May is National Stroke Awareness Month and CHRISTUS Health is encouraging people to know the signs of a stroke, which affects nearly 800,000 Americans each year. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke and that every three minutes and 14 seconds, someone dies of stroke.

CHRISTUS Health hosted free student athlete screenings for 10 different school districts in Sulphur Springs and surrounding areas on Friday, May 3. More than 1,200 students from (entering) 7th to 11th grade were seen.

Sulphur Springs law enforcement activity from 5:30 a.m. Friday to 5:30 a.m.

A 52-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused. May 5 of the aggravated assault of his mother with a deadly weapon.

May Activities at Cooper Lake State Park COOPER — Stepping into the final month of Spring, we are expecting some dryer and warmer weather. Anglers can expect to catch more crappie as lake temperatures rise and will see more action from white bass and hybrid striped bass later into May.

Spate of tornadoes far outpaces the average April was a busy month for tornadoes across the United States with 373 recorded, bringing the total for the year to 549, the Austin American-Statesman reported. That is nearly double the average at this point in the year, the National Weather Service says.

Club members are busy serving others.

Cinco de Mayo.

The 2024 Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic Pageant will have the distinction of being the first big event to be held in the new Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center. The pageant will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the Oak Avenue facility.