Sulphur Springs News

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, …