Sulphur Springs News

Tornado Watch in Yellow

By Butch Burney Join us for a Business After Hours – at your business! If you are a Chamber of Commerce member and want to host a Business After Hours. or Before Hours, we have some openings for you! We are scheduling our monthly networking events for the remainder of …

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today his agency is now accepting grant applications for broadband infrastructure projects as part of the Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas (BOOT) Program. Texas has been allocated $363.8 million through the federal Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund to carry out critical infrastructure projects related to …

A guest artist exhibit at the Paris Junior College Foyer Gallery will hold a closing reception on Tuesday, April 4, from 4:00 to 6:30 pm. Artist Christy Wittmer will be present to explain her installation of “Mineral.” The reception follows an art workshop for area high school students. “We are …

A Texas House committee passed a bill to make Stephen F. Austin University a part of the University of Texas system. SFA President Steve Westbrook and UT Chancellor James Milliken spoke in favor of the bill as witnesses in committee. Now that the bill has passed the committee, the House …

The East End Alliance is sponsoring its Fourth Annual Egg Hunt at Pacific Park in Sulphur Springs. Rumor has it that over 10,000 eggs will be up for grabs. A bounce house will also be on site. In addition, they are looking for a few sponsors to help provide drinks. …

The City of Como hosts an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the City Park and Ball Field on Mills Street. There will also be bounce houses, live music, and the Easter Bunny. La Donna Food truck will also be there.

Sulphur Springs Meal-A-Day desperately needs an in-town route driver for Thursdays. You pick meals up at 9:30, and driving the route takes about an hour or so. Call 903-885-1661 or email mealaday75482@gmail.com if you can help.

Julian Valdivar Julian ValdivarTitus County Deputies arrested 20-year-old Julian Zaldivar of Mt. Pleasant for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Fraud Use of Possession of ID Information, and a misdemeanor. His bonds total $40,000, and he remains in the Titus County Jail.   Miguel Rotuno Deputies arrested 24-year-old …

North and Central Texas Expect severe storms again late this afternoon and tonight. Another dry, hot, and breezy day will result in elevated fire danger west of I-35 behind a dryline. Ahead of the dryline, a few storms may develop before sunset this evening. If thunderstorms can grow, they could …