Sulphur Springs News

On Tuesday, a car crashed through a downed tree and struck a Gilmer school bus carrying four students at the intersection of FM 726 and Bob White Road. The vehicle that plowed through the downed tree ended up under the bus’s bumper. The driver of the vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries. …

The City of Pittsburg is hosting its Annual Texas Hot Link Festival on April 27 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. Admission to the festival is free, with food and beverages available for purchase throughout. There will also be a chili cook-off, a car, truck, and motorcycle show, a showcase …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas—On Tuesday, April 2, the Texas A&M Forest Service held the second of three funding meetings for the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program in fiscal year 2024, awarding 74 grants totaling approximately $1.3 million. Grant funding from the program will help Texas rural volunteer fire department recipients …

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office has received information that a stolen boat may be in the area. If you have information leading to its recovery, you could be up to $10,000 richer! Please see the attached information for details. If you have information regarding this case, please get in touch …

Heavy rain is moving out of Red River, Titus, Camp, and Upshur counties to the northeast. The Tornado Watch from Austin to Henderson will expire at 5:00 pm. The Tornado Watch from Henderson to Monroe expires by 9:00 pm. Starting southwest in Bell County, water is near the bottom of …

Flash flooding is reported along I-20 between Shreveport and Tyler this morning. Just for reference, the red circle is fifty miles from Mt Pleasant’s radio station. Thunderstorms are moving from the southwest to the northeast in a training effect, causing flooding. Flooding has closed one lane of Highway 110 north …

Around 4,000 people worldwide came to the center line of the path of totality in Sulphur Springs on Monday. Crowds gathered on the city’s downtown square for the celestial event. At exactly 1:43 in the afternoon, the temperature relaxed, clearing clouds, darkness came over the sky, and finally, the sun’s …

Google searches about “hurt eyes” spiked Monday afternoon, just after many U.S. communities experienced the total solar eclipse. The searches suggest some people in the sun’s path were worried they’d glanced at it too long. Eye experts said it’s a valid concern. Looking at the sun without protective equipment can …

An assault occurred Monday at an apartment in the 2900 block of Clarksville. The 22-year-old victim advised that her 19-year-old boyfriend had become angry with her during a verbal altercation and had assaulted her by slapping her in the face and then hitting her with his fist in the head …

Two Denton ISD, elementary school principals, have been indicted for allegedly conducting an electioneering scheme using their school emails. Husband and wife Jesus and Lindsay Lujan emailed other staff urging them to vote in the March Republican Primary Election for candidates who oppose Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher plan. They …