News

July, 2021

• 20 July

  Hopkins County Coronavirus

    The Texas Department of State Health Services Coronavirus Dashboard shows 26 active cases of COVID-19 in Hopkins County. So far, there have been 114 deaths in the county from the virus and 3,522 recoveries.
• 20 July

  Hearing Held On Hopkins County Solar Power Lawsuit

  Sixty-Second Judicial District Judge Will Biard announced in court Monday in Sulphur Springs that he expects to decide on a Temporary Restraining Order probably by the end of the week. Attorneys for Cynthia Martin filed the motion for the order and requests that the court temporarily halts the construction of …
• 20 July

  Hopkins County Bookings

  Anthony Leon Gaines Hopkins County arrested 27-year-old Anthony Leon Gaines on several felony warrants. He’s accused of Manufacture or Delivery of fewer than 200 grams of a Controlled Substance, Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle, and Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence with the Intent to Impair an Investigation. …
• 20 July

  East Texas Murder Suspect Named To Most Wanted List

  Scroggins Dekevian DPS Photo The Texas DPS has added an East Texas capital murder suspect to the Texas Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. They also want 27-year-old Dekevian Beniot Scroggins of Tyler for evading arrest and detention and a parole violation. Scroggins is accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Christopher Frank …
• 20 July

  Texas Water X Championship

  The final round of the Texas WaterX Championship watercraft race series will be held at Lake Coleman in Sulphur Springs on Saturday from 8:00 sm until 5:00 pm, and Sunday 8:00 am until 3:00 pm. There is no admission to the public, and there are many food vendors, local business …
• 19 July

  Texas Prepaid Tuition Program Newborn Enrollment Deadline Approaches

  (AUSTIN) — Texas families have through July 31 to enroll their newborns in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund® and pay this academic year’s rates for all or some future tuition and schoolwide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities, excluding medical and dental institutions. Newborns are children younger than one …
• 19 July

  United Way Of Lamar County Presenting Lifetime Community Service Leadership Awards

  (PARIS, Texas ) — The United Way of Lamar County (UWLC) will hold its Annual Meeting on Friday, August 20 at 9:00 am at the Love Civic Center, with breakfast catered by Hole in the Wall. The Annual Meeting, which is usually held in February and celebrates the previous fall …
• 19 July

  Government Class At PJC-Sulphur Springs Center

  GOVERNMENT REVIEW Harrison Allen and Patrick Miller listen as their instructor, Cynthia Loftin, reviews information in their government class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus.
• 19 July

   The Thriving Texas Dairy Industry

  (AUSTIN) — Texas ranks fifth nationally in both dairy production and its dairy cow population, and the industry is increasing despite recent challenges such as inclement weather and the COVID-19 pandemic. In the just-released June/July edition of Fiscal Notes, the Comptroller’s office examines the economic impact of Texas dairy farms. They account …
• 19 July

  Paris Police Report For Monday (Jul 19)

  Bradley Deen Scott Paris Police stopped Bradley Deen Scott, 37, of Paris, for speeding in the 1000-block of Fitzhugh Ave at 10:34 Friday night. Scott had an outstanding parole violation warrant, officers arrested him, and he is in Lamar County Jail. Teresa Lee Galyean Officers arrested Teresa Lee Galyean, 50, …