Sulphur Springs News

April Meadows Jonathan Hutchison Authorities arrested Payne Springs’ Police Chief April Meadows and Officer Jonathan Hutchison around 11:00 am Thursday at their houses in Mabank. Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse said his office had received information that the pair had been dealing drugs seized by the Paynbe Springs department. They …

An Upshur County man arrested for attempted sexual exploitation of children, transportation of child pornography, and possessing child pornography has had his day in court. In Tyler’s federal court, 19-year-old Chandler Elvin Owens of Gilmer pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography. His sentencing is at a later date.

Shawn Lyn Parker Wednesday night at 9:59, an officer made a traffic stop on a Dodge Grand Caravan for a defective brake light in the 1900 block of North Main. The driver advised the officer that drug paraphernalia was inside the vehicle. Shawn Lyn Parker, 47, of Lamar County, was …

North and Central Texas Thursday’s weather will feature a wavering stationary front across the area with cool temperatures in the 60s to the north and warm temps in the 70s and 80s to the south. The best rain chances will be across northern parts of North Texas Thursday, but this …

Dallas Cowboys great Michael Irvin spoke Wednesday about allegations made against him just before the Super Bowl. Irvin was removed from his TV assignments that week after a server at the Renaissance Phoenix Hotel & Spa claimed he harassed her and made inappropriate comments while in the lobby. Irvin emphatically …

A single-vehicle accident killed a woman in Wood County. A Camaro convertible driven by 55-year-old Ronald K. Vinson was headed north on Hwy 69 about four miles south of Alba when his passenger, 45-year-old Kristie A Maxwell of Bedford, fell out of the passenger side of the vehicle. They flew …

The Sulphur Springs City Council denied a rezoning request for ten acres of property at 2119 Main Street. The property owners wanted to change the zoning from a light commercial property to a light industrial property. Five council members voted yes, one voted no, and there was one abstention, but …

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center Hopkins County Deputies arrested Bobby Kay Durham on a Cook County warrant for manufacturing and delivering a Simulated Controlled Substance. Durham also was wanted on a Montague County warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance, a Bowie County warrant for theft of More than $2500 …

The 23rd Northeast Texas Symphony Orchestra’s  Children’s Concert will be on Friday, March 10 at 1:00 PM at the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium. This is a free concert designed to introduce children to the orchestra. The public is invited to hear works by Telemann, Beethoven and Mozart conducted by …

MEMORANDUM  TO: CITY COUNCIL  FROM: CITY MANAGER, MARC MAXWELL  SUBJ: MANAGER’S REPORT  CLAIMS – We had one workers’ compensation claim in February for a police officer who received minor lacerations while making an arrest.  We had four liability claims in February. Two lawsuits were for damages to private fences when trees …