Woman Claimed She Was Left Holding A Bag Of Pills For Someone Else; Man Caught With Cocaine, Rifle
Local officers arrested two people on controlled substance charges: a Sulphur Springs woman who purported to be simply holding a bag containing several baggies of pills and a Rosenberg man allegedly caught with cocaine and a rifle, according to arrest reports. Left Holding A Bag A Sulphur Springs police officer reported seeing a 55-year-old convenience store clerk at 7:11 p.m. June 5, standing in a College Street parking lot with...
Seven North Hopkins Panthers Make All-District Baseball Team
North Hopkins Baseball Coach Tim Henderson announced Panthers All-District Baseball selections Tuesday (June 8). Making First Team All-District is infielder Karson Jenkins. Second Team All-District choices include catcher Carson Mathis, utility player Tate Myers, infielder Aaron Nguyen and outfielder Chris Cruz. Honorable Mention selections are Landry Breckeen and Braydon Nguyen.
New Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Kurt McCain Shares Some Thoughts on Defense
New Wildcats Football Defensive Coordinator Kurt McCain says he may not be as aggressive on defense as his predecessors Alex Guerra and Triston Abron. He says his plan is to try and play more base defense so that when he brings the blitz, it will be more effective. Coach McCain says he suspects that Wildcats’ fans should not notice a big difference. Coach McCain, a longtime Wildcats Assistant Defensive Coach, was promoted to...
CMFH-SS: Vaccine Clinic Offered June 27 At St. James Catholic Church
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs – June 8, 2021 By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected] Sulphur Springs, Texas, June 8, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. June is National Men’s Health Month: What better time than now, than to schedule...
No Emblem Homecoming, Memorial Service This Year
Emblem Homecoming and Memorial Service for 2021 is cancelled due to the COVID 19 Pandemic. Donations for the Emblem Cemetery care are always welcomed, and those that wish to donate may do so at: Emblem Cemetery Societyc/o Dudley Goggans1613 Raintree CircleSulphur Springs, Texas 75482 Emblem
Linda Denise Burkett
Linda Denise Burkett, age 61, of Gholston, Texas, passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021 in Waco, Texas. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Sam B Harvey Funeral Home. Denise was born on October 6, 1959, to Leonard and Evelyn “Hankins” Massey in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She graduated from Saltillo High School in 1977. She married Ben Burkett on November 15, 2004. She was a truck driver and traveled all...
COVID-19 Disaster Declaration Renewed By Governor
21 More Confirmed COVID-19 Cases And 12 More Probable Cases Reported For Hopkins County In May Than In April; 12 confirmed cases, 3 Probable Cases Recorded For County During First Week of June The state’s disaster declaration has been renewed by Governor Greg Abbott. The proclamation issued Friday afternoon simply renewed the declaration that the Governor first issued on March 13, 2020, that the “novel coronavirus...
Three Booked Into Hopkins County Jail On Felony Warrants
Three people were booked into Hopkins County jail on felony warrants during the past 2 days, according to arrest reports. Laurence Wade Cantwell II Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Brad Horton and Officer Sean Hoffman were made aware of a warrant for Laurence Wade Cantwell II and a possible location for the wanted man. They went to the West Spence Street address, confirmed a man present was indeed Cantwell and took the 40-year-old into...
From Ashes, We Rise – Meet Cameraman, Steven Hernandez
Steven Hernandez By Ashley Fordinal and Steven Hernandez – Steven Hernandez, Founder of Do Something Great, empowers the next generation through music, speaking, and videos. He has worked with Grammy nominated artists and local nonprofits that are making positive changes in their communities. Steven’s latest EP, In My Lane, was released in 2021 and has already made an impact. Songs from this EP were featured on a nationally...
Master Gardener Training, by Mario Villarino
Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas The Texas Master Gardener program is an educational volunteer program conducted by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service of the Texas A&M University System. Master Gardeners are members of the local community who take an active interest in their lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers and gardens. They are enthusiastic,...
