Hopkins County Food Agencies Need Help Loading Food onto Trucks…Can You Volunteer?
If you could spare about 1 to 2 hours on Mondays, our community could really use your help. Each Monday between 9:00 and 9:30am, the North Texas Food Bank Truck arrives at the Sulphur Springs Church of the Nazarene parking lot. Six food-distribution agencies who serve Hopkins County residents in various communities meet there to receive a shipment of food. Each agency brings it’s own truck and trailer to pick up their food....
Paula Perkins: Skirts & Skirmishes, War & Widows: Finding Service Records, Pensions, & More
Paula Perkins Paula is a proud 6th generation Texan, involved in family history research over thirty years. Her interest in family history began as a young girl when her parents took her to visit elderly “cousins” along with her maternal grandmother sharing stories and letters of family history. She is a genealogical consultant, lecturer, and genetic genealogist. Currently serving as the TxSGS District I Representative, Collin County...
Dike Property Owners Voice Opinions Regarding Planned Solar Facility, Property Rights, Incorporation
Nearly half of Monday morning’s Hopkins County Commissioners Court meeting revolved around planned solar projects in Hopkins County, especially the one greenlit for the Dike community. Dike property voice their opinions Monday morning regarding a planned solar farm in Dike, property rights and incorporation during public comments portion of the meeting. Dike property owner Michele Barnes Dike property owner Michele Barnes has...
Lady Cats Volleyball Loses Five Set Thriller to Texas High
The Lady Cats volleyball team fought all night long, but ultimately it was not enough as Texas High escaped the SSHS Main Gym with a 3-2 five set thrilling victory over Sulphur Springs. Tuesday’s district match was a back-and-forth affair all night long; each time a team would score a few points and claim momentum, the other team would strike back within reaching distance or tie the game up. There were 38 ties total in the...
Robert Joe Clayton
Robert Joe Clayton Robert Joe Clayton was born January 23, 1951, in Dallas, Texas to Lesley (Baby) Clayton and Nettie Mae (Pryor) Clayton. He attended Douglas Public School and went on to become a small town businessman known by practically everyone. He worked at several companies before becoming self-employed in numerous business ventures such as Night Club owner, Dairyman, Clayton and Sons Bail Bond and Wrecker Service and shade...
2021 New Landowner Program Series: Hopkins County Soils
By Dr. Mario Villarino, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension One recent educational need identified during our 2020 Leadership Advisory Board meeting was to provide basic education pertinent to Hopkins County to new landowners. With the purpose of providing basic education related to Hopkins County, the 2021 new landowner program was created as a series of 6 mass disseminated articles. I am presenting here the first of the...
COVID Testing Available By Appointment At CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Primary Care
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Business News – September 14, 2021 CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Do You Need a COVID test, but are unable to get in to see your provider for testing or an...
Wilson Receives Maximum Sentence For Stalking
A 62-year-old Sulphur Springs man received the maximum sentence for stalking a young man in Hopkins County last December. The stalking charge Rocky Allen Wilson was convicted of was enhanced from a third-degree to a second-degree felony offense because of prior felony convictions. Rocky Allen Wilson (February 2021 HCSO jail photo) The stalking case was tried before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt on Aug. 11, 2021. After a...
Lady Cats District Volleyball and Playoff Implicating Tennis Match on Deck For This Game Day Tuesday
The Sept. 13 edition of game day Tuesday brings Wildcats team tennis in a huge match and the Lady Cats volleyball team in their second district contest. Wildcats team tennis has been busy the last few weeks, playing in several tough matches. And while a number of them were losses to district foes, like Texas High and Longview, Coach Tony Martinez’s squad were able to win some matches against the aforementioned powerhouse tennis...
Welding Goes Well at PJC
SULPHUR SPRINGS — Welding Instructor John Plemons, left, inspects a student’s welding project at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Welding Shop. From left are Adrian Bannelos, Angel Cedilla and Cameron Fox observing. Social distancing is being practiced in all classrooms, like Instructor Plemons’s lecture shown above. Call PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Campus at 903-885-1232 for more information. Paris Junior College — located in...
