Sulphur Springs News

  David Norton | Andy Jones Hopkins County Jail SCU officers made a traffic stop on League Street in Sulphur Springs and noticed the driver apparently attempting to hide something under the seat. He denied permission to search the vehicle, so a K9 was called to the scene and alerted …

    A special grand jury will meet tomorrow in Hunt County to investigate the death of Greenville school crossing guard Christine Jewell Sandlin. She was struck by a vehicle near an elementary school in March and died in April of her injuries. Hunt County District Attorney Noble Walker was …

    Billy Joel Tracy TDCJ Photo The punishment phase of the capital murder trial of Telford Prison inmate Billy Joel Tracey continues this week with the defense resting its case. More psychological testimony will make up the remainder of the trial and the Bowie County jury should get the …

GoFundMe: For the children of Sulphur Springs https://www.gofundme.com/for-the-children-of-sulphur-springs Thirty years ago, she was living under a bridge with her one-year-old daughter. She would place leaves in her daughter’s diapers to make them last longer. Now, she is committing her entire life to making sure the children in her community are …

    Downtown Mount Pleasant receives statewide recognition from the Texas Downtown Association Downtown Mount Pleasant was the winner in two categories of the Texas Downtown Association (TDA) President’s Awards Program. The annual program recognizes outstanding projects, places, and people from across the state. The Alley on Third in Downtown …

  AUSTIN —The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has confirmed the presence of invasive giant at three locations on Lake Fork. It is the most significant total infestation ever found on the lake. Personnel from the Sabine River Authority (SRA) and the Tyler North district fisheries office confirmed the …

WRIGHT CITY – The Choctaw Nation is helping with the growth of McCurtain County, as it added a new head start facility Monday in Wright City. Chief Gary Batton said, “We were talking this morning about what was here before, I think it was an old grocery store… Now we’ve …

Mt Pleasant’s AD and Head football Coach Cory Homer resigned yesterday. He will hold the job until his replacement. He will remain with MPISD.

  A regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was held Monday, November 13, 2017. No one requested to address the Board. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS Lamar Primary students and teachers led board members on a virtual reality field trip to a Colonial Village.  Principal Rowena Johnson presented an audio-visual …

    A  Hunt County man was arrested after he was found by Greenville Police in possession of dozens of items of fraudulent identification information. Douglas William Kolkow, 36, of Quinlan, was allegedly in possession of a controlled substance. He is held in the Hunt County Jail on $57,000 bond.