Sulphur Springs News

By Butch Burney If you’re a golfer, you won’t want to miss out on the 34th Annual Chamber Golf Tournament, set for April 7 at the Sulphur Springs Country Club. Like last year, the registration fee for a six-person scramble team is $750, with tee times at 8:00 am and …

Convicted killer Andre Thomas of Sherman has received another reprieve from execution. A court condemned him for the 2004 stabbing deaths of his estranged wife, the couple’s four-year-old son, and her one-year-old daughter. The court’s decision gives defense attorneys more time to prove that Thomas is incompetent to stand trial. …

State Rep Bryan Slaton State Representative Bryan Slaton, who represents Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt counties, introduced a bill that, if passed, would place a referendum on the 2024 election ballot to decide whether or not the State should investigate the possibility of Texas independence and present potential plans to …

Miguel Angel Mejia of Yantis was arrested Monday for Aggravated Assault with a Household Member with a Deadly Weapon, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Criminal Mischief valued at more than $2,500 but less than $30,000. He’s in the Hopkins County Jail. The incident allegedly ensued after Mejia caught …

The Greenville Herald Banner reports that Greenville ISD placed Police Chief Oscar Serrato on administrative leave. The district did not explain the action.

North and Central Texas Widespread showers and thunderstorms develop along a cold front and move south through the night. Heavy rain and minor flooding will be the primary hazards. Drier air moves in Friday and should make for a pleasant end to the workweek. Wednesday and Thursday’s weather will feature …

Monday morning at 8:07, an officer took a report of a 2022 black Carry On flat deck 18-foot trailer stolen from the 2400 block of North Main Street. Someone took it on March 2, between 11:36 pm and 11:49 pm, but the manager received a late notification due to a …

Voters in Oklahoma will decide today whether it should be legal to possess and grow recreational marijuana in the state. The state already permits medical marijuana use. The measure would allow anyone 21 and over to purchase and possess up to one ounce of marijuana, plus concentrates and marijuana-infused products. …

State Representative Rafael Anchía announced filing a legislative package Monday in response to the Dallas Methodist Hospital shooting that killed two healthcare workers. The alleged shooter was out of jail on parole and had cut off his ankle monitor before opening fire on the maternity unit. The proposed bill would …

Beginning on Saturday, March 20, and continuing through September 16, Celebration Market and movie night will be on the Plaza in Downtown Sulphur Springs. There will be plenty of food, arts and crafts, and entertainment. The movies are free.