Sulphur Springs News

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is hiring for full and part-time positions. Starting salaries for newly appointed patrol deputies will be $59,400, effective October 1. There are also openings for part-time transport officers and bailiffs. TCOLE-certified and non-TCOLE positions are available. Interested applicants should email Chief Deputy Tanner Crump at …

A large wildfire in Wood County spread to 125 acres Tuesday night. The fire is now called the Camp Lake Wildfire, east of Mineola and south of Hainesville. The Texas A&M Forest Service assists firefighters from throughout the area battling the blaze.

The Johnston County, Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office is holding an online auction in September for a 19.24-acre farm seized as part of an illegal marijuana growing operation. The auction will be Monday through Wednesday, September 11-13, with a starting bid of $775,000.

      FEMA and the FCC will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this fall. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests begin at approximately 1:20 pm on Wednesday, October 4. The …

CALL TO ORDER: Invocation and Pledges to the Flags.  FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS  An announcement by the President, whether a quorum is present, that they had duly called the meeting, and that they had posted notice of the meeting by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551 …

Marshall Kleinik On Monday night, an officer stopped a vehicle speeding in the 3000 block of the NE Loop at 9:31. The driver, Marshall Kleinik, had an active warrant out of the Wood County Sheriff’s Office for possessing a Controlled Substance. They took him into custody without incident and transported …

Fannin County swore in Dale McQueen Monday as the new Precinct 1 Commissioner. He’s taking over for Edwina Lane, who resigned her seat to take on a new position as the county’s purchasing agent.

The Bonham Police Department fired two officers Monday. They had been under investigation for policy violations and, as a result, were terminated. The officers were on administrative leave because of a similar study by the Texas Rangers. That investigation is continuing.

Fire officials say the Mineola Country Club is a total loss after an early Monday morning fire. The fire call came in around 12:30 am, and the structure was fully involved when crews arrived. It took about three to four hours to extinguish the blaze. The flames didn’t touch the …

A Camp County Deputy responded to a disturbance involving firearms Sunday morning on CR 2417. The deputy observed 27-year-old Cason Paul Green run across the yard in front of a mobile home. Allegedly, Green pointed a long gun at the deputy. Pittsburg Police arrived as backup, and Green ran inside …