Sulphur Springs News

After shutting out Palestine Tuesday night, the Sulphur Springs’ Lady Cat Soccer Team has advanced to the third round of the playoffs and will take on Kilgore tonight in Mt Pleasant. It is the first time since 2016 that Lady Cats soccer has made it to the Regional Quarter Finals.

On Thursday, the Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs passed a bill regarding countywide polls to the Senate floor. The bill would eliminate countywide polling places, where county residents may vote regardless of the precinct. Instead, this bill would restrict voting location to the voter’s precinct rather than allowing them …

Paris Steak Wars brings the heat to Downtown Paris. A prime event will spice things up in downtown Paris next weekend as Paris Steak Wars enters its third year. The event is at South Main Iron, features over 1,000 prime ribeye steaks, and has raised over $46,000 for the Boys …

From Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson On Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 9:49 am, a Sulphur Springs Police Officer attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle on eastbound Interstate 30 near the 125-mile marker, but the female driver refused to yield. As a result, they continued through …

Multiple law enforcement agencies in Northeast Texas were involved in a pursuit Thursday before 11:00 on Interstate 30. The chase began in Sulphur Springs and ended at the 164-mile marker. The suspect barricaded himself inside his vehicle and refused to exit his vehicle. The standoff ended shortly after 11:00 when …

Sharia Dannelle Huff Wednesday at 6:00 pm, a Paris Police Officer took a Criminal Trespass and Felony Stalking Report that occurred on Saturday in the 100-block of SE 17th Street. Four days later, another officer worked a new disturbance call. The suspect returned to the scene, kicked in the door, …

A 44-year-old Sulphur Springs motorcyclist was killed at about 1:20 Wednesday afternoon in a head-on collision with an SUV on Hwy 11 about four miles east of Sulphur Springs. The initial DPS report shows that Michael Huggins was westbound when his motorcycle crossed the center line and collided with an …

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has awarded 4Kids4Families, a division of Arrow Child & Family Ministries, the contract to become the Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) for the Piney Woods area of Texas DFPS Region 4. Beginning March 1, 4Kids4Families will work with DFPS to transition the Texas …

Mt Pleasant will host the Girl’s Soccer playoff game at Sam Parker Field Friday at 6:00 pm. It features Sulphur Springs vs. Kilgore, and ticket prices are $5.00 for adults / $3.00 for students. The home side gate is the only entrance.

(AUSTIN) — The extraordinary economic factors that have given the 88th Legislature an unprecedented amount of money for general-purpose spending also are generating record-high revenues for Texas’ Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF), the state savings account that’s commonly called the Rainy Day Fund. In the March issue of Fiscal Notes, the Comptroller’s office looks …