TWC Ends COVID-19-Related Job Refusal Guidance; Standard Health And Safety Guidance Remains In Place
News Release AUSTIN – Following the continued economic recovery in Texas and the announcement of Texas opting out of certain Federal Pandemic Unemployment benefits, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is ending job refusal guidance associated with the COVID-19 emergency orders. The guidance for individuals at high risk from COVID-19 were put in place a year ago. The decline in COVID cases in Texas, widespread availability of...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Athletes are Getting in Morning Runs During The Edge
Wildcats and Lady Cats Cross Country Coach Ross Hicks says summer running is vital for his teams. He says starting in August right before the first meet is just too late. Some Cross Country runners are participating in The Edge. It got underway Monday (June 7) as athletes gathered at Gerald Prim Stadium and then took off for a run. Coach Hicks says he was pleased with attendance as 23 high school and 19 middle school runners showed...
Moseley Announced As HCUW Campaign Chair
Kristy Moseley Hopkins County United Way began Wednesday’s Board meeting by announcing Kristy Moseley as the 2021-22 HCUW Campaign Chair, and recognized the four new incoming board members. Mike Horne served as 2020-21 campaign chair and will now serve as 2021-22 HCUW Board president. Susan Berning continues to serve as executive director of the organization. Hopkins County United Way 2021-22 Campaign Chair Kristy Moseley and...
Gracie Lou McLemore
Funeral services for Gracie Lou McLemore, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 13, 2021, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Shane Carrington officiating. Interment will follow at Mahoney Cemetery with Durwood Smith, Joe Douglas, Mike Miesse, Greg Scott, Kerry Taylor, and Gary Tubb serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Elders of South Side Church of Christ, Dr. Bob Parker, and Keith...
Trooper Received Conflicting Stories Regarding SH 11 Vehicle Crash, Arrested One
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper received conflicting stories regarding SH 11 vehicle crash, arrested one man and plans to file charges against a woman who was also in the crashed vehicle, according to arrest reports. State Trooper Arturo Ugalde responded at 8:12 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, to what was reported as a one-vehicle crash on State Highway 11. Roy Lee Wilburn AKA Leroy Wilburn (HCSO jail photo) A man, identified as a...
Chamber Connection – June 9: Stewstock 2021, Chorale Showcase, And Much More!
Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The logo contest for the 52nd World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 23 is open until Friday, July 2, and we have already received our first entries. The official logo will go on posters, T-shirts and promotional materials for the stew contest. The theme for this year’s stew is Stewstock,...
Rep. Slaton To Speak During June 12 Hopkins County Republican Party Meeting
Rep. Bryan Slaton Hopkins County Republican Party will meet at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 12, for a covered dish breakfast at Pioneer Café, located at 307 Main Street in Sulphur Springs. Party members can expect meetings to resume monthly, now that the threat of COVID-19 has lessened due to vaccinations. This month’s speaker will be State House District 2 Representative Bryan Slayton. Rep. Slayton will give an update on what he believes...
Hicks: Walk Thru Texas History and 4-H Project Tour Day
By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County Walk Thru Texas History Three teams (24 individuals) recently participated in “Walk Through Texas History”, as part of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension’s healthy lifestyle initiative. Walk Through Texas History (WTTH) is a 4-week, 416-mile trek through historic places in Texas History, starting with Gonzales, and continuing with...
40 Year Sentence in Fraudulent Digital Marketing Investment Scheme
News Release Co-defendant, A Former Pastor, Previously Sentenced To 68 Years In State Prison On June 8, 2021, Richard Gregory Tilford, from Arlington, TX, was sentenced to serve 40 years in state prison for engaging in a fraudulent digital marketing investment scheme. He was also sentenced to serve 10 years in prison for each of six counts of selling unregistered securities and 10 years in prison for each of six counts of acting as an...
Parade of Pageant Contestants; Meet Nancy, Sharon and Wilma
Wilma Thompson, Nancy Roy and Sharon Baker, cc Out of nine contestants for the crown of Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic, we met the first three during the KSST Good Morning Show on Tuesday. All three ladies are making their first Pageant appearance on Saturday June 12, 2021 Wilma Thompson loves to travel, although she also loves being at home in Hopkins County where she was born and raised. Her youth was spent on a farm where she...
