Chamber Connection – Dec. 14 By Butch Burney As 2022 comes to an end, it is time to get nominations in for those individuals and businesses that have been outstanding this year.  We accept nominations for Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Small and Large Businesses of the …

The Seventeenth Annual Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Lights of Life Gala committee is moving ahead with plans for its popular event. They mailed out sponsorship invitations last week to approximately 750 businesses, organizations, and individuals. They priced the sponsorship levels the same as last year’s, although they changed the …

As 2022 comes to an end, it is time to send nominations in for those individuals and businesses that have been outstanding this year. We accept nominations for Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Small and Large Businesses of the Year, and other excellent recognitions. The awards will …

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center Sabrina Nicole Floyd of Como appeared in Hopkins County District Court. She pleaded true to violating her probation for abandoning or endangering child-criminal neglect by smoking marijuana and methamphetamine. The court sentenced her to one year in jail. Shaunta Danielle Bell pleaded true to violating …

Dr. Umair Sohail,MD CHRISTUS Mother Frances has announced the addition of Umair Sohail, M.D., to the Gastroenterology team in Sulphur Springs. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Obesity medicine. Dr. Sohail will see patients at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic, located at 107 Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs.

Curtis Traylor-Harris A former Smith County Precinct 1 Constable convicted of Theft by a Public Servant has learned his punishment. Curtis Traylor-Harris was sentenced Monday to five years probation and a $10,000 fine. If he violates his probation, he serves his sentence of two years in state jail.

The University of Texas has suspended Head Basketball Coach Chris Beard indefinitely and without pay, after they arrested him Monday for felony family violence. A woman told police that Beard choked and bit her. They released him on a $10,000 bond, and Beard’s attorney told reporters he should never have …

A crash killed one person, and another sustained non-incapacitating injuries at about 5:20 Sunday morning. The preliminary DPS reports indicate a vehicle driven by 19-year-old Bryson Stee of Scroggins was southbound on US 271 in Deport when it crossed the center line and struck 24-year-old Virginia Raney of Bogata, who …

  Due to the Christmas holiday, the Sanitation schedule is as follows: The department will pick up bulk items with regular trash from Monday, December 19, through Thursday, December 22, not on Friday, December 23. We will start picking up Monday’s trash on Tuesday, December 27, and continue our efforts …

CitySquare Paris has two exciting openings to join the team, according to Derald Bulls, Executive Director. “Working with the AmeriCorps program, we have a paid internship for a man or woman who has a passion for service to the homeless, those living and working in poverty or down on their …