Sulphur Springs News

The board of trustees of the Sulphur Springs Independent School District has contracted with Arrow Educational Services, Inc. to assist them in their search for a new Superintendent. Arrow President/CEO Dr. Russell Marshall and Lead Consultant/COO Jim Dunlap will search. More information, including the timeline and the application process, will …

The Centers for Disease Control is collaborating with the Food and Drug Administration and state and local health departments to investigate a multistate outbreak of drug-resistant bacteria found in eyedrops in 16 states, including Texas. As a result, they recalled EzriCare Artificial Tears and Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears and warned …

The Texas Senate has unanimously passed a bill authorizing paid parental leave to state employees. The bill, authored by Sen. Robert Nichols of Jacksonville, would grant newborn parents six weeks of paid parental leave. The measure also applies to adoptive parents. Currently, state employees with a baby must use accumulated …

Steven Derek Hanson Hopkins County Deputies arrested Steven Derek Hanson on a warrant for Violation of Parole on a Possession of a Controlled Substance Charge. The bond was $150,000. Hanson had also been arrested less than a week ago for attempting to steal copper from city property.

  The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has placed the Franklin County Jail on the list for non-compliance. Regulations require they train jail staff in fire, emergency, and evacuation drills and location and use of safety equipment every quarter. The Commission learned that Franklin County Jail did not do that, …

Cass County is investigating the deaths of three children as homicides. Autopsy reports said the girls, ages five, eight, and nine died of strangulation and suffered from lacerations. Their babysitter and cousin Paris Propps learned they were missing July. Officials recovered the three girls’ bodies from a pond outside Atlanta …

A Benefit Brisket Cook-Off to help needy families is Friday, Mar 24, and Saturday at Pacific Park in Sulphur Springs. Set-up begins this afternoon at 3:00, and you must present the brisket to the judges at 11:00 am Saturday. The BBQ will be available to the public at $5 for …

SHERMAN, Texas – The Eastern District of Texas Attorney Brit Featherston announced the Ophthalmology provider group, Arlington Ophthalmology Association, PLLC d/b/a Kleiman Evangelista Eye Centers (“K&E”), with offices located in Arlington, Dallas, Plano, Southlake, Mount Pleasant, and Gun Barrel City, has agreed to pay $2,902,505. It resolves False Claims Act allegations that …

The Conservation Fund has purchased 11,000 acres of land in Pushmataha County that they will use to develop Oklahoma’s first official State Forest. The land is in the round mountain area, about 15 miles near Hochatown. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture and Forestry will manage the wildlife area.

An Asset Protection Representative in the 3800 block of Lamar Avenue spoke with a Paris Officer regarding a shoplifter at his store. Tuesday morning at 11:16, the representative identified the suspect had retrieved a shopping cart and browsed around the store, selecting two fishing rods, a pressure washer, and other …