Crain Reports No Problems Noted In County Audit
HVAC Units For Courthouse, Building Consulting Services, Donations, Agreement with City Approved By Commissioners Court Lewis Crain of Rutherford, Crain & Company, PC, when presenting the audit during the April 12, 2021 Hopkins County Commissioners Court, say despite a strange year, Hopkins County’s financials look good as far as the annual independent review. Crain repors the biggest change in revenues between the 2018-19...
Wildcats Baseball Team and Lady Cats Softball Teams Host Texas High on Tuesday
Both the Wildcats Baseball Team and the Lady Cats Softball Team have home games on this game day Tuesday (April 13). Both host district games with Texas High with quite a bit on the line. The Wildcats come into the game in a three-way tie for second place with Texas High and Longview. All three have 5-3 district records. The Wildcats are 9-13 for the season and Texas High is 11-5-1. Plans call for a JV game at 4 p.m. The Varsity game...
Wildcats Tennis Team Has Singles and Doubles Team Playing at District Tourney Tuesday
The Wildcats Tennis Team had a girls’ singles player and a girls’ doubles team stay alive after the first day of the District 15-5A Tennis Tournament in Texarkana on Monday (April 12). Tuesday on day two, Wildcats top girls’ singles player, Jeauxleigh Cantu, is playing in the finals of the consolation bracket. Cantu dropped her first match of the day Monday but then won her way into the consolation final. The...
Listen to the Phone Scam
Thieves, scams and con artists have been around since the beginning of time. Telephone based fraud really hit it’s stride in the 1980s. Internet based calling, Caller ID spoofing, and the dramatic price drop in acquiring a phone number has allowed thieves ramp up their efforts. “Call Centers” can now exist anywhere in the world, and contact people anywhere virtually free. Some seek personal information, credit cards...
Billie Jackson
Billie Jackson, age 88, of Brashear, Texas, passed away on April 11, 2021, at his residence. Billie was born on March 21, 1933, in Emblem, Texas to Charles Edgar and Opal Lois (Holder) Jackson. When he was eight years old, his father passed away. He went to live with his grandparents, who continued to raise him until he graduated high school in 1952 from North Hopkins. On April 13, 1953, he enlisted in The United States Army. During...
Things to Know When Planting Melons, by Mario Villarino
Curcurbits include the melon subgroup (muskmelons and watermelons), and the squash subgroup (cucumbers and gourds, etc.) These crops are important in all regions. According to Texas A&M AgriLife horticulture, cucurbits can be planted in Region III (where Hopkins County is located) all the way until May 1. The eastern region of Texas plants 31,000 acres of watermelons (the most of all regions in Texas). Known for its summer...
Providers To Pause Distribution Of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine; Moderna, Pfizer Vaccine To Be Administered As Scheduled
CHRISTUS Health: Anyone Receiving J&J Vaccine In Last 2 Weeks Should Monitor For Symptoms, Contact PCP Immediately If Detected The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a statement asking all COVID-19 vaccine providers in Texas to pause all administration of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine following Tuesday’s recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and...
HCGS Hosts Special Zoom Program on April 15 by Texas State Genealogical Society, ‘Underutilized Research Sources’ by Pat Gordon
Although the Society is always seeking new members, you don’t have to be a member of the Hopkins County Genealogical Society to take advantage of their great educational ZOOM programs, like the one planned for 7pm Central on April 15, 2021 on ‘Underutilized Sources’ by Pat Gordon. Register in advance to access the ZOOM program by clicking HERE: Our program will be:”Underutilized Resources,” by Pat...
Billie Grace Reynolds
Billie Grace Reynolds died peaceably in Fort Worth on Saturday, April 10 at the age of 99. She was born at Dike, Texas on February 13, 1922 to Carter Ramey Minter and Audrey (Sanders) Minter. She graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1939 and took classes from East Texas State University, now Texas A&M Commerce. She worked for a total of 16 years forRamey & Ramey Law Firm as a legal secretary. She later was employed...
Audrey Muriel Greenway
Funeral services for Audrey Muriel Greenway, age 63, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 16, 2021 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Samuel Glenn officiating. Interment will follow at I.O.O.F. Cemetery with Richard Francis, Tyler Francis, John Martin, Michael Martin, Sam Mercer, and Danny Mercer serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m., 1hour prior to service time. Audrey...
