Sulphur Springs News

  An early morning crash killed an Arlington Police Officer on Interstate 20 in Southeast Dallas. Officer Darrin McMichael, a 24-year veteran of the Department, was heading to work on his police motorcycle at the time. Investigators believe traffic slowed down for some reason, and the officer bumped the car …

A court sentenced the 16-year-old boy convicted of murdering a student outside Arlington Lamar High School to 40 years in prison. The unnamed juvenile boy could get out much sooner. Judge Andrew Kim said he would hold a hearing on the juvenile’s 19th birthday to determine if he would be …

A former Hainesville firefighter pleaded guilty Thursday in Wood County to four counts of felony arson. They sentenced Courtney Dwaine Keel to eight years probation and $6,000 in fines. He was also banned from fire department property and forbidden to communicate with other firefighters. Investigators say Keel would set fires …

Today is the deadline for steak cook-off teams to sign up for the NetBio Cattleman’s Classic Ribeye Roundup. The cook-off will be on Saturday, October 7, at Celebration Plaza in Downtown Sulphur Springs. Serving begins at 6:30, and the concert will follow at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $35 each from …

Past cook teams in the Hopkins County Championship Stew Cook-Off have until noon on Friday, September 29, to reclaim the site they cooked on last year. The 54th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, presented by Alliance Bank, will begin on Saturday, October 28. City National Bank will sponsor the Friday …

Wednesday, Paris Police investigated two separate reports. One was a two-member “Guitar Thief Team,” a black male and a black female wearing black hoodies. The “team” arrived at 3:49 pm in the 1700 block of North Main, and the male selected a guitar and inquired of the price. They told …

Camp County Deputies arrested Yulkel Andre Curley, 48, and Jesus Hilario Amaya, 32, this week for the Manufacture-Delivery of a Controlled Substance, more than 200 grams and less than 400 grams. The arrests were a joint effort between the Camp County Sheriff’s Department and the Department of Public Safety Criminal …

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday the U.S. Government will relaunch a program to provide free COVID-19 home tests to Americans. U.S. households can order four free tests from covidtests.gov starting Monday, September 25. The upcoming tests are intended for use through the end of 2023 …

A Mineola woman surrendered to authorities after Wood County issued a warrant for her arrest. They charged Rachel Sneed, a 45-year-old of Mineola, with embezzling $300,000 from her employer, Lake Fork Special Utilities District. The thefts allegedly occurred between 2021 and this year and were first discovered in June. Deputies …

Officials charged an Illinois truck driver with murder in the Van Zandt County road rage shooting. Van Zandt County Sheriff Joe Carter reports that 46-year-old Jason Rashad Williams of Danville, Illinois, was driving an 18-wheeler at the 520-mile marker of I-20 when he opened fire on a vehicle. One of …