Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell reports the number of active cases of COVID in Hopkins County fell from 122 to 44 in November but quickly rebounded to 65. Likewise, the number of COVID cases at the hospital dropped to two in November but then bounced to nine as of …

The Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen Center is still looking for chili cooks for the Chili Cookoff on Friday, Dec. 10. First, the judging of the chili, and then seniors citizens eat while the chili Winners get a trophy, certificate of award, bragging rights, and a prize from Carriage House Manor. …

The Sulphur Springs City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance that establishes a no parking zone on the south side of East Shannon Road between South Broadway Street and Mockingbird Lane. They passed the bill for the safety of motorists exiting restaurant driveways onto East Shannon Road. The ordinance does …

Thanks for everyone’s hard work! The Hopkins County Blue Santa campaign collected enough funds and toys to fill the boxes this year. They completed the boxes, now they give them out this Saturday, Dec 11, at the North front entrance under the awning of the First United Methodist Church on …

Titus County arrested 61-year-old Jessie C. Swanner of Scroggins on a Hopkins County warrant for Stalking. There is no other information released. Deputies arrested 25-year-old Miguel A. Organista of Daingerfield on a warrant for the Burglary of a Habitation. No bond information was available. Titus County Deputies arrested 36-year-old Morgan …

Triple-A is out with their top auto insurance claims for 2021. Rear-end and backup collisions make up almost a third of the insurance claims they’ve seen this year, and many of those, a districted driver, are the cause. Hail is also among the top insurance claims here in Texas.

  After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lamar Electric is proud to sponsor two high school students from its service area to participate in an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., June 12 – 21, 2022. Since their founding more than 80 years ago, Texas’ electric cooperatives have …

Ray Perryman It has not been an easy two years, but the Texas economy is nearly back to where it was before the coronavirus hit. Economist Ray Perryman says some cities are rebounding more quickly than others. Those who are not recovering as quickly, he says, are dependent on tourism …

The surge in illegal immigration has walloped Texas border landowners. Police chases have plowed down fences, and Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales says the federal government needs to pay for that. So he’s filed a bill to reimburse border landowners for damages to their property resulting from illegal immigration. The cash …

Tuesday, the Paris-Lamar County Health District reported nine new positive PCR and three positive Antigen tests for COVID-19. They said there are no recent fatalities. There are currently 61 active cases of COVID in Lamar County.