Three City of Sulphur Springs department heads has been re-designated as assistant city managers. They are Sulphur Springs Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski, Finance Director Lesa Smith, and Human Resources Director Gordon Frazier. City Secretary Gale Roberts and City Attorney Jim McLeroy have announced their pending retirements at the end …

Moses Jerome McLaurin Sulphur Springs Police and Hopkins County Deputies responded to a theft in progress at Nor-Tex Tractor on Shannon Road. A K9 was deployed to subdue the suspect, but the suspect attempted to flee. He was soon captured and identified as Moses Jerome McLaurin. He faces multiple felony …

Letters to previous Hopkins County Fall Festival Arts & Crafts Show vendors will go out later this month. The show is for non-commercial exhibitors to sell hand-made items. It will take place during the Fall Festival in the Sulphur Springs High School cafeteria and north entrance on Friday, October 22, …

A fire caused four Wood County families to lose their homes after heavy damage to an apartment complex at Lake Holbrook. The blaze broke out about 3:00 am Monday, and five fire departments responded, with no injuries reported. The Red Cross provided temporary housing for those affected and will provide …

Lorna Kibbey The Paris Small Business Development Center holds a seven-session online training on management and leadership from Lorna Kibbey Leadership Solutions.  The sessions, running from July 12 through August 23, each Monday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, are designed to help businesses struggling with employee retention, hiring, and …

  (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today provided an estimate of revenue available for the 87th Legislature, First Called Session, and now projects 2022-23 revenue available for general-purpose spending to be $123.02 billion. Hegar projects a 2022-23 ending balance in General Revenue-Related (GR-R) funds of $7.85 billion. As state leadership …

  Paris Junior College’s annual course retention rate remains strong, according to an annual update provided to the Board of Regents at their monthly meeting Monday, June 28. The report for the fall and spring 2020 semesters shows that, despite a pandemic, the institutional retention rate was 94 percent. “This …

  Dairy processor acquires distribution centers in Paris, Texas, and Shreveport, Louisiana Residents in the Paris, Texas, and Shreveport, Louisiana area will now be able to find locally made, naturally delicious Hiland Dairy products on grocers’ shelves. Effective June 24, Hiland Dairy took over operations at the two distribution centers …

  by Rebecca Norment, PA-C, Internal Medicine When the sun comes out to play, many of us make plans to do the same. The summer months bring the promise of backyard barbecues, pick-up games in the park and wasting away lazy afternoons in the water. This year’s summer season feels …

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising, cases are starting to climb, and the “rush” to get vaccinated is long gone. Parkland Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Joseph Chang says coronavirus hospitalizations in North Texas have increased about 20%. And every single patient was unvaccinated. He says since older people are protected, most …