Hopkins County 4-H member and graduating Sulphur Springs High School senior Rylie Carroll learned last Friday, May 10, that she has been awarded a $20,000 Texas 4-H Foundation Baccalaureate scholarship.

Sulphur Springs Police are seeking two men alleged to have robbed a College Street gas station at approximately 10:30 p.m. Monday.

From TxDOT Reports Ark Tex Council Of Governments and Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation held the Northeast Texas Rural Transportation Summit last Friday, featuring two speakers from Texas Department of Transportation to discuss its 30-year plan for the Interstate 30 corridor running through six counties from Royse City to Texarkana.

The two-man team of Elbert and Michael Fenton took the top spot out of 78 teams in the fourth Annual “The Op Masters” catfish tournament held April 2628 out of Shirley Creek on Sam Rayburn. The annual charity tournament has raised more than $50,000 for families in need.

It’s official. The enormous non-typical whitetail buck tagged last October in Bowie County by youth hunter Reili Brewer of Avery has been accepted for entry in the Boone and Crockett Club’s 32nd Big Game Awards book.

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Small acreage farming, a cornerstone of modern agriculture, encompasses a diverse array of operations, ranging from backyard gardens to small family farms. Unlike large commercial farms, which cover expansive tracts of land, small acreage farms operate on parcels ranging from a few acres to tens of acres. Despite their smaller scale, these farms play a significant role in meeting the demand for locally grown food and promoting sustainable farming practices.