A regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was held on Monday, March 7, 2022 in the Board Room of the SSISD Administration Building.   PUBLIC FORUM No one requested to address the Board. Members of the Hopkins County Adult Leadership Class in attendance were recognized.  ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS …

President Joe Biden The President is visiting Texas today, but he’s staying far away from the border with Mexico. That’s disappointing to groups like The Texas Border Coalition, who feel like their pleas for help are ignored. The group’s Monica Weisberg-Stewart says both customs and the border patrol are overwhelmed. …

Around 160 soldiers stationed at Fort Hood deployed to Europe Monday as part of the 7,000 U.S. military troops supporting NATO allies as Russia invaded Ukraine. Colonel Matthew Ruedi says the soldiers are trained and ready and are prepared to reassure NATO allies and deter Russia.

Officers arrested a Hays County man after a high-speed chase on I-30 that started when a Cumby Police Officer noticed that a vehicle had an illegal window tint. Officers from other agencies joined the chase. It finally ended when the driver, 22-year-old Mark Sherrin of Kyle, pulled over at the …

Brooke Ashley Craig Hunt County Jail A Hunt County jury sentenced 30-year-year-old Brook Ashley Craig to 30 years in prison and a $10,000 fine after pleading guilty to killing a child in December 2017. She had initially been charged with capital murder but entered the plea to a lesser charge …

Authorities arrested three suspects after a rolling gunfight along I-30 between Royse City and Rockwall. Dispatchers received numerous 9-1-1 calls at about 1:30 Sunday afternoon that occupants of the vehicles were shooting at each other. The vehicles crashed in Rockwall, and the suspects fled before being captured. There were no …

Two freight trains derailed in a rural area between CR 2110 and 2116 in Camp County. By some accounts totaling 32 cars, the trains were coupled together, with two locomotives in front and one in the middle. They estimated the length of the trains at about 13,000 feet. Train crews …

Matthew Dillon George Harrison County Jail Harrison County Deputies arrested a Longview man after a homeowner shot him while attempting to burglarize a residence. A woman who lived at the place told officers she surprised Matthew Dillon George in her home and ordered him to leave. He refused, and she …

Timber Theft TAMFS Photo Texas A&M Forest Service Law Enforcement Investigators and the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office arrested 51-year-old Frances Charline Lee Cole of Kaufman for theft of more than $2,500 and less than $30,000 in Hopkins County. Investigators say Cole entered into a real estate agreement for 42 acres …