Sulphur Springs Area Headlines
Hopkins County Jail Bookings
December 7, 2023
Aaron Keith Will Jones was in Hopkins County on multiple charges. They booked him for Evading Arrest or Detention with a Vehicle, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, and two counts of Theft of a Firearm. At last report, he was in the Hopkins County Jail. Bobby John …
Read More »Upshur County Double Murder Suspect Arraigned
December 7, 2023
The Gilmer man charged with murdering Mandy Ray and Dermetrica Dashaunda Waters was arraigned Wednesday in Upshur County. Upshur County charged 41-year-old Alvin Charles McKnight, Jr., with capital murder of multiple persons. Judge Dean Fowler set bond at $5 million.
Read More »One Dead, Four Injured In Multi-Vehicle Crash
December 7, 2023
A multi-vehicle crash has killed a Chandler man and injured four others on TX-31 in Smith County. Troopers say 18-year-old Cameron S. Reeves of Hawkins was westbound while 67-year-old Robert T. Pierzchalski of Henderson and 40-year-old Cory D. Threadgill of Gladewater were eastbound. Reeves’ passenger, 20-year-old Aidan R. Kelley of …
Read More »Weekend Cold Front Coming
December 7, 2023
North and Central Texas Gusty south winds of 15 to 25 mph will occur today and Friday but may diminish briefly this evening. High clouds will persist over the region through midnight, with low clouds returning for the morning hours on Friday. Most areas should be partly to mostly sunny …
Read More »Snowflake Campaign Will Purchase Equipment For The Hospital
December 6, 2023
Sulphur Springs, TX: The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation is in a flurry of activity, with the annual snowflake campaign in progress. They invite the community to pay tribute to friends or family members with a gift in their honor or memory. The Foundation will then notify the honorees or …
Read More »Pittsburg Prepares For April 8
December 6, 2023
Pittsburg is one of several Northeast Texas communities planning for April 8. That is the date of the next total solar eclipse that will last three and a half minutes, bringing an influx of those on Earth interested in viewing the once-in-a-lifetime event. The next occurrence will be 3000. It …
Read More »December Sales Tax Is Up
December 6, 2023
Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $1.1 Billion in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments. (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 2.5 percent more than in December 2022. Texas …
Read More »Paris Police Report For Wednesday, December 6
December 6, 2023
Dandre Hayes Tuesday morning, an officer who served warrants at the Parole office came into contact with Dandre Hayes. During the arrest, Hayes admitted to the officer that he had a quantity of urine in a container on his person that he had intended to use to falsify a drug …
Read More »City Manager Marc Maxwell’s Report To Sulphur Springs City Council
December 6, 2023
MEMORANDUM CLAIMS – We did not have any workers’ compensation claims in November. We had two liability claims in November, one for flooding that resulted from a ruptured water line. The other was for a car window broken by flying debris from a lawn mower. We also had a minor fleet …
Read More »USDA Now Accepting Applications For Farm Loans Online
December 6, 2023
WASHINGTON, December 5, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an online application for Direct Loan customers. More than 26,000 customers who submit a Direct Loan application each year can now use an online, interactive, guided application that is paperless and provides helpful features, including an electronic …
Read More »Hopkins County Chamber Connection – December 6
December 6, 2023
By Butch Burney You have until noon on Friday to register to hear Dr. Ray Perryman talk about the local economic forecast for 2024! Perryman is coming back to Hopkins County after about a five-year absence. If you’re a business professional, you won’t want to miss what he has to …
Read More »Sulphur Springs Middle School Pictures With Santa
December 6, 2023
State Representative From Collin County Enters Plea
December 6, 2023
State Rep. Frederick Frazier of McKinney, a grand jury indicted for Impersonating a Pubic Servant, has entered into a plea bargain, where he pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges. Frazier accepted a year of probation and a maximum fine of $4,000 for each offense. Frazier also pleaded guilty to …
Read More »Texas Woman Seeks Emergency Pregnancy Termination
December 6, 2023
A Texas woman has filed an emergency lawsuit, asking a Travis County judge to allow her to terminate her pregnancy. The 31-year-old Dallas woman learned last week that her fetus was diagnosed with significant medical problems that are almost always fatal before or soon after birth. The fetus has a …
Read More »Cowboy Church In The Camp Nativity Story
December 6, 2023
Cowboy Church in the Camp on Lamar CR 42570 presents the Nativity Story Thursday through Saturday, December 7-9, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. It’s the traditional story about the birth of Jesus and is titled “Christmas in the Camp.” Nine scenes with church members playing angels, wise men, Mary and …
Read More »Hopkins County Jail Bookings
December 6, 2023
Brian Chace Bass was arrested Tuesday in Hopkins County. He’s charged with Violating his Probation for the Manufacture or Delivery of more than one but less than four grams of a Controlled Substance. Deputies arrested Julian Medina-Montgomery for Possession of a Controlled Substance. He’s also charged with Fraudulent Use and …
Read More »North Pole Of Texas In Hopkins County
December 6, 2023
https://www.facebook.com/NorthPoleOfTexas/The North Pole of Texas, located off FM 269 at 227 Co Rd 3378 in Pickton-Pine Forest in Hopkins County, is open every weekend until Christmas. For 25 years, families have enjoyed the free train rides, spectacular lighting displays, scenery, and the best hot chocolate anywhere. Alan and Kim Screws …
Read More »Double Murder Suspect Extradited Back To Texas
December 6, 2023
They have deported the man accused of murdering two sisters in Upshur County back to Gilmer from California. Alvin McKnight, Jr. of Gilmer, is charged with capital murder in the deaths of Mandy Ray and Dermetrica Dashaunda Waters.
Read More »Kaufman County Woman Missing
December 6, 2023
Officials think that a missing 43-year-old woman in Kaufman County could be in danger. They issued a statewide CLEAR Alert for Wendie Chavarria, whom friends last saw in Kemp wearing pajamas. Authorities throughout the region are looking for 47-year-old Salvador Chavarria. They think he’s driving a Dodge Ram with the …
Read More »The Geminid Meteor Shower
December 5, 2023
The Backyard Astronomer The Annual Geminid meteor shower will peak on the night of Thursday, December 13, and continue into the morning of Friday the 14th. This shower will produce up to 120 meteors per hour with bright fireballs. When the Earth crosses debris fields from comets as we orbit …
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