Sulphur Springs News

Hopkins County arrested Jamie May Gail Dowell for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Deputies also charged her on a Van Zandt County warrant with Violation of Probation for Theft of Property less than $2,500 with prior convictions, a felony. She’s in the Hopkins County Jail. Roy Russell Montgomery has been …

Authorities arrested a 66-year-old Texarkana man for Online Solicitation of a Minor in Mt Pleasant. Lee Wallace Erwin made contact on a dating site with an undercover officer posing as a 15-year-old girl. He reportedly made plans for a sexual affair and made arrangements to meet. He never met up …

A Bowie County man who was out on a $200,000 bond on two counts of child grooming was arrested again—this time for online solicitation of a minor. They released Matthew Riddle after posting an additional $100,000 bond. He was allegedly sending sexually suggestive messages and videos to girls under the …

By Melynda Seaton, Department of Art COMMERCE, TX—The Department of Art and Galleries at Texas A&M University-Commerce is pleased to announce a student exhibition opening this week. The exhibition, titled “Diverse Expressions: A Versatile and Collective Vision,” will be on view from March 26 through May 9, 2024, in The Dean’s Gallery (Agriculture …

Texans should start preparing for April 8 event Written By: Adam Russell The total solar eclipse is a large-scale natural phenomenon that Texans have not seen since 2017. Something so rare and intriguing will undoubtedly draw people’s attention far and wide within the coming weeks, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension …

Someone in New Jersey overcame the odds Tuesday night and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that had lasted since last December. They sold the winning ticket in New Jersey. It’s tough to win the Mega Millions jackpot because the odds are so long, at …

Raven Symone Walker On Tuesday, officers responded to a fight in progress in the 500 block of SW 3rd St. The victim advised that Raven Symone Walker, 32, had assaulted her. Officers were able to see physical evidence of the Assault, and Walker admitted that he attacked the victim shortly …

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing a bill they say would fight inflation. It would remove expensive credit card “swipe fees,” which small businesses pay. Jeff Burdett heads the Federation of Independent Business in Texas, which supports the so-called “Credit Card Competition Act.” He says reducing the hidden processing …

  The April 8 total solar eclipse will be a once-in-a-lifetime event for many Texas businesses hoping to cash in on all the tourists. Economist Ray Perryman says that does not count the Texans traveling to the prime viewing spots. He puts the total economic impact of the eclipse at …

  Nine years after being indicted for securities fraud, they have dropped the felony charges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The court was ready in three weeks to go to trial against Paxton. However, prosecutors agreed to drop the felony charges. The state had accused Paxton of duping investors …