A regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was in the Board Room of the Administration Building, Monday, October 19, 2022. PUBLIC FORUM No one from the public requested to address the Board. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS The Board received a report on Red Ribbon Week activities. Schools will observe …

Tuesday at 10:58 am, Paris Police worked on a possible burglary of a habitation occurring in the 1800-block of Cedar. The suspects had left the area, and the reporting person had lost sight of them. The suspects had pulled a window unit out of a back window, entered the residence, …

Benjamin Cole Oklahoma has scheduled the execution of 57-year-old Benjamin Cole of Claremore, Oklahoma, tonight by lethal injection. A court condemned him for murdering his nine-month-old daughter when he broke her spinal cord by bending her backward in her crib when she started crying.

The Carter BloodCare donation bus will be at Brentwood Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation in the 2200-block of Stillhouse Road Thursday, Oct. 20, between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm. To schedule an appointment, call Leigh Kennedy at 903-784-4111 x. 1101.

Doctors and pharmacists throughout North Texas are preparing for what many believe may be a busy flu season this year. The CDC’s influenza map shows Texas has some of the highest flu activity in the country. To prevent the spread of serious illness, doctors recommend getting a flu shot. The …

The Hopkins County United Way held its third Campaign report meeting Tuesday, and the report shows Campaign pledges to date total $53,835.27. The goal this year is $150,000. The next meeting will be Tuesday at 9:00 am at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension office.

Hopkins County Democrats are inviting everyone  to join them for lunch today at their campaign headquarters at 312 South Davis Street in Sulphur Springs, TX. They will be serving fried chicken and fixings for lunch  today from 11:30 to 1:00. For more information contact Tommy Long at 903-438-6069.

Due to increased demand, the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation and CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulpur Springs added to the Free Mammography Clinic at the Ruth and Jack Gillis Women’s Center at the hospital. If you are an uninsured woman over 40 and live in Hopkins County, you are eligible for …

Two people were killed Wednesday in a collision in Van Zandt County near Canton. State Troopers say 42-year-old Ricky Daniel was westbound on Hwy 64 and 89-year-old Thelbert Thompson was eastbound when Daniel crossed the centerline and collided head-on with Thompson. Daniel died at the scene, and Thompson died later …

Agri-Life Extension Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks This Halloween holiday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) are teaming up with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Watch UR BAC program to spread awareness on the fentanyl epidemic spreading across our state. There is an alarming …