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Dave Kirkpatrick

Paris Optimist Fall Baseball Registration Underway

Paris Optimist Fall Ball registration for players who were 5-15 years old on April 30 is now open for those paying with a debit or credit card. Go to parisoptimistbaseball.com. Those paying with cash or check must attend in-person registration at the ballpark from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm on …

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Man Lying In Ditch Faces Drug Charge

kasey Benson AndersonHopkins County arrested Kasey Benson Anderson on a warrant for Violating his Probation for Injury to a Child, Elderly or Disabled Person with Intent of Bodily Injury. He remains in jail. Deputies arrested Roderick Bashon Billingslea in Hopkins County on a warrant for Theft of more than $30,000 …

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Winnsboro Couple Arrested After Hopkins County Motorist Assist

William Chad Busby  Hopkins County Deputies stopped on Hwy 11 in Pickton to assist a couple who reportedly had car trouble. A check found their pickup had a registration assigned to another vehicle, and their trailer had no license tag or VIN. A subsequent search turned up a baggie of …

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Sulphur Springs PD, City Hall Phones Down

The Sulphur Springs City Hall and Police Department’s non-emergency phone line went down Tuesday. Frontier has told City Manager Marc Maxwell that the problem appears with the modem. The 911 emergency number was not affected.

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Body Found In Greenville

Shortly after 3:00 Tuesday afternoon, Greenville Police responded to a call of a possible dead body in the 2200 block of East Joe Ramsey Boulevard. Officers located the body of a man in the wooded area on the north side of the road. They sent the body to the Dallas …

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Contractor Wanted For Defrauding Titus County Property Owner

Investigators with the Titus County Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s assistance locating 30-year-old Zachary Taylor Holt. Zachary Taylor Holt does not have any family connections to Titus County but rather hales from the DFW Metro area and is known to have operated a construction company across North and East Texas …

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Hopkins County Chamber Connection 06.26

By Butch Burney When April 8, 2024, rolls around, get ready! Almost weekly, people message, call, or visit us who will be coming to Hopkins County for the total solar eclipse on that date. They are coming from around the country and literally around the world. Our latest message was …

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Abbott Responds To DOJ Border Demand

Governor Greg Abbott Monday defended Texas’ right to secure the border through the recent deployment of floating marine barriers in the Rio Grande River. In a letter to President Biden, the Governor counters threats by the U.S. Department of Justice to sue the state over the barriers by pointing out …

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New Collection Guidelines For IRS

On Monday, The IRS halted its unannounced visits to homes or businesses to collect unpaid balances for most taxpayers. The decision comes amid safety concerns from IRS employees and taxpayers. Effective immediately, the agency will now make initial contact via mailed letters to schedule in-person meetings.

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Local Physician Strong Supporter Of New Bill

A new bill passed by the state legislature will require payers to cover biomarker testing in cancer and other chronic diseases. The bill goes into effect in September. Paris physician Dr. Chris Prakesh of Texas Oncology lobbied hard for the bill and testified to favor the valuable testing. He said …

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