Information For Livestock Show, by Mario Villarino
Officials of major livestock shows in Texas are participating in a program supported by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas Education Agency, Department of Agricultural Education, whereby all 4-H and FFA steers exhibited at their shows will be required to be identified appropriately with an official Texas Steer Visual/Electronic Identification (EID) Tag, tattoo, and DNA Assay. A special tag has been designed...
Jennifer Rock Returning To Como-Pickton As Junior High Principal
Jennifer Rock is excited to soon be returning to Hopkins County to work in the district where she first began her education – Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District. Como-Pickton CISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously, 6-0 (board member JJ Cummings was unable to attend), during a special school board meeting on Monday, May, 24, to hire Rock as the new junior high principal. Jennifer Rock “We had several...
Walk Like MADD Gets Another Boost From A Local Business
The Northeast Texas Walk Like MADD received another boost Monday from a local business to help underwrite the costs of hosting the 2021 event. Last month, Jay Hodge Chevrolet became the premiere sponsor for the 9th annual Walk Like MADD in Sulphur Springs, donating not only $3,500 but also hosting a fundraiser inside the business, donating $25 for every test drive at the dealership on April 24 and, hosting a hot dog and hamburger...
Linda Grimes
Graveside services for Linda Jo Grimes (Harrison), age 66, of Golden will be held Wednesday, May 26 at 1 p.m. at Emory City Cemetery in Emory. Pastor Rob Mounce will be officiating. Linda was born on February 15, 1955 to William Harrison and Renamae Broussard in Baltimore, Maryland. She passed away on May 23, 2021 in Tyler, Texas. She married Clifford Grimes on May 19, 1973 in Carrol County, Maryland. She was a member of Lake Fork...
2 Arrested Over The Weekend On Felony Warrants
Two men were arrested over the weekend in Hopkins County on felony warrants, according to arrest reports. Trondamion Andrezhel Cleveland(HCSO jail photo) Lamar Street Arrest Trondamion Andrezhel Cleveland was arrested at 12:05 p.m. May 22 on Lamar Street on a violation of parole warrant. Sulphur Springs Police Office Sean Hoffman, aware of the warrant, reported seeing the 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man sitting in a vehicle outside of...
Hicks: A Fresh Start to a Healthier You Coming Virtually and 4-H Project Tour Day Approaching
A Fresh Start to a Healthier You Coming Virtually Even though most activities are back to full swing, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension is offering a free on-line course called, “A Fresh Start to a Healthier You.” This is a four-session series focusing on the importance of healthy nutrition with an emphasis on increasing fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, food safety, and food resource management. Session 1 covers creating...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report
The Winnsboro Police Department media report for the week of May 17-23, 2021, included the following activity: Arrests Winnsboro Police Department Rodriguez, Irving, 28 years of age, was arrested on May 19, 2021 for Possession of Controlled Substance PG1<1G in a Drug Free Zone. Skidmore, Sheryl, 62 years of age, of Sulphur Bluff, was arrested on May 21, 2021 for Driving While Intoxicated. Calls for Service: The Winnsboro Police...
Tom Stewart
Memorial service for Thomas “Tom” Michael Stewart, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Myra Wilson Chapel with Military Honors provided by the Hopkins County Military Coalition. Tom passed away on December 11, 2020. He is survived by wife, Carolyn; daughters, Elizabeth Jane Stewart (Joseph Pignatello) of Hamden, Connecticut, Alice Freeman Stewart (Kevin Swanson) of Thetford Center, Vermont,...
Three Vehicle Mishaps Result In Arrests
Three vehicle mishaps which landed two cars and a truck in the ditch resulted in two misdemeanor charges and one DWI arrest over the weekend. SH 11 East Crash A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputy just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday reported seeing what appeared to be a vehicle crash while patrolling. One side of the Dodge Ram pickup was halfway in the ditch on the wrong side of the County Road 2321-State Highway 11 east intersection...
Miller Grove ISD End of School Stew is a Community Tradition
Although the stew is no longer cooked and served under the shade trees out on the campus, Hopkins County Stew is still a tradition for Miller Grove ISD students and staff, and for some members of the community, too. As has been their habit, brothers Mark and Bret Garrett do the honors of preparing the chicken stew. They now have a dandy cooking space, a covered portico on the west side of the building which adjoins the cafetorium....
