Sulphur Springs News

  Cumby police stopped a car on I-30 for speeding and the driver, Edward Lee Henderson , told the officer he was a marijuana farmer in Oklahoma. A probable cause search turned up 45 grams of THC gummies. Bond was set at $35,000 on a charge of Possession of more …

  A Cass County Jury has convicted a former Hughes Springs Coach on multiple counts of sex crimes against children. Aaron Marshall, an assistant volleyball coach was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child, sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child by contact. The trial is …

  A special meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at City Hall 201 N. Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: 1. Call to order. 2. Pledge and invocation. 3. Discussions on proposed fiscal year 2023-2024 budget …

  (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reports state sales tax revenue totaled $3.99 billion in July, 2.7 percent more than in July 2022. The majority of July sales tax revenue is based on sales made in June and remitted to the agency in July. “The rate of sales tax revenue …

  CLAIMS – We had one workers’ compensation claim in July when an employee sustained injuries to the head. The injuries resulted in 5 days missed work. The employee has returned  to work.   We had one liability claim for a sewer overflow.   We filed one claim for wind damage at …

  COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas communities at risk of wildfires can now apply for a federal grant administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. Available funding is intended to help at-risk communities plan for and reduce the risk of wildfire. The Community Wildfire Defense Grant provides funding for two primary …

  The excessive heat warning in North and Central Texas is extended until at least 8pm tonight. Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures or heat index values around 103 to 110 degrees are possible. The red flag for critical fire danger  is in effect  for   this afternoon and evening in areas …

  Governor Greg Abbott was in Fort Worth Wednesday to announce the signing of two street racing bills into law. The first adds two new offenses to the organized criminal activity statute. The second law allows police to impound street racer vehicles immediately.

  The only player from a losing team to win Super Bowl MVP is headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend. Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley is a Senior Choice in the Class of 2023. Now, the 87-year-old is headed to Canton, Ohio, to receive a …

  The sentencing of a Rains County who pleaded guilty to Production of Child Pornography was held Wednesday in federal court in Tyler. Thirty-eight-year-old Michael David Crider Jr of Point had made a plea bargain with federal prosecutors for 180 months in prison for the guilty plea. The federal judge …