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.

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 …

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 …

  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 …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

  COMMERCE, TEXAS: Standing courtside at a recent unified basketball event hosted at Texas A&M University-Commerce, kinesiology student Katelyn Frisbie’s eyes light up as she cheers for special education and general education students participating in the event. As an aspiring adapted physical education (PE) teacher, she feels right at home …

* Landry has been found alive and well. They will not release any other information.   Previous story Authorities seek the public’s assistance locating 13-year-old Landry Ryder Moody of Sulphur Springs. He has red curly hair and wears glasses. It’s unknown what type of clothing he was wearing when he …