Sulphur Springs News

PJC-Sulphur Springs Center English instructor Ken Haley works with his students during a recent fall English class. To inquire about enrollment at the campus, call 903-885-1232.

Texas has executed Jedidiah Isaac Murphy for murdering an elderly Garland woman. Court documents show that Murphy carjacked the vehicle of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham, threw her in the trunk of her car, and shot her. He then drove to Van Zandt County and drowned her.

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center  Hopkins County arrested David-Paul Cady on a warrant charging him with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. They did not disclose any other information. At last report, he was in the Hopkins County Jail. Deputies arrested Christopher Grady Greaves on a warrant for Possession of …

Harrison County authorities in Marshall are investigating after being notified that someone took a three-month-old baby to a local hospital, and they later flew the child to a children’s hospital in Dallas. On Wednesday, the hospital declared the newborn brain dead, and they conducted an autopsy. Officials have not disclosed …

A cafeteria worker was gunned down in a Forest Hill elementary school parking lot Wednesday morning. Police said a woman who worked at Sellars Elementary School was talking with a person in a vehicle in the back parking lot when someone shot her several times. They transported her to John …

The Talley Amusements Carnival will take over the Sulphur Springs High School parking lot, thanks to the sponsorship of City National Bank. The carnival will run through Sunday, October 15, offering exciting rides for all ages, games, and food.  

The Hopkins County Fall Festival Hay Bale Sculpture contest has been a beloved and favorite part of the Fall Festival for the last few years. Winners are announced yearly during the Fall Festival and awarded a ribbon for their hay bale and a cash prize. To take a tour and …

At a special meeting on Thursday, October 5, 2023, the Paris Junior College Board of Regents approved a contract to retain the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) to oversee the search for the next president of the College. ACCT is a non-profit educational organization of governing boards representing over …

Texas A&M Forest Service encourages responsible recreation during annular eclipse. COLLEGE STATION, Texas­ — Within six months, two eclipse events will crisscross the heart of Texas. The first is an annular solar eclipse occurring October 14 and featuring a “ring of fire” created by the sun’s shadow around the moon …

JaVante Marquestha Black On Tuesday morning at 9:14, officers executed a search warrant for stolen property in the 1200 block of SE 15th. Officers arrested JaVante Marquestha Black and another Juvenile at the location and recovered identification information and a firearm, ammunition, and accessories. Black was booked and transported to …