By Butch Burney Ray Perryman is coming back! The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Economic Development Commission are happy to announce that Dr. Ray Perryman, a renowned economist, will be headlining the Economic Outlook Conference scheduled for Tuesday, December 12, at the Hopkins County Civic Center. …
Read More »Free Admission To State Parks
Free Admission to Texas State Parks on November 5 AUSTIN — Texas State Parks Day is on Sunday, November 5, and, as part of continued centennial celebrations, visitors will get free day-use entrance at all Texas state parks. “Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wants to continue to connect everyone to …
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1st row (L to R) Evie Dominguez, Emily Crabb / 2nd row (L to R) Manny Almeida, Esmirna Hernandez, Austin Whisenhunt / 3rd row (L to R) CJ Quinn, Brian Derrick / Not pictured Ella Rosewell Contact: Kelly Cowan MPJH students selected for All-Region Choir Thirteen Mount Pleasant Junior High School choir …
Read More »Freeze Warning
North and Central Texas A Freeze Warning is in effect for North Texas and northwest parts of Central Texas through 9:00 am. The remainder of Central Texas is under a Freeze Warning early Wednesday morning. Protect any sensitive vegetation and outdoor plumbing, such as faucets and sprinkler systems, which could …
Read More »Date Set For Paxton Securities Fraud Trial
Tx AG Ken Paxton State District Judge Andrea Beall of Houston has set Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial date for April 15. Allegations that Paxton defrauded investors in a Texas startup called Servergy around 2011 are more than a decade old. The scheduling of the trial comes after …
Read More »Mother Of Missing Everman Child Indicted For Capital Murder
The mother of Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, a six-year-old boy from Everman who has been missing for a year and is now presumed dead, has been indicted. A Tarrant County grand jury indicted Cindy Singh, the boy’s mother, on one charge of capital murder, two charges of injury to a child, and …
Read More »Sulphur Springs Wildcat Band Send Off To State Tournament
The Sulphur Springs Wildcat Band is heading to San Antonio today for the State Championship Marching Band Competition. They’ll perform at the Alamodome on Wednesday at 9:45 am. Please feel free to show your support for our Wildcat Band by picking a spot on the route to cheer them on …
Read More »Robotics Tournament At Sulphur Springs Middle School Slated For December
The Texas Youth Robotics Alliance Kickoff Tournament will be at Sulphur Springs Middle School on Saturday, December 2. So far, teams from Clarksville, Mount Pleasant, Eustace, and Red Lick have signed up to compete.
Read More »Pedestrian Killed In Van Zandt Accident
A pickup struck a Van Zandt County woman on Highway 80, and she died at the scene. State Troopers report that 23-year-old Autumn Sierra McLane of Grand Saline was walking in a lane of Highway 80 about three miles east of Grand Saline. The pickup attempted to swerve away and …
Read More »One Killed In ATV Vs. Pickup Crash
One person is dead after an ATV and vehicle crashed on State Highway 21 in Cherokee County over the weekend. The ATV collided with a Chevy Tahoe, and the driver of the ATV, 36-year-old Ronterreal Mumphrey of Alto, was ejected and pronounced dead at UT-Health in Tyler.
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