Sulphur Springs News

Monica Figaroa Henderson County officials accuse a woman of murdering her four-year-old son. Deputies arrested 43-year-old Monica Figueroa of Athens Monday and charged her with Capital Murder. The initial investigation showed that a possible edged weapon killed the boy. Figueroa reportedly confessed to the killing to investigators. She’s awaiting arraignment.

The Sixth Court of Criminal Appeals in Texarkana has upheld the conviction and 99-year prison sentence of Lance Taylor in an Upshur County case. A court convicted Taylor of retaliation against a witness in a January 2021 incident, and the 99-year sentence followed. The retaliation verdict and 99-year sentence followed …

On Sunday night, a three-year-old girl picked up a loaded semi-automatic pistol and accidentally shot her four-year-old sister to death inside a Houston home. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said five adults were inside the house when the sibling discharged the firearm. He said this would have been “preventable” if …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) wrote a letter last week to President Joe Biden supporting Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s request for an emergency disaster declaration to provide federal assistance to Texans impacted by Winter Storm Mara in Bastrop, Blanco, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Delta, Denton, Falls, …

Friday morning at 11:18, officials learned that someone had burglarized a home under construction for Habitat for Humanity in the 700-Block of Polk Street. The Site Supervisor said the front and back doors were closed and locked when he arrived at the location, but he found a rear bedroom window …

Kyle Johnson, a member of the pipe welding class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop, has the sparks flying as he bevels a section of pipe.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is urging Texans to avoid traveling to Mexico during spring break, and beyond, due to the ongoing violence throughout that country. “Drug cartel violence and other criminal activity represent a significant safety threat to anyone who crosses into Mexico right now,” said DPS …

SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Mike Lamb has announced that he’ll leave to take over as Superintendent of the Little Elm ISD. Little Elm, in Denton County, is a 6A school with about 8,100 students, compared to 4A Sulphur Springs, which has about 4,200. Lamb has been …

One person was killed Sunday afternoon in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident on I-30 in Greenville. It reportedly happened near the Dodge dealership and backed up traffic on the interstate and the service road for hours. Officials did not release any names or other information.

Zarijah Jene Dailey Hopkins County Deputies arrested Zarijah Jene Dailay Sunday for Evading Arrest or Detention with a vehicle. Shaukiquia Tralynn Ford Deputies arrested Shaukiquia Tralynn Ford on a Hunt County warrant for Failure to Appear on a charge of Failure to Identify by giving False Information. They also charged …