Sulphur Springs News

Work is finishing up on the new Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Directory. The Chamber will distribute over 7,000 to visitors, relocation hopefuls, and even residents interested in learning more about our local businesses. They include historical information and everything to see and do in Hopkins County.

Bands have covered The Beatles for decades, but none like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Bluegrass Band. Imagine the music of the Fab Four shaken up with infusions of Bluegrass and jazz and topped off with a classical twist. The result is a satisfying musical cocktail coming to the Whatley Center for …

Safety Message: Motorcycle Safety Campaign TxDOT’s statewide “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” motorcycle safety and public awareness campaign urges motorists to look twice for motorcycles, especially at intersections where motorcycle collisions occur. Why should drivers be aware of motorcyclists when traveling Texas roads? On average, one motorcyclist dies …

This re-creation of a 1968 Shelby GT350 just raised $100,000 for Carroll Shelby Automotive Program student scholarships at Northeast Texas Community College.

McKinney is celebrating mail carrier Carolyn Norton for doing the right thing when she sees what ends up being $10,000 cash on the side of the road. It took months for police to figure out who all the cash belonged to, but now it is back in the hands of …

M (29) 7:00 Choir Movie Night at Library T (30) 4:00 Boys Soccer vs. Atlanta 4:30 Boys Basketball at Paris 5:00 Girls Basketball vs. Paris W (31) T (1) 3:30 Tennis at Wills Point F (2) Solo & Ensemble at TAMUC 4:30 Girls Soccer vs. Bullard 4:30 Boys JV2 Soccer …

Thursday afternoon at 3:53, the owner reported a vehicle burglary in the 100 block of SW 19th ST sometime during the last two days. The victim advised that they had left the vehicle unlocked in their driveway. They discovered that some suspect had gone through their glove box and console. …

Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff Photographer  JOSHUA FECHTER of The Texas Tribune reports that a new study by Harvard University shows Texas renters are under more pressure from the state’s high housing costs than ever before. The study shows that 2.1 million renting households spend more than 30% of their income on rent …

  State Troopers issued their preliminary report on the crash of a Cessna 172 Wednesday night shortly before 8:30 in Fannin County. It happened in an open field about nine miles northeast of Telephone, TX. The pilot, identified as 23-year-old Timothy James Logan of Stokesdale, North Carolina, was pronounced at …

Certified Master Business Coach and personnel expert Dr. Richard Flesher will be part of a free webinar today at 2:00 pm. Dr Flesher will discuss the qualities to look for in a new hire, how to train a new hire, and how to retain a great employee. The webinar will …