3 Residents, TREAD Official Speak Out Against Solar Projects During Commissioners Court
Four people addressed Hopkins County Commissioners during the public forum portion of the regular court meeting this week regarding large solar complexes planned to go up in Hopkins County. Dike resident Michele Barnes addresses the Commissioners Court Two Dike residents who expressed disapproval of Commissioners’ decision to grant a tax incentive for Hopkins Energy, LLC, the solar facility planned in the Dike area and a third pointed...
Chamber Connection – May 25: Lots Of Activities Coming Up
By Butch Burney Graphic artists are invited to submit a logo for the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse that will occur that afternoon. The deadline for submissions is May 31. Sulphur Springs is on the centerpoint of the Path of Totality, which means we will assuredly have thousands of visitors that weekend. What that means is that Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County needs to gear up for that event. People travel from literally all over...
Tuesday Is Election Day for Party Primary Runoffs In Texas
Tuesday, May 24, 2022, is Election Day for Party Primary Runoffs in Texas. Registered Hopkins County voters may cast ballots in either the Republican or Democratic runoff until 7 p.m. Tuesday. Voting has been consolidated to six centers. Registered Hopkins County voters may cast ballots at any of the following six consolidated voting locations: Lutheran Church (Front Foyer), 1000 Texas Street Sulphur Springs, TX 75482;H.W. Grays...
Obituary – Jerry Ferguson
Jerry Ferguson Jerry Ferguson, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away on May 21, 2022, at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs. Jerry was born on January 31, 1941, in Hopkins County, Texas, to Charlie J. and Iona (Rosinbaum) McCool. He married Carleen London on June 1, 1963. Jerry was a veteran of the United States Navy. He worked as an electronic engineer for Texas Instruments and for Hathaway Instruments in Denver,...
Early Voting Ends Friday In Democratic, Republican Party Primary Runoffs Elections
Friday will be the last day to cast an early ballot in person in the Democratic and Republican Party Primary Runoffs, with Election Day following on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Hopkins County residents may still vote early by personal appearance from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Friday, May 16-20, in the Hopkins County Justice of the Peace 2 Courtroom, 128G Jefferson Street, Sulphur Springs in either the Democratic or Republican Primary...
Obituary – Harley Moore
Harley was born on February 16, 1933, in Hopkins County, Texas, to Elton Alexander and Grace Elizabeth (McPherson) Moore. He married Carol Greene on July 3, 1956, in Verona, PA. He was a loving husband and father. Harley was a retired United States Army Veteran. He worked as a truck driver and a dairy farmer. Harley was a member of the Masonic Lodge #180 and previously served on the Cumby ISD school board and the Cumby City Council....
Moore, Neal Named Top Seniors At Sulphur Bluff High School
The top seniors at Sulphur Bluff High School have been announced. Trevor Don Moore is the valedictorian and Bailey Rachelle Neal salutatorian of the SBHS Senior Class of 2022. Valedictorian Trevor Moore has attended Sulphur Bluff ISD for 10 years and will graduate with a 4.9 weighted grade point average. This is Moore’s second time to be named valedictorian; he also was the valedictorian of the 8th grade class. Trevor Don Moore,...
Early Voting In Party Primary Runoff Elections Began This Morning, Continues Through Friday
Early voting in the Democratic and Republican Party Primary Runoffs began this morning (May 16, 2022) and will continue through Friday, with Election Day following on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Early voting in the Republican and Democratic Party Primary Runoff Elections will be conducted in Hopkins County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace’s Courtroom at 128G Jefferson St. in Sulphur Springs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 16-20, 2022....
Arlene Lewis
Arlene Lewis was born in Sulphur Springs on July 4, 1937, to the late Henry Lewis, Sr., and Arbrie Elizabeth Epting Lewis. Arlene was the oldest of eight siblings, four of which have preceded her in death, Harold Wright, Arvie Wright, Mary Wright Hill, and “Baby Girl” Wright. She leaves to celebrate her life three siblings: Clarine Moore of Sulphur Springs, Texas; Henry Lewis, Jr. (Deborah) of Lancaster, Texas; and Claudie Sanders...
May 11 Chamber Connection: See You On The Centerline April 8, 2024 – For The Solar Eclipse!
By Butch Burney, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO, [email protected] If you Google “April 8, 2024,” the first thing that will pop up is a total solar eclipse that goes from southwest Texas to Maine. If you look closely, you will see Sulphur Springs is slap dab on the center point of the Path of Totality. What that means is that Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County needs to gear up for that event. People travel...
