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Sulphur Springs News

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Hopkins County Jail Bookings

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 …

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Upshur County Double Murder Suspect Arraigned

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.

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One Dead, Four Injured In Multi-Vehicle Crash

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 …

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Weekend Cold Front Coming

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 …

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Snowflake Campaign Will Purchase Equipment For The Hospital

  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 …

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Pittsburg Prepares For April 8

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 …

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December Sales Tax Is Up

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 …

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Paris Police Report For Wednesday, December 6

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 …

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USDA Now Accepting Applications For Farm Loans Online

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 …

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Hopkins County Chamber Connection – December 6

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 …

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State Representative From Collin County Enters Plea

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 …

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Texas Woman Seeks Emergency Pregnancy Termination

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 …

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Cowboy Church In The Camp Nativity Story

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 …

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Hopkins County Jail Bookings

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 …

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North Pole Of Texas In Hopkins County

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 …

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Double Murder Suspect Extradited Back To Texas

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.

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Kaufman County Woman Missing

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 …

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The Geminid Meteor Shower

 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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