Dinner Tonight – Cooking with Chef Cruz By Johanna Hicks
Dinner Tonight – Cooking with Chef Cruz I’ve been giving little teasers in the media about “Dinner Tonight”, and now that the plans have been finalized, I’m excited to announce all the details! Dinner Tonight is a program developed by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension to provide information about family meals, kitchen tips, and nutrition while providing recipes and cooking demonstrations. A multi-county team of Family & Consumer...
Local EMS Willing to Accept Ambulance Bus from State
Hopkins County EMS, which is still owned by the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital District, presented a proposal to it’s governing board earlier this week to accept another ambulance. The proposal paves the way for the local EMS to house, maintain, and operate one of the State of Texas’ “Ambus” vehicles. This vehicle is a special EMS unit that can transport or care for up to 20 patients at once, at least ten...
Federal Magistrate Seals Proceedings and Award Made in Chance Ross Family Case Against City
When the Sulphur Springs City Council meets Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in Executive Session, one item discussed will focus on pending litigation. In open session the council will discuss and take action on the Executive Session item regarding pending litigation. That litigation is the decision of a Federal Magistrate handed down Monday in Federal Court regarding the case. The council will be presented the findings of the magistrate and...
Gordon Withdraws Appeal; Begins 7-Year Sentence
David Gordon, 56, turned himself into Hopkins County Wednesday, February 1, 2017 to begin a seven year sentence for DWI 3rd. Gordon was sentenced to seven years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for his third DWI conviction in September of 2016. He has been out of jail on an appeal bond from that time until Wednesday, when he withdrew his appeal. His third arrest for DWI resulted from an accident in May 2015 that sent a...
Miller Grove News
by Brandon Darrow There are several news items to report this week. The school’s annual Fall Carnival was held Thursday night (Oct. 27). Typically the last Friday in October is set for the carnival but this year the last Friday was scheduled as a staff development day for the teachers. Despite the change in the day of the week from previous years, there was a great gathering of community members and students at the carnival. I made...
NHISD Superintendent Jolley Issues Statement Regarding Fatality Accident
In response to the double fatality accident Monday involving a North Hopkins Co-op Education bus, North Hopkins ISD issued the following statement from the office of Superintendent Dr. Darrin Jolley: The Hopkins County Special Education Cooperative is saddened to report the loss of a special education teacher and bus driver, Mr. Perry Evans. Mr. Evans was pronounced dead at the scene of a school bus accident when a northbound car...
New Doctor at Christus Mother Francis Sulphur Springs
Dr. Tiffany Gebel is now serving the community of Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County at Christus Mother Frances Hospital. She is a board certified OB/GYN generalist with 7 years experience in private practice. Her office is located at 113 Airport Road along with Dr’s Doughtie and Fielder. HOSPITAL MARKETING DIRECTOR SHERRY MOORE WITH DR. TIFFANY GEBEL Tiffany Gebel, MD, FACOG Board certified OB/GYN generalist with 7 years of...
Gordon Sentenced to Seven Years Following Third DWI 3rd or More Conviction
In Eighth Judicial District Court Wednesday, David Gordon, 56, was sentenced to seven years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for his third DWI conviction. His third arrest for DWI resulted from an accident in May 2015 that sent a Hopkins County teenager to then Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Gordon had received felony probation for his two previous DWI 3rd convictions, according to the District Attorney’s office. In...
PJC Tax Annexation Interview With Dr. Pam Anglin
Jim Rogers with KSST sat down for an interview with Dr. Pam Anglin, President of Paris Junior College, regarding new and exciting opportunities PJC has to offer as well as the annexation proposal. The proposal is set to be voted on in the November election. More information regarding the annexation may be found in this previous article. Dr. Anglin, Paris Junior College has some very significant things ahead? “We do. We...
Mapps Trial Begins With Testimony From Young’s Mother and SSPD Officer First on Scene
A jury trial began Monday morning in 8th Judicial District Court for Tilton Joshua Isaiah Mapps, 21, who is being tried for the murder of Jonathan Trahern Young. Mapps is accused of the murder of Young at Pacific Park on June 8, 2015. Following opening instruction to the jury by Judge Eddie Northcutt, Assistant District Attorney Matt Harris arraigned Mapps reading his indictment before the jury. Standing with his hands in his pocket...
