Sulphur Springs News

TxDOT SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON BUILDING THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF 2050 TxDOT will host a statewide virtual meeting and in-person open houses  ATLANTA ­– The Texas Department of Transportation is planning for the future, and public input is crucial as the agency looks to meet tomorrow’s transportation needs. TxDOT is hosting …

Representatives of Chad’s Media and Front Porch News: Christian Dicus, Chad Kopal, Cristie Kopal, Korey Hankins, Gala Co-Chairs Whitney and Logan Vaughan. We finally got Chad’s Media family in front of the camera! Thank you to Chad’s Media and Front Porch News for providing marketing and videography services in-kind to …

CBJ & Cooper Partlow & Associates are collaborating as a $5,000 Pearls and Ponies sponsor of the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation 17th Annual Lights of Life Gala. Thank you to Kelsey and Wes Cooper for supporting the Foundation and local health care!

North and Central Texas Severe thunderstorms may develop late Thursday across western North Texas, with more widespread showers and thunderstorms accompanying a cold front moving through the area later Thursday night into Friday. Potential hazards include large hail, damaging winds, and a couple of tornadoes, primarily north of I-20 and …

The Texas Senate has unanimously approved property tax legislation that would pump billions of dollars into public schools and give more significant tax breaks for home and business owners. The most famous part of the bill would raise the amount of a home’s value that can’t be taxed from $40,000 …

The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office announced the dismissal of Martin Santillan on Wednesday for his 1998 capital murder conviction. The announcement came after a thorough re-investigation initiated by Centurion Ministries, a New Jersey-based innocence organization, and conducted by the Dallas County DA’s Office’s Conviction Integrity Unit. The investigation concluded …

Hopkins County arrested 41-year-old Melissa Ann Kerby for having an obstructed temporary license tag and giving officers a false name. Further investigative work, including a social media search, revealed her real name and that she had violated her parole. As a result, deputies booked her into the Hopkins County Jail …

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has removed the Wood County Jail in Quitman from its non-compliant list. The state had put the jail on the list after they cited it for an inmate not receiving their medicine and another getting the wrong medication in January.

AARP tax help will end on April 15, so if you need help filing your taxes, make your appointment now. AARP tax aides help on Tuesdays from 9:30 am until 1:30 pm and Saturdays from 9:30 am until 12:30 pm at the Sulphur Springs Public Library. We require photo identification, …