Early Voting Begins Oct. 13 for the Nov. 3 Elections
The General Election is less than a month away. There are a few changes to the voting process during the Nov. 3, 2020 election. In accordance with House Bill 25, passed during the 85th Legislative session, there will be no straight-party voting, effective Sept. 1, 2020. Anyone who wishes to vote for all candidates affiliated with one party will need to select each candidate, one at a time on the ballot. Registered voters will have an...
Jackson Sentenced To 5 1/2 Years In Prison For Aggravated Sexual Assault
The trial of Denzel Dredon Jackson concluded shortly after 7 p.m. Friday with Jackson being sentenced by a Hopkins County jury to 5 1/2 years in prison. Denzel Dredon Jackson (HCSO jail photo) After deliberating for approximately 9 hours of Thursday evening and Friday morning, the jury just before lunch Friday found the 29-year-old guilty of the aggravated sexual assault of his girlfriend of 6 years, who is also the mother of 2 of his...
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In Sexual Assault Trial
A Hopkins County jury at noon Friday, Oct. 9, returned a guilty verdict in the aggravated sexual assault trial of Denzel Dredon Jackson, local officials reported. Denzel Dredon Jackson (HCSO jail photo) The jury deliberated for several hours Thursday evening and returned at 8:30 a.m. Friday to deliberate all Friday morning, before returning a verdict. Jackson was accused of the aggravated sexual assault of his girlfriend and mother of...
Sexual Assault Trial Begins Tuesday Morning In District Court
The trial of 29-year-old Denzel Dredon Jackson got under way Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, at Hopkins County Civic Center, which is serving as the 8th Judicial District Courtroom to allow room for social distancing. Denzel Dredon Jackson Jackson is accused of aggravated sexual assault of his girlfriend, who is also the mother of two of his children. District Attorney Will Ramsay, assisted by Zach Blackmon, is the prosecutor in the case....
Oct. 5 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 7 New Cases, 17 Recoveries
While the number of COVID-19 cases increased over the weekend, so did the number of recoveries, according to the Oct. Hopkins County COVID-19 update from Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials. While no new COVID-19 deaths were announced Oct. 5, one of the 13 deaths previously reported was identified as a nursing home resident, according to Texas Health and Human Services’ Oct. 5 nursing home report....
Hopkins County United Way Recognized Lead Donors At Luncheon
Hopkins County United Way recognized lead donors to the 2019-2020 fundraising campaign at a special luncheon hosted Wednesday, Sept. 30. HCUW 2020-21 campaign poster Representatives from the top contributors were invited to the kickoff luncheon, sponsored by Alliance Bank and hosted at Sulphur Springs Country Club. The top 15 contributors to the campaign include: FlowserveCHRISTUS Mother FrancesSulphur Springs ISDGSC...
Northeast Texas Children’s Museum Offers STEM Activities in October
No Fee for Region 8 Families or Groups (October 1,2020 Commerce, Texas) – Thursdays in October will be STEM days at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum. Science will be presented in a fun and exciting way for children and hands-on experiences (with COVID 19 safeguards) will be provided. Classes will be offered for Primary students (Pre-K and Kindergarten) and Intermediate students (1st and 2nd Grades) at 1:00 PM each Thursday....
SSHS FFA Students Show Livestock at Texas State Fair; Do Meat/Fruit Fundraising
John Holland is Ag Teacher and FFA Advisor for the Sulphur Springs High School FFA Chapter. Livestock project showings began in mid-September. Currently, some students are showing their projects at the State Fair of Texas. This year, to ensure social distancing, some of those shows are being held at Fair Park in Dallas and some at Waco’s Heart of Texas fairgrounds. Here is Holland’s report on how Sulphur Springs FFA...
Putting Two and Two Together at PJC
SULPHUR SPRINGS — PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Math Instructor Charla Holzbog, right, works on a problem with Diana Gallegos, of Como, left, and Josh McMorris of Sulphur Springs during one of her math classes. Social distancing is being practiced in all classrooms, like Instructor Holzbog’s lecture shown above. Call PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Campus at 903-885-1232 for more information. Paris Junior College — located in Paris,...
Betty Jeanice Ferguson
Funeral services for Betty Jeanice Ferguson, age 90 of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 1, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Thomas Wilson officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with James Wilson, Aaron Wilson, Michael Ferguson, Hayden Wilson, Mason Wilson, Ryan Ferguson and Dennis Ferguson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be Brendan Godwin. A visitation...
