Chamber Connection – May 4
Upcoming Events: Mom’s Day Out, Spring Into Wellness, Mission Fundraiser, Choral Music Concert By Butch Burney, President/CEO of Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, [email protected] I’ve always maintained that it’s good to be a guy. I’ve seen what women deal with as wives and mothers on a daily basis, and I don’t want that job. It’s way too hard. However, for the next week, it looks like it will be good to be a woman....
Chamber Connection – April 27
By Butch Burney Eat as much crawfish as you can and also help a great cause with Rotary Club’s Claws for a Cause benefit dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 30, downtown. Proceeds will go to selected non-profits and scholarships. Tickets are still available for the crawfish dinner with fixings. Drinks will be available for purchase. Dub and The Love Machines will also be playing for the cause. Be a Kids Superhero You can be a...
Man Accused Of Dumping Near Lake Sulphur Springs
A 26-year-old man is in custody at Morris County jail Wednesday night on felony Hopkins County warrants for allegedly dumping debris and trash near Lake Sulphur Springs earlier this week. The arrest is the third time he has been arrested on Hopkins County felony charges. Justen Blake Saffel (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified earlier in the week that debris and trash had been dumped near Sulphur...
Berger Officials Meet Next Week to Plan Future for Facility at Birthright
“It was not the Christmas present we expected or wanted for our team.” Martine Berger said the fire that destroyed the main building at Berger Horticulture at Birthright is especially difficult at this time of year. She said the evaluation of the main building is that it is a complete loss. The Canada based company does intend to re-build, according to Berger. According to Mike Matthews, Hopkins County Fire Marshall, the...
Former Radio Manager/Talent Arrested Monday
Craig “Moose” Morgan was booked into Hopkins County Jail Monday afternoon, March 20, 2017 following a two week investigation that will be ongoing, according to local law enforcement. Morgan, former President and lead talent for The Way Radio Group and former Chief of the North Hopkins Fire Department, had been removed from management of the group by his partners and as chief by the Volunteer Fire Department. Morgan was best known as...
Grand Jury Hands Down October 2016 Indictments
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 49 indictments Monday afternoon, October 17th. Six were sealed awaiting arrest of the indicted individuals. Those indicted include: Justen Black Saffel was indicted for one count of Arson. Hopkins County Fire Marshall Mike Matthews’ investigation of a structure fire on County Road 4582 has led to the arrest of Saffel, 21, a volunteer with the North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department. During an...
2 Teens, 1 Man Arrested For Disorderly Conduct
Medical Complaint Results In Intoxication Arrest Three people — two teens and a Cumby man — were arrested for disorderly conduct, while a medical complaint resulted in one intoxication arrest Monday, according to arrest reports. West Main Street Fight Cumby Police responded at 3:53 p.m. Jan. 2, 2023, to a disturbance on West Main Street in Cumby. The officer reported two male residents, ages 17 and 24, to have been...
Sulphur Springs Lit Up With Holiday Cheer For Annual Christmas Parade, Visits With Santa, Tree Lighting
Sulphur Springs lit up with holiday cheer Friday night for the annual Christmas Parade and Christmas on the square. Light poles along Connally and Main Street wrapped in red and white lights shone bright while trees along those streets also were dressed with shiny balls in holiday colors, all guiding people toward Celebration Plaza. The crown jewel of the city, the downtown square boasts the city’s official Christmas Tree, which...
2022 Blue Santa Toy Drive Under Way Dec. 1-2 At Walmart
Priority Deadline to Register for Toy Assistance Continues Through Dec. 2 Hopkins County, Texas — The 2022 Blue Santa Toy Drive kicked offed of this morning at 7 a.m. in Walmart parking lot and will continue through Dec. 2, 2022 Working together with CANHelp, the Sulphur Springs Police Department, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, the Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County Fire Departments, CJ Duffey, Choice Hospice, and members of...
Douglas Lee Aten
Douglas Lee Aten Douglas Lee Aten, age 56, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Rockwall, Texas. He was born on April 8, 1966, in Mekinock, North Dakota, the son of William Lee and Jacqueline Pauline Desormis Aten. He married Tina Elvera Brewer on February 16, 1990, in Grayson County. Douglas was a volunteer firefighter for North Hopkins Fire Department, he was a Sheriff’s Deputy for Lamar County, and later...
