Nov. 8 Election Results For US, State and District Offices
Nov09

Nov. 8 Election Results For US, State and District Offices

Hopkins County voters selected the same candidates as the overall state, federal and district winners on Nov. 8, 2022. However, each victor won by more than 80% in Hopkins County, and all are Republicans. Pat Fallon (R), US Rep. District 4 In Hopkins County, 12,212 voted in the District 4 United States Representative race, with 10,105 votes (82.75%) cast for incumbent Pat Fallon, 1,799 (14.73%) for Democrat Iro Omere and Libertarian...

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Lady Cat Basketball Falls in Season Opener, Plays at Caddo Mills Friday
Nov09

Lady Cat Basketball Falls in Season Opener, Plays at Caddo Mills Friday

Lady Cat basketball fell in their season opener on Tuesday, Nov. 8 to Sherman 57-32. The two teams played neck and neck through the first half, tied 29-29, but the wheels fell off in the third when visiting Sherman surged past Sulphur Springs in the second half to secure a second straight victory. Coach Bryan Jones’s team played hard and kept it tied through the first two quarters in spite of a full-court press that Sherman...

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Lady Cat Cross Country Finishes 15th at State Meet
Nov09

Lady Cat Cross Country Finishes 15th at State Meet

Lady Cat cross country last week ran in the 4A state championship meet held at Old Settlers Park.  It’s the first time in Sulphur Springs history that Lady Cat XC has qualified for state.  Coach Ross Hicks said his team put in good effort all season long and are happy with the results. The XC coach said his squad had to deal with a steady downpour of rain on Friday, Nov. 4 in Round Rock. Even so, Sulphur Springs got off to a...

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Close Finish For Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Proposition Election
Nov09

Close Finish For Sulphur Springs ISD Bond Proposition Election

North Hopkins, Saltillo, Miller Grove Elect Trustees To School Boards The election for the Sulphur Springs ISD bond proposition was a close finish, with 50.6% of district voters casting ballots against Proposition A and 49.4% casting ballots in favor of the proposed $81.5 million bond. Voters in Saltillo, North Hopkins and Miller Grove also selected their choices to fill school board seats as well. It should be noted that all election...

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Saltillo Boys XC Wins State Championship
Nov09

Saltillo Boys XC Wins State Championship

Coach Bill Giles and his squad had themselves a day at the 1A state meet. The boys varsity cross country team won the 1A State Championship. Four seniors led the way for the Lions. First up came Gunner Tarver, finishing fourth at 17:28. The second senior, and second to finish for Saltillo, Coy Collins, came 15 seconds after Tarver and placed 12th at the state meet. Another senior, Luke Ritter, finished 19th with a time of 17:50. All...

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Hopkins County Nov. 8, 2022 Election Results
Nov08

Hopkins County Nov. 8, 2022 Election Results

Results for Hopkins County in the Nov. 8, 2022 General Election ballots are listed below. All results are considered preliminary or unofficial until canvassed. (If the Hopkins County result you are looking for isn’t up yet, keep checking back for updates.) Sulphur Springs ISD Voters within Sulphur Springs ISD were asked to vote either for or against Proposition A, the issuance of $81,500,000 of bonds for facilities improvements...

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2 Arrested Tuesday On Controlled Substance Charges
Nov08

2 Arrested Tuesday On Controlled Substance Charges

Two people were arrested in Hopkins County on controlled substance charges, according to arrest reports. A 67-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reportedly found to be in possession of methamphetamine when police served him with a warrant for selling the substance, while a 38-year-old Cumby man was alleged to have a bag of suspected meth in his pocket during a traffic stop, according to arrest reports. CR 4131 Arrests Hopkins County...

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Sulphur Springs Wildcat Band Gets Big Send-Off To State
Nov08

Sulphur Springs Wildcat Band Gets Big Send-Off To State

Parents, grandparents, siblings, staff and fans lined one side of Gladys Alexander Drive Tuesday morning, Nov. 8, 2022, to show support and encouragement for the Sulphur Springs Wildcat Band with a big send-off for the musicians who are traveling Tuesday morning to San Antonio. The Wildcat Band is scheduled to compete Nov. 9, 2022, against the best marching bands in Texas at the 2022 State Marching Band Championships. The Sulphur...

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Wildcat Football’s Bi-District Opponent Firmed Up
Nov08

Wildcat Football’s Bi-District Opponent Firmed Up

Wildcat football this Friday travels to Forney to play in the opening round of playoffs. Friday, November 11 has Sulphur Springs playing Dallas Carter in Bi-District.  Tickets for Friday’s postseason game can be purchased here. It is the first time in four seasons Wildcat football has qualified for the playoffs. The last time Sulphur Springs made a trip to the postseason came in 2018, when the Wildcats fell in the opening round...

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Lady Cat Basketball Opens Season Tuesday at Home
Nov08

Lady Cat Basketball Opens Season Tuesday at Home

Tuesday Gameday brings Lady Cat basketball in their season opener.  Coach Bryan Jones and his squad are all too ready to begin their season, originally set to open Friday. Lady Cat basketball was scheduled to play at the end of last week against Prestonwood Christian last Friday, but had to be pushed back to Saturday due to Coach Jones being in Round Rock for Lady Cat cross country at the state meet.  After that, the game was...

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