I n Henderson County, 41-year-old former Payne Springs Police Officer Jonathan Hutchison of Mabank has pleaded guilty to selling drugs previously seized by the department. Hutchison and former Payne Springs Police Chief April Meadows were arrested in March of 2023 and initially charged with the manufacture and delivery of a …
Read More »Sulphur Springs Announces 2024 Valedictorian And Salutatorian
Sulphur Springs High School on Tuesday announced the top two graduates for the class of 2024. Valedictorian Alexis Villarino will attend Texas A&M University and Salutatorian Asia Chen will attend Stanford University.
Read More »Hopokins County Chamber Connection – April 16
By Butch Burney You can shop and pay the Earth homage this Saturday, April 20. The Spring Market on Main is set for Saturday, as is Earth Day, sponsored by The Plant Niche, so please come out and shop with our vendors and local merchants. The Earth Day program will …
Read More »Paris Police Report For Tuesday, April 16
Christin Simone Belion | Ricky Lee McCulloch On Monday, officers arrested Christin Simone Belion, 30, and Ricky Lee McCulloch, 60, at Walmart for skip-scanning items. The two individuals were together during the incident and left the store when store personnel stopped them. Police charged them with theft of over $100.00 …
Read More »Sulphur Springs Rotary Claws For A Cause
The Sulphur Springs Rotary Club’s Annual Claws for a Cause is coming up Saturday, April 27 from 5-9pm on Celebration Plaze. This year, because of the nationwide crawfish shortage, crabs and shrimp will be supplementing the boil. Tickets are available with the QR Code on the Rotary Club facebook …
Read More »Health And Human Services Fined For Contempt
The Texas Tribune reports that a federal judge has ordered Texas Health and Human Services officials to pay $100,000 per day in fines for routinely neglecting investigations into allegations of abuse and neglect of children in the state’s foster care system. U.S. District Judge Janis Jack found Commissioner Cecile …
Read More »Hopkins County Jail Bookings
Alex Rowe Flemens was arrested Monday in Hopkins County on a warrant for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Against a Date, Family, or Household Member. No other information was available. William Olan Kinard was arrested Monday for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. He was in the Hopkins County …
Read More »“MIngo” Men’s Bingo Fundraiser Tickets Still Available
Individual tickets for Mingo are still available for $60. Mingo is Bingo for Men, sponsored by the Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation to fund free Men’s heart calcification tests. Tickets include a packet of bingo cards, water, an adult beverage ticket, an entry card for door prizes, and a Slaughter’s BBQ …
Read More »Sulphur Springs HS Wins District UIL Academic Meet
UIL Academic Team Updates (District UIL Academics Highlights 2024) April 5 & 10 – District 15-4A Academic Meet The SSHS Wildcat UIL Academic Team competed on Friday, April 5, and Wednesday, April 10, at the District 15-4A Academic Meet. The team won the District 15-4A championship with 823 points, garnering …
Read More »A&M-Commerce Professor Receives Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
COMMERCE, TEXAS—Dr. Maia Lamarque, a professor in the Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The Fulbright Program is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious …
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