ross Hicks and his team continue to make history. For the first time in school history, Lady Cat cross country has qualified for the state meet. The team was led by Haylee Schultz, who won an individual district championship at the 15-4A meet. At the Regional meet though, the junior placed 12th with a time of 12:19.08. Coach Hicks said that Schultz gave it her all and ran the best cross country race of her life, tying the school...
HCSO: Attempt To Serve A Warrant Results In Gunfire And 1 Death In Hopkins County
An attempt to serve a warrant resulted in gunfire and the suspect being found deceased, according to sheriff’s reports. Hopkins County Sheriff Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies, accompanied by Sheriff Lewis Tatum, reportedly went to a residence in Harmony community Tuesday morning with the intent to serve the 48-year-old resident with a warrant for unlawful disclosure or promotion of intimate visual materials. Officers...
Early Voting Error With Bond Election Has Been Fixed
Some voters who voted early when polls opened Monday morning discovered they were unable to vote for the SSISD bond election. The programming error on polling machines affected those residents living in Precinct 1 and within the boundaries of the Sulphur Springs Independent School District. Some voters, realizing the ommission, immediately contacted election officials and were able to vote in the bond election. Once the error was...
Lady Cat Volleyball Sweeps Pittsburg, Plays in Bi-District Round Tuesday
Coach Bailey Dorner’s team wrapped up their regular season Tuesday by sweeping Pittsburg. Seven seniors were honored Tuesday, Oct. 25 in the SSHS Main Gym as they looked to close out the season strong with a big win prior to the playoffs. Coach Dorner applauded her squad’s efforts, calling Tuesday’s senior night win a total-team victory. “It was just great to end out on a good note,” the head volleyball...
Lisa Harrington LaCasee
Visitation for Lisa Harrington LaCasee, age 50 of Tyler, Texas will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, October 28, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, 876 Wildcat Way. Mrs. LaCasse passed away on October 24, 2022, at Christus Mother Frances – Tyler. Lisa was born on November 8, 1971, in Commerce, Texas, to Martin James and Shirley Ann (Lahar) Harrington. She earned her master’s degree in accounting. Lisa married Adrian...
Saltillo Man Accused Saturday Of Assaulting His Father
A 37-year-old Saltillo man was jailed Saturday night, Oct. 22, 2022, after being accused of assaulting his father, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 5 p.m. Oct. 22, on County Road 3534, to talk to an individual about an assault. Upon arrival they were told a man had been physically assaulted by his son, while they were driving to work together earlier that morning. Just prior to...
Hopkins County Tax Foreclosure Sales, Tax Resales Can Soon Be Conducted Online
Final Plat Approval For Noah Joy Estates Granted Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday passed a resolution which will allow tax foreclosure sales and tax resales to be conducted online instead of on the courthouse steps in the near future. The Court also rejected a truck bid, approved a final plat for Noah Joy Estates and a letter of engagement for the county’s annual financial audits. Hopkins County Commissioners Court Tax...
