Sulphur Springs News

Hunt, Rockwall, Collin, and Kaufman counties were without 911 services for several hours last Tuesday. They have now restored it. The outage was due to an issue with AT&T, and a spokesperson for AT&T said they had addressed the problem and fixed 911 calls.

She was supposed to go home to her grandmother’s house after visiting her boyfriend’s home, but Danielle Croft, 36, has yet to return. That was December 7; she has now missed Christmas and her son’s birthday. Reportedly, the family found Danielle’s clothes on the side of the road near her …

      The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation has hosted an annual Gala for eighteen years.  It has changed and grown through the years with the Foundation finally settling on a program that suits the crowd. Yes, it is a fun night punctuated with amazing food, fine wines and beers, …

  On Tuesday, December 19, at 6:17 pm, Officers were notified of a 17-year-old female runaway. They had dropped the subject off for work in the 3700 block of Lamar Avenue, but she failed to show up for work. Witnesses last saw the missing individual leaving with two known white …

After a unanimous vote by the NBA Board of Governors, the sale of the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Vegas Sands Corporation, a gambling and entertainment company, is a done deal. They think the sale to be the largest cash transaction in NBA history, with no debt service. They value …

  Mexican officials moved to clear a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande River Wednesday as U.S. officials met with Mexico’s president to press for measures to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border. Mexico began clearing both occupied and unoccupied tents from the …

Hopkins County arrested Michael Monroe Ivie for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon of a date, family, or household member, causing Serious Bodily Injury. They released no other information, and at last report, he was in the Hopkins County Jail. Deputies arrested Bryson Devonte Lacy in Hopkins County for Tampering …

Authorities have released the name of a pilot killed after his single-engine plane crashed into the side of a house in Van Zandt County. The pilot, 60-year-old Roger D. Turner of Edgewood, was found in the wreckage of the plane and was pronounced at the scene. No one was at …

An 11-year-old boy has died after driving a vehicle early Wednesday morning and crashing into  a tree about six miles east of Tyler. It happened at about 3:30 in the morning. The DPS report did not say why the underage boy was driving the car.

As I hike the Coyote Run Trail at Cooper Lake State Park, enveloped by post oak trees, my sense of well-being soars as it frees me from daily stress. This phenomenon, a blend of nature’s beauty and physical activity, is a personal revelation and a scientifically supported experience. As research …

Laura Lee Newby Last Friday morning at 9:39, Paris Officers worked a wanted person in the 100 block of NE 14th Street. Laura Lee Newby, 43, stated that she lived alone and the desired person was not there. Newby gave officers consent to search the residence for the subject. They …

A caravan estimated to be about 6,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba, and other countries are walking through Mexico toward the U.S. border. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Mexico City to work out new agreements to control the surge of migrants seeking entry into the United …

A celebration of the life of former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Sam Rayburn will be on Saturday, January 6, the 142nd anniversary of the birth of “Mr. Sam.” The celebration will be at the Sam Rayburn House Historical Site in Bonham from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. If the …

A North Lamar High School graduate has been honored with a national award bestowed on only one-half of one percent of people in her profession. Dr. Lorin Swint Matthews, chairwoman, professor of physics, and associate director of Baylor University’s Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, and Engineering Research, has been appointed …

By Butch Burney About one week remains to get your nominations for the Annual Community Awards, presented at the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet on Thursday, February 15. Nominations need to be in by Tuesday, January 2. To nominate, the committees ask that you not just list a …

Residents can double their donation to Sulphur Springs Meal-A-Day through December 31. An anonymous benefactor promised to double all donations up to $5,000 during this period. In the last report, Meal-A-Day reached just over $2,700 towards the goal. Contact Meal-A-Day Director Amanda Dietlin at 903-885-1661 to make your donation. As …

A small plane went down in Van Zandt County in a residential area near Thompson Tailwind Airport in Edgewood. The plane crashed into a home, and the owners were not in the house at the time of the crash. The pilot, the only occupant of the aircraft, died. The plane …

Chokma! ​ ​My name is Faithlyn Taloa Seawright. My Chickasaw and Choctaw name, Taloa, means ‘To Sing.’ I am the 25-year-old daughter of Gwen Burris and Larry Seawright. I am a participant in the Chickasha Academy Adult Immersion Program, where I have the opportunity to learn my language. Upon graduation, …

Posing with Gala Chairs John Sellers (far left) and Kim Sellers (second from right) are Diana Cotton, Lori Ray, Mickey McKenzie, Steve Rutherford, Kerry Law, and Josh Hood.GSC Enterprises and the McKenzie family are long-time Hopkins County Health Care Foundation supporters. Barbara McKenzie was the organization’s founder, and Mickey McKenzie …

Another chilly night is in store tonight, with temperatures in the low to mid-30s. A cold front will arrive late tonight into Wednesday morning, bringing a reinforcing push of colder air. High temperatures will only be in the 40s to 50s on Wednesday, with breezy winds keeping wind chills in …