Souper Bowl of Caring
By Johanna Hicks, Texas AgriLife Extension Agent, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Now that we know who will be playing in the Super Bowl, be part of something greater by making an impact on people’s lives! Our Hopkins County 4-H Clubs are teaming up with tacklehunger.org to inspire every household that watches (or has watched) an NFL game to donate just 1 food item. If you watched a...
Dinner Bell Menu for February 2, 2022
TODAY WE CELEBRATE OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY! ON FEBRUARY 1, 2012 DINNER BELL SERVED ITS FIRST MEAL TO 5 PERSONS!!!! Today 200 meals are distributed on Wednesdays!!! T. C. Hamilton and his lovely wife Sally will be be in Sulphur Springs to celebrate that birthday. It was T. C.’s idea to start this feeding ministry at First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs. He probably never dreamed that ten years later Dinner Bell would...
Wildcats Powerlifting Places First, Lady Cats Third in Mount Pleasant Meet
Coach Casey Jeter confirmed both of his powerlifting squads placed top-3 in Mount Pleasant’s powerlifting meet held last Saturday, Jan. 29. The Wildcats won the meet and the Lady Cats placed third in a crowded meet of 200 powerlifters from 15 different schools. Matthew Mitchell and Chad Maynard won their respective weight classes at 198 and 242, with squats of 500 and 605 pounds. Max Williamson, in the second-lowest weight class...
Sulphur Springs High School Kicks Off CTE Month 2022 With Mayoral Proclamation
Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers helped Sulphur Springs High School students and staff kicked off Career and Technical Education Month Tuesday morning with a proclamation designating February as CTE Month 2022 in Sulphur Springs. CTE Month, SSHS Director of College & Career Readiness/CTE Director Jenny Arledge explained, is a time for school to celebrate the accomplishments of CTE programs at SSHS and to bring community...
Tuesday Game Day Has Softball Teeing Off Pre-Season, Both Soccer Squads in District Play
Tuesday, Feb. 1 brings softball’s pre-season opener plus both soccer squads in district action. Both basketball teams are off Tuesday. Coach David Carrillo’s Lady Cats tee off their pre-season with Gilmer on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Lady Cat Park. That game tees off right here in Sulphur Springs at 5:30 P.M. Moving over to basketball, both teams are on a bye Tuesday, Feb. 1. Last Friday men’s basketball won big over Pine...
HCSO Deputies Assist Fugitive Task Force In Apprehending Como Man On Louisiana Warrants
Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies assisted a fugitive task force officer in apprehending a 25-year-old Como man on Louisiana warrants, according to arrest reports. William Michael Miller (HCSO jail photo) On Jan. 31, 2022, Sgt. J. Durr with Texas Attorney General’s Office, who is assigned to the Joint East Texas Fugitive Task Force, was requested by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office to locate and arrest William...
Crime Down In 7 Major Categories, Clearance Rate Up In Hopkins County In 2021
Crime in the seven major reporting categories was down and the clearance rate was up in 2021 in Hopkins County, according to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Officers initiated 135 cases in the major offense categories, 132 of which were cleared, giving the sheriff’s office a clearance rate of 97.77% in those categories in 2021. That’s 30 fewer cases initiated by sheriff’s office staff in 2021 than the year...
Slate Of Activities Announced For Saltillo ISD 2022 Homecoming
Saltillo ISD will be having Homecoming Friday, February 4, with a slate of activities planned throughout the day. The festivities will start with a pep rally led by the Senior Class of 2022 at 10 a.m. The Saltillo Lady Lions and Lions will play Avinger Indians starting at 5:30 p.m. Saltillo ISD Homecoming Freshman Duchess (seated) Jordan Cartwright; Sophomore Duchess Ryleigh Redar; Junior Duchess Julianna Giles; and Senior Candidates...
More Than 135 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury
When the Hopkins County Grand Jury last met they signed more than 135 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Approximately 110 people were named in the charges, including 18 individuals accused of more than one offense. In some cases, more than one person is alleged to have been involved in the same offense, according to the indictment list released by the District Clerk’s Office for the December 29, 2021...
COVID-19 Vaccinations For Children Ages 5-11 Offered In MMU Tent Each Morning This Week
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News –January 31, 2022 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] COVID Testing at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinics | Urgent Care Due to a shortage of COVID testing supplies, we unfortunately cannot guarantee that rapid tests will be available. If rapid tests are not available, we will be able...
