Sulphur Springs News

  Oklahoma and Texas are looking for an armed and dangerous sex offender. They want 33-year-old Rondal Scrogum for escaping from the Department of Corrections and making lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 16. He had been previously convicted of rape in Tishomingo and failing to register as …

  Last Tuesday morning at 8:17, a Paris Patrol Lieutenant responded to the 600 block of Bonham Street and met with store employees, who stated that an unidentified black male had entered the store, selected and purchased an item, small in value, paid with a $50 and left the store …

Collin County sentenced a Princeton man to 50 years in prison without the possibility of parole for continuous sexual assault of a child. The Collin County District Attorney’s office says the victim was nine years old when the assaults by 41-year-old Joseph Ray began. The child was 14 before telling …

  Samuel Austin Bertram was arrested Tuesday in Hopkins County on multiple felony counts. They charged him with bond forfeiture for Fraudulent Possession or Use of Identification documents, two counts of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle, Theft of Property valued at More than $2,500 but less than $30,000, and Possession …

Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff’s Posse, and the DEA are participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27. The event will be held in the Atwood’s parking lot in Sulphur Springs. It will provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs while …

The John Chester Dutch Oven Cooking Class is scheduled at Heritage Park from 8:00 am to noon on Saturday, April 20. The cost is $20 per person. For a reservation, call Rick Wilson at 903-335-2752.

The Rotary Club’s ‘Claws for a Cause’ seafood boil is on Saturday, April 27, at Celebration Plaza in downtown Sulphur Springs. In addition to crawfish, the boil will include shrimp and snow crab. Individual tickets are $40 and can be purchased by scanning the QR code on posters around town. …

Tickets are still available for the Hopkins County Freedom Ball, held on Saturday, May 18, at the Civic Center. They are dedicating the ball to the local men and women who have served and are serving in our United States military. Proceeds earned at this event exclusively benefit veterans and …

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 …

  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.