With Talent to Spare and a Song to Share, Sydnee Hawkins Goes for the NFR ‘National Anthem’ Contest
Sydnee Hawkins as Medda Larkin in “Newsies” (photo credit Amy Hale) Just coming off her singing role as Medda Larkin in ‘Newsies”, Sydnee wasted no time in locating the ‘next big thing’ in her life as a singer, and this indeed may be big! She is competing for the honor of singing the National Anthem during a performance of the National Finals Rodeo this December in Las Vegas. “This contest is...
Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport Receiving $1.9 Million Runway, Taxiway Rehabilitation
Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport has been undergoing improvements over the past month, and soon is scheduled to close for about 10 days for rehab on the runway. Phase 1 of the runway and taxiway rehab project called for closure of areas denoted in red, with green areas still open at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport This $1.9 million runway and taxiway surface rehabilitation project which began in early August is 90 percent funded by...
Walmart In Sulphur Springs Closing For Cleaning
The Walmart store Sulphur Springs will be temporarily closed beginning at 2 p.m. today Sept. 2, 2021, for additional cleaning, sanitizing, and stocking. The announcement was made on the Walmart Sulphur Springs Facebook page at 10:44 a.m. Sept. 2. The notice states the store is scheduled to reopen at 6 a.m. Sept. 4, 2021. Walmart Pharmacy will continue to offer curbside service during normal pharmacy hours while the store is closed....
PBR World Finals Moves to Fort Worth, Texas in 2022 after Las Vegas Hosts Final Premier Series Championship Event in 2021
2022 season to run January-May, concluding at Dickies Arena for seven-day PBR World Finals spanning two weekends PBR (Professional Bull Riders) today announced that bull riding’s most prestigious event, the PBR World Finals, will move to Fort Worth, Texas, and Dickies Arena starting in 2022 as part of a comprehensive schedule restructure for its premier series. The new PBR Unleash The Beast regular season will span from January-May,...
Cynthia “Cindy” Ann Williams
Cynthia “Cindy” Ann Williams, rested from her labors on earth on August 30, 2021. Cindy, as she was known, lived life to the fullest. She always stepped forward to help others before herself. Ms. Williams was born to the late Elbert Ray Williams and Doris Helen (Smith) Williams on November 16, 1955, in Dallas, Texas. Cindy was employed with Fisher McMurphy and Associates in Winnsboro. Everyone who entered the doors to the office were...
Hopkins County’s Highest Monthly COVID Case Count Recorded In August 2021
August 2021 has been the worst month yet, with the highest monthly COVID case count of 397 confirmed cases and 573 total cases reported for Hopkins County, and September is already off to a fast pace as well with 61 new COVID-19 cases reported by Texas Department of State Health Services on Sept. 1, 2021. Prior to August 2021, the most lab-confirmed cases recorded for Hopkins County during a single month this year was 247 in January....
Como-Pickton High School Principal Kelly Baird Recognized As TASSP Region 8 Outstanding Principal
Kelly Baird receives TASSP Region 8 Outstanding High School Principal of the Year award (Photo Courtesy CPCISD) Como-Pickton High School Principal Kelly Baird was recognized as Texas Association of Secondary Principals’ Region 8 Outstanding High School Principal of the year today (Sept. 1, 2021). He received his award in front of representatives of the 46 different schools in the region. Congratulations to Mr. Baird on this...
Lady Cats Volleyball Fights Hard But Falls in Five Sets to Paris
Coach Bailey Dorner’s Lady Cats volleyball team fought tooth-and-nail, never wishing to relent momentum, but it ultimately was not enough as the volleyball team lost a good, back-and-forth five set affair in Paris on Tuesday, Aug. 31. Sulphur Springs lost set one 25-17 before rebounding to take sets two and four. The score nearly flipped in set two, with the visiting Lady Cats beating Paris 25-18 to tie the game up at one a...
LG Hankins
L G Hankins Funeral service for LG Hankins, age 82 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, September 3, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with James Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Mahoney Cemetery with Tony Dehart, Bryan Dorner, Earl Robinson, Jim Hanselka, Joe Bob Self, Travis Patridge and Robert serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Hankins passed away on August 30, 2021,...
Volunteer of the Year and Wife
John and Mary Ellen Little posed Wednesday during their Meal A Day pickup. Minutes later they were off to complete their weekly route. John is the current Volunteer of the Year, and is the Fit and Strong Director at the Hopkins County Senior Center. John and Mary Ellen Little at the Hopkins County Senior Center.
