Forage Grasses and How Best to Handle Them in Different Regions of Texas, by Mario Villarino
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas Cool-season annual forage grasses are well adapted to most regions of Texas with soil texture generally the most important factor in adaptability of each species. The choice of therefore, is largely dependent on the producer’s management philosophy and livestock production needs. Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Texas...
Winnsboro Police Media Report Aug. 2-8, 2021
The Winnsboro Police Department’s weekly media report for Aug. 2-8, 2021, included the following: Winnsboro Police badge Arrests Kyle Owen, 20 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on August 4, 2021, on a Wood County Warrant. Justin Williamson, 25 years of age, of Tyler, was arrested on August 5, 2021, for multiple Winnsboro Municipal Warrants and for Possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 Controlled Substance. Calls...
Cumby Man Accused Of Shooting A Pregnant Woman
A 43-year-old Cumby man is being held in Hopkins County jail Tuesday morning after allegedly shooting a pregnant woman, who later died, enhancing the charge from aggravated assault to capital murder, according to sheriff’s reports. Jason Cory Sanders (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call just before midnight requesting assistance for a person with a gunshot wound at a residence in Hopkins County,...
Volleyball Set For Tri-Match Season Opener Today at SSHS Main Gym
Coach Bailey Dorner’s Lady Cats volleyball team are prepped and set for their regular-season opener at home today at the SSHS Main Gym. The Lady Cats are set to host a tri-match today, between Sulphur Springs, North Lamar and Sherman, with the Lady Cats games taking place at 9 A.M. (versus North Lamar), with Coach Dorner’s team taking on Sherman later in the day at 1 P.M. Before the Lady Cats get started this morning to...
City, County Celebrate National Health Center Week, Aug. 8-14
City and county officials proclaimed Aug. 8-14 as National Health Center Week, in celebration of the “legacy of America’s Community Health Centers, and their vital role in shaping the past, present, and future of America’s health care system.” Sulphur Springs Mayor John Sellers during the regular City Council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 3, and Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom during the regular Commissioners Court meeting...
Man Accused of Threatening Woman, Shooting At A Residence
A 35-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly threatening a woman, then shooting at a residence Sunday night, according to arrest reports. Jose Emiliano Hernandez-Lopez Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Communications Operators dispatched Deputy Nick Marney and Sgt. Tanner Steward at 8:50 p.m. Aug. 8 to an FM 2560 address, where an intoxicated male with a weapon was...
Sports Teams Ramping Up in Week Two of August in Preparation for Fall Seasons
Even though it is only week two here in August, teams are ramping up activity as they gear up for their fall seasons and fall semesters. Volleyball hosted three scrimmages on Saturday, amongst others, and are prepared to for their season-opener tomorrow Tuesday, Aug. 10. The Lady Cats volleyball program played their first scrimmages of the fall season on Saturday when they played three of them; first with Midlothian Heritage at 10:40...
Senate Committees To Consider Virtual Instruction, Social Studies Bills Tuesday
Credit: Texas Association of School Boards – August 9, 2021 Report Senate Ed to consider virtual instruction bill on Tuesday The Senate Education Committee will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 10, to consider legislation that would provide state funding for virtual and off-campus electronic instruction at public schools and provide guidelines for how those programs would be allowed to operate. Watch the hearing. SB 15 (Taylor)...
Man Accused Of Choking A Woman, Taking Firearm
A 26-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Sunday evening for allegedly assaulting and choking a woman, then leaving with a firearm, according to arrest reports. Andrew Dean Webber Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, 2021, to an Industrial Drive apartment, where an active physical disturbance had been reported. Upon arrival, SSPD Officer Nick Floyd contacted a 38-year-old Alabama woman whose face...
Sulphur Springs ISD Administrators To Present Return To In-Person Instruction, Compensation Plans
Adult Meal Price Increase, Meet The Teacher Schedule, Handbooks, Architectural Firm On SSISD Aug. 9 Agenda SSISD logo The Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees appears to have a full agenda Monday evening, with a number of routine items such as presentation of the student and employee handbooks, update on Meet the Teacher activities scheduled throughout the district, and approval of the latest policy updates as...
