Wildcat Football Picks Up Fifth Straight Win
Sulphur Springs hosted a tough Paris team Friday, winning 21-14 thanks to a number of defensive stops. On October 21, Coach Brandon Faircloth and his team hosted a challenging Wildcat squad (1-7 overall, 0-3 district) who is better than their record indicates. Wildcat football had not been challenged in the second half of a contest, as their past four victories all came with the game already out of reach at the half. Friday, Oct. 21...
Creative Arts Contest Best of Show Results
By Johanna Hicks, Hopkins County AgriLife Extension Agent for Family & Community Health, [email protected] Hopkins County Fall Festival Fair-goers were treated to a great weekend of weather. Results are in for the 2022 Creative Arts Contest. There were 141 entries in this year’s fair, down a little from previous years, but the quality was definitely evident! Below are the results of winners for Best of Show: Art Children and...
Obituary – Bennie Bryant
“For I know the plans I have for you,’ declared the Lord” – Jeremiah 29:11 NIV Bennie Bryant Bennie Sue Bryant (Turner) was born on December 1, 1936, in Wood County, Texas, to parents Herman and Sybil (Gilbreath) Turner. She entered the incredible joys of heaven on October 20, 2022. She is preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Sybil (Gilbreath) Turner; husband, Garth Bryant; and sister, Shirley Hood. She is survived by...
CHRISTUS Hosts Regional CE for Athletic Trainers
October 24, 2022 – CHRISTUS is the sole provider of Continuing Education for Athletic Trainers in North East Texas. Texas Athletic Trainers must participate in CE each year to maintain their Licence. Texas does not require board certification for Athletic Trainers. The Athletic Training Continuing Education Event at the civic center ran from from 8-12. High School Students from Hallsville ISD participated in the event. They are...
Meal-A-Day Menu — October 24-28, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal-A-Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal-A-Day Menu for the remainder of the week of Oct. 24-28, 2022 includes: Monday, Oct. 24 — Sweet & Sour Chicken, Mixed Vegetables and Egg RollTuesday, Oct .25 — Oven Omelet, Sliced Ham, Chopped Broccoli & Carrots, Fruit CupWednesday, Oct. 26 —...
Try Purple Top Turnips This Fall And Winter
By David Wall, Mount Pleasant Master Gardener A potential food source for you or your garden soil next spring is the purple top turnip (PTT). Normally a biennial or two-year plant, you can plant them now and harvest or kill next spring. If growing them for your food supply, simply plant in October and harvest next spring. They take longer to grow than radishes, but they grow considerably bigger and have a better flavor. Purple top...
Winners Of The 53rd Annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest Announced
The 53rd Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, sponsored by Alliance Bank drew a huge crowd, with long lines forming more than an hour before serving time, with people eager to pay their $8 to partake of the entries, despite the whipping autumn winds Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Hopkins County Stew By the Numbers “We prepare for 8,000 people and we were reaching our limit today. Judging from our ticket sales and supplies, we had...
6 Jailed On Charges, Warrants For Offenses Against Others
At least six people were jailed in the past 3 days on charges for offenses against others and warrants related to offenses alleged to have been committed against others. Juan Ivan Valles Surrender At HCSO Juan Ivan Valles turned himself in at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office jail at 8:35 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, The 43-year-old Sulphur Springs man was escorted by Deputy Thomas Patterson into Hopkins County jail, where he was...
Patsy Higginbotham
Patsy Higginbotham Patsy Sue Higginbotham, 81 passed away at her home in Brashear, Texas on Friday, October 21st, 2022. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, October 25th, with visitation at 11:00 a.m. and service at 12:00 noon at Brashear Baptist Church in Brashear, Texas with Brother David Burns officiating. Burial will follow in Brashear Cemetery.Patsy was born in Cumby, Texas on August 6, 1941, the eldest child of John Franklin...
Obituary – Kimberly Shobert Hrabal
Kimberly Shobert Hrabal A memorial service for Kimberly Ann Shobert Hrabal, age 62, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at the residence of Jamie and Kevin in Dike, Texas. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Hrabal passed away on October 19, 2022, in her home. Kim was born on July 1, 1960, in Lubbock, Texas, to Jerry Shobert and Saundra Parnell. She was born and raised in Lubbock, where she...
