Sulphur Springs News

By Butch Burney The Chamber of Commerce is hosting informational meetings for restaurants, schools, and churches about their roles in the Total Solar Eclipse 2024 next week. We are emailing those groups, but even if your restaurant, school district, or Church did not receive an email, we invite you to …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.Attorney General Ken Paxton’s alleged extramarital affair came up for the first time at length Monday in his impeachment trial. Katherine Cary, the former chief of staff in the attorney general’s office, testified how she came to learn about the affair and how Paxton ultimately confessed …

Bond is $100,000 for each of the four men accused of drug trafficking in Camp County. Troy Joe Anderton, 52, of Mount Pleasant, Brendan Ray Allen Anderson, 31, of Pittsburg, Eddie Charles Fletcher, Jr., 45, of Longview, and Devontae Ladre Jeffery, 31, of Mount Pleasant, were taken into custody after …

Mugshot Not AvailableState Troopers responded to a fatal two-vehicle wreck south of Winona, according to an affidavit, and determined that 22-year-old William Charles Chaplinski of Big Sandy attempted to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone. Chaplinski struck a northbound SUV head-on, the affidavit indicates. They charged him with intoxication …

The Coffee City Council voted Monday night to fire Police Chief John Jay Portillo and disband the entire police department. The allegations came to light after a TV station investigation into several officers working remotely in Houston. Portillo reportedly offered a resignation letter, but the council declined it. The Henderson …

Tevin Craddock | Sadesha Gray | Terica Gray Officers went to the 1800 block of Maple Monday afternoon at 12:09 to serve warrants. As the officers arrived, they observed Tevin Craddock fleeing on foot. Craddock was located in a yard in the 1800 block of W. Houston and taken into …

TxDOT Atlanta District  September 10 – September 16 Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting September 11, 2023. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure, or other unforeseen issues. Motorists should remain alert, pay special attention to …

The City of Mount Pleasant had a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Pilgrim’s Community Center.   Mount Pleasant, TX, September 8, 2023 – It was a great day in Mount Pleasant last Thursday, September 7, as the community came together to celebrate the official opening of the new Pilgrims Community Center in Oaklawn …

North and Central Texas Rain chances will continue across the area today, although there will be a fair amount of dry time during the day. Highs will mostly be in the upper 70s and 80s, although a few locations in Central Texas will be able to reach 90. Higher rain …

Two counties in Northeast Texas do not have burn bans. Franklin County issued a burn ban Monday, leaving Titus and Camp counties except for the City of Mt Pleasant within Titus County. Mt Pleasant has a burn ban. Titus County Judge Kent Cooper, who broke a tie vote, said the …