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Dave Kirkpatrick

Pump Prices Rising

The average gasoline price in Texas is quickly approaching three dollars a gallon, a level we haven’t seen in quite a while. Triple-A-Texas says the statewide average for regular unleaded is now $2.97. Meanwhile, the increase in diesel prices is even more notable. Those are up 18 cents a gallon …

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Lamar County COVID Update

The Paris Lamar County Health District shows 19 positive and probable cases of COVID as of Tuesday evening but no new fatalities. The Texas DSHS Coronavirus Dashboard shows 286 active COVIDs.

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Paris Man Charged In Sep. 28 Murder

Davarious Demone Brown Authorities are accusing 25-year-old Davarrious Demone Brown, of Paris, of fatally shooting Keith Joseph Mann on September 28. Brown is in Lamar County Jail on bonds totaling $307,000. The investigation continues, and police expect more arrests in the case.

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Proposal To Increase School District Homestead Exemptions

Texas voters will decide next year whether homeowners will get a break in their property tax bills after lawmakers rammed through a proposed constitutional amendment through both chambers shortly after they presented it Monday evening. The measure would raise the state’s homestead exemption from $25,000 to $40,000 for school district …

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Hopkins County Stew This Weekend

Saturday is the 52nd Annual World Championship Hopkins County Stew Contest at Buford Park in Sulphur Springs. But things get underway on Friday night. More than two dozen market vendors set up on the south side of the square, an appetizer contest, and then a concert by Dubb and the …

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Hopkins County Early Voting

All early voting by personal appearance in Hopkins County will be in the Precinct 2 JP Courtroom inside Hopkins County Courthouse Annex. The North Hopkins ISD board election candidates are Ellis Dicus, Robert McPherson, Jennifer Harrington, and Michael S. James. The two candidates receiving the most votes will serve a …

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Multispeciality Clinic In Sulphur Springs Closing

By Holly Ragan, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, holly.ragan@christushealth.org Access Physicians’ Multispecialty Clinic of Sulphur Springs will close and end Neurology and Pulmonology services effective Monday, Nov 1. Patients should find another specialist to take care of Neurology and Pulmonology medical needs. If you do not know …

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National Drug TakeBack Saturday

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s office will participate in the National Drug Takeback Program Saturday from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at the District Court Parking Lot on Rosemont Street in Sulphur Springs. The public can drop off potentially dangerous prescriptions tablets, capsules, patches, and other forms of prescription drugs. They …

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Missing Hunt County Teen Found Safe

Derick Young Hunt County Sheriff An employee of Campbell ISD notified Hunt County Deputies that they had seen a missing juvenile on the railroad tracks by the school. Hunt County Investigators responded to the location and found Derek Young. Friends had reported Derek missing on Oct. 11.

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