WHAT:     While the Marvin Nichols Reservoir has been under discussion for decades, residents have successfully pushed back against the largest planned land grab in recent Texas history until now. They invite the Media to attend this free public event to learn more about this devastating water project and see how Texans work …

Christopher John McIntosh Yantis ISD Police and a Texas Ranger arrested 34-year-old former Yantis ISD Assistant Basketball Coach Christopher McIntosh of Sulphur Bluff on a warrant for Online Solicitation of a Minor. They arrested McIntosh after school administrators received allegations against him. Hopkins County Jail released him after he posted …

The 15th Annual Help-A-Child Benefit raises money for children’s charities this Saturday at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Benefitting from the proceeds will be Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center, local foster families, and local Masonic lodges scholarship funds. Events include the IRA Black FFA …

Dr. Martin Fielder receives packages from Amazon Smile/ HCHF The Hopkins County Health Care (HCHC) Foundation is asking that friends of the Foundation and members of the Hopkins County community take time to share a smile. The smile in question is Amazon Smile. A program Amazon uses allows customers to …

A civil rights group has put out a reward for information about a woman who convinced migrants in San Antonio to get on a plane to Florida and then to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. LULAC National President Domingo Garcia of Dallas has several reports identifying the woman as Perla Huerta, …

Texas business leaders are urging congress to pass a permanent solution to the embattled DACA program, which shields young migrants from deportation. Glen Hamer heads the Texas Association of Business. He says employers need all the workers they can get. Federal appeals court this week ruled the Obama Administration illegally …

The Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site hosts two-weekend community events. From 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, the East Texas Photography event will feature an exhibit from local photographers and rarely-seen Maxey Collection photographs. Saturday, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, is Archeology Day. There will be free hands-on …

The Delta County Cotton Harvest Festival is Saturday from noon until 11:00 pm in downtown Cooper. All events are free except for the Kameron Marlowe concert by Kameron Marlowe, with tickets $15 in advance on Stubwire or $20 at the gate. You can find more details on Facebook or at …

  Paris Optimist Foundation needs your help with our annual fundraiser! Our Annual Baseball Bash & Auction will be on Saturday, Oct 8, 2022, at Love Civic Center. Tickets are $35 each and include dinner, dancing, catered meal, live & silent auctions, and more. We will have our usual live …

Francisco Manuel Velasco Sulphur Springs Police served a warrant at a house on Hodge Street, contacting 29-year-old Francisco Manuel Velasco for Violation of Probation for arson. They found a small quantity of methamphetamine and charged him with Possession of a Controlled Substance. Hopkins County Deputies responded to a church in …