Sulphur Springs News

Crews with the Texas Department of Transportation are preparing roadways in the event of wintry and icy conditions. TxDOT says that beginning Friday, January 12, crews will hit the streets to pretreat bridges and other roadway areas susceptible to wind and ice. TxDOT pretreats significant roadways with a brine solution …

Chance Cathey On Monday, authorities released the identity of the man whose body they found Tuesday a week ago at the bottom of a well in Little River County. He is Bobby Conley, 66, of Tom, OK, and they are working the case as a homicide. The McCurtian County Sheriff’s …

Earl Junior Williams Officers attempted to stop a vehicle Tuesday at 5:21 pm in the 600 block of E. Tudor St. for a traffic violation. The driver failed to stop, began making furtive movements inside the vehicle, and continued driving. The officer eventually stopped the suspect’s car in the 400 …

The National Weather Service says the likelihood of an Arctic weather system being possible across much of East Texas is increasing for early next week. Meteorologists say temperatures could fall into the 20s and teens. Gusty winds could drop wind-chills into single digits. A slight chance of wintry precipitation is …

Hopkins County arrested Margaret Lannette Gunter for violating her probation for Possession of a Controlled Substance. At last report, she was in the county jail. Titus County arrested Heather Ann Lisenby on three outstanding warrants. She was transported back from Mt Pleasant and booked into Hopkins County Jail for Unauthorized …

Raise Your Hand Texas will host a candidate forum for Texas House District 2 Representative between Jill Dutton and Brent Money. The forum is set for Thursday, January 18, at 6:30 pm in the Sulphur Springs ISD Auditorium at the Hopkins County Civic Center. The event is free and open …

Photos from Emory VFD Facebook Page Emory VFD Facebook Page At 6:45 pm, the Emory Fire Department worked a fuel spill at Brookshire’s in Emory, leaking out of a 55-gallon drum. Emory fire units and personnel responded to the scene to find a truck that had leaked approximately 55 gallons …

Mt Pleasant PD Facebook Page On Tuesday, January 9, at approximately 11:28 am, MPPD Officers attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle displaying a fictitious registration in the 100 S. Lee Avenue area. When officers tried to make the traffic stop, the vehicle driver, Eduardo Flores, 40, failed …

  AUSTIN — TxDOT is raising awareness about the dangers of human trafficking and working with other state agencies to help stop this horrific crime. During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January, TxDOT is continuing its “On the Road to End Human Trafficking” campaign and working with other state agencies through the …

January 9, 2024 In a Press Release from Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford. On Saturday, January 6, 2024, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation regarding a victim of theft claiming they had information their stolen Lamborghini was in Hopkins County. The victim had previously reported their …

Officers were notified Monday morning at 7:58 of a burglary of a vehicle in the 4200 block of Castlegate. The victim advised that his father’s truck, parked at his residence, had been entered without permission, and a Canik handgun, ammunition, and blank checks were missing. A neighbor had sent a …

Family and friends of a missing Greenville man are asking the public to help find him by contacting the police. Friends last saw Roderick “Rod” Jackson, 28, on Saturday at Graham Park in Greenville at 2:00 am when a friend dropped him off at the park. The friend described Jackson …

By Butch Burney The Chamber will receive nominations for two community awards it will give at the Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s Membership Banquet until 4:00 pm on Monday, January 15. The Chamber accepts Caregiver of the Year and Agriculturist of the Year through 4:00 pm Monday, January 15. …

All of North and Central Texas will experience hazardous cold early next week. Some areas may drop to below 10 degrees Sunday night into Monday morning. There’s medium confidence, 30-50%, that areas along and north of I-20 will stay below freezing all day Monday! Monitor the forecast this week and …

At least 21 people were injured at about 3:30 Monday afternoon in an explosion “likely caused” by a gas leak at the historic Sandman Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. One person was in critical condition, four had severe injuries, one person went to the hospital by themselves, and the rest …

Brightstar Republican Women will host a Hopkins County candidate forum on Tuesday, January 9, at 6:00 pm at the First Baptist Church “ROC” Building in Sulphur Springs. Commissioner, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, and Sheriff candidates will attend. There are no Democratic candidates for Hopkins County offices. It is open to the …

Deputies arrested 33-year-old Heather Lisenby of Sulphur Springs on a Hopkins County warrant for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle and Dallas County warrants for Evading Arrest and Felony DWI, three or more priors. They set her bond at $190,000, and she remains in the Titus County Jail.

Authorities arrested a former correctional officer at the Bi-State Jail in Texarkana for attempting to smuggle marijuana and cigarettes into the jail. Now, 21-year-old Calyn Parker faces a felony charge of having prohibited substances in a correctional facility. They released her after posting a $30,000 bond.

  COMMERCE, TX—The College of Business at Texas A&M University-Commerce is simplifying the tax filing process for many Northeast Texas residents with its renewed participation in a federal assistance program. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is a grant-funded initiative from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that supports …