Sulphur Springs News

An Ellis County grand jury indicted 25-year-old Shamaiya Hall, of Italy, TX. She is the North Texas mother accused of stabbing three of her children to death and attempting to kill two others. They charged Hall with Capital Murder. If convicted, she faces a possible death sentence or life without …

Following the Texas Commission on Jail Standards inspection, they removed the Rains County Jail from the state non-compliance list. Unfortunately, they placed the jail on the list in March when it had yet to receive the necessary eight-month inspections. The inspections required were for fire safety and health.

The man accused of murdering his neighbor in Forney earlier this month will not have his bond reduced. A judge in Kaufman County ruled Wednesday that Trevor McEuen’s bond will remain at $2 million, and he will stay in jail. Officials accused him of fatally shooting 35-year-old Aaron Martinez.

Caesar Olalde Bail has been set in Bowie County at $10 million for Caesar Olalde, 18, arrested Tuesday for allegedly killing four people in his home in Nash. They have charged him with capital murder of multiple persons. He remains in the Bi-State Detention Center. The victims were Caesars’s father, …

‘Press Release From Delta County Sheriff Charla Singleton On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, just before 11:00 am, deputies and first responders were dispatched to the area of Highway 24 North and FM 198 for a two-vehicle major crash. Upon arrival, emergency medical personnel determined that two occupants of one of …

Bob Stinson informed Franklin County officials and staff that they had a serious situation that could have gotten worse. The time you see on the courthouse dome are hands driven by a clock with four extensions that move the hands. The clock’s power comes from a 1,875-pound counterweight that someone …

Tuesday afternoon around 12:15, the support for the counterweight for the clock in the Franklin County courthouse broke loose and fell onto the ceiling of the district courtroom. The clock is still in place but is in danger of coming down too. They evacuated the courthouse and called a structural …

James Casey Wednesday morning at 3:44, an officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 1500 block of Graham. The driver, James Casey, admitted to possession of Marijuana. A search resulted in finding other narcotics and paraphernalia utilized for drug use. Casey was arrested for Possession of a …

North and Central Texas Today will feature partly to mostly cloudy skies, with afternoon highs rising into the low 80s across much of the region. There is a low chance for a few isolated showers and storms across portions of North and Central Texas during the day. Expect additional thunderstorms …

Franklin County Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle report on County Road 4315 and found it had caught fire. Further investigation led deputies to another crime scene in the Pelican Bay community of Lake Cypress Springs. Officers then found the body of the owner of the burnt vehicle, 69-year-old Murrell …