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Monday Game Day Brings Wildcats Golf, Lady Cats Volleyball in Bi-District Playoffs
Nov01

Monday Game Day Brings Wildcats Golf, Lady Cats Volleyball in Bi-District Playoffs

This week brings Game day not only on the usual suspects of Tuesday and Friday, but also today, on Monday, Nov. 1. Seeing as how they are already halfway through their season, Coach Jeremy DeLorge and his team will no doubt be looking to finish the season strong. The Wildcats golf team will be in their second-to-last competition of the fall 2021 season when they travel to Garland to take on Richardson High at Firewheel Golf Park...

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Lee Street Vehicle-Pedestrian Crash Results In One Death
Nov01

Lee Street Vehicle-Pedestrian Crash Results In One Death

An 85-year-old Sulphur Springs woman died of injuries sustained in a Lee Street vehicle-pedestrian crash over the weekend, according to police. Joyce Mahnke had reportedly just left an event at church and was walking aided by her walker to her residence on the opposite side of Lee Street just after 7:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. A man and the woman’s canine companion were also reportedly nearby. Mahnke had reportedly crossed...

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Visit Charleston, Texas, it’s a Sight!
Nov01

Visit Charleston, Texas, it’s a Sight!

At times, Charleston, Texas can be an exciting place! Like back in 1910 when a 500-pound meteorite fell to earth near the burg of Charleston during the passage of Halley’s Comet, bringing some publicity to the community. Nowadays, it’s exciting when hunters and fishermen come through on their way to their best spots on the South Sulphur River. And definitely during wedding season, when the Charleston Sky venue brings new...

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 Winners of the Senior Citizen Center Halloween Party Costume Contest
Nov01

 Winners of the Senior Citizen Center Halloween Party Costume Contest

Winners of the Senior Citizen Center Halloween Party Costume Contest Winners of the Senior Citizen Center Halloween Party Costume Contest

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Nov. 2, 2021 Is Election Day For Texas Constitutional Amendments, North Hopkins ISD Trustees, Cumby City Council Elections
Nov01

Nov. 2, 2021 Is Election Day For Texas Constitutional Amendments, North Hopkins ISD Trustees, Cumby City Council Elections

Texas voters will have one last opportunity this week to vote in the Constitutional Amendments Election, while voters living in Cumby city limits will be asked to determined who is elected to two places on the City Council and voters within North Hopkins County school district will determine who is elected to the board of trustees. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, is Election Day. Early voting in Hopkins County in the state election was light,...

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Redistricting, Road Drainage Systems Grant Among Items On Monday Commissioners Court Agendas
Nov01

Redistricting, Road Drainage Systems Grant Among Items On Monday Commissioners Court Agendas

Hopkins County Commissioners Court has a Monday ahead with redistricting discussions, consideration of a road drainage systems grant, and appointment of architects for construction of a community safe room among the items on the day’s three meeting agendas. The county applied to FEMA through Texas Department of Emergency Management for Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Program/Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities...

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Meal A Day Menu For Nov. 1-5, 2021
Oct31

Meal A Day Menu For Nov. 1-5, 2021

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 Nov. 1-5, 2021, includes: Monday – Smothered Beef Patties, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Roll. Tuesday – Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole, Corn, and Cranberry Sauce.Wednesday – Ham and Potato Casserole, Pinto Beans and Cole...

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Paris Junior College Regents Receive Overview of Training Options Truck Driving is an Area of High Need
Oct31

Paris Junior College Regents Receive Overview of Training Options Truck Driving is an Area of High Need

Paris Junior CollegePublic Information Services PJC Regents receive overview of training optionsTruck driving is an area of high need At their monthly meeting, the Paris Junior College Board of Regents received an overview of non-credit training options provided by the Continuing Education Department from Vice President of Workforce Education John Spradling. In the area of workforce development, non-credit courses are divided into...

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Carolyn Burns
Oct30

Carolyn Burns

Carolyn Burns Visitation for Carolyn Burns, 71, of Miller Grove, will be Tuesday, November 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 3, at 10 a.m. at County Line Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Clifton cemetery. Carolyn Maree Garmon Burns was born November 29, 1949, to Robert and Maree (Garrett) Garmon of Miller Grove. She passed away October 24, in her...

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3 Men Jailed On Outstanding Felony Charges
Oct30

3 Men Jailed On Outstanding Felony Charges

At least three men were jailed in Hopkins County on felony charges earlier this week, according to arrest and jail reports. Kyle Louis Jackson (HCSO jail photo0 Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steve Huffman traveled to Fannin County Oct. 28, 2021, and took custody of Kyle Louis Jackson, a 31-year-old Ladonia man held on a Hopkins County warrant. Huffman transported Jackson to Hopkins County jail, where Jackson was booked...

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