Sulphur Springs News

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.

Authorities arrested two men in connection with the house fire near Idabel that claimed the life of 43-year-old Danette Stowe and seriously injured her husband. McCurtain County Deputies say she ran into the burning house in an unsuccessful attempt to save her two dogs. The OSBI has identified the suspects …

North and Central Texas Fog is expected across much of the area this morning and possibly dense at times, especially across Central Texas. However, any fog should dissipate by midday, from partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures will warm into the mid-70s to low 80s this afternoon. Chances for …

Sunday morning at 9:57, an officer was working a criminal trespass from another location with a female in the 200-block of NW 27th. She informed the officer that her husband had just killed a cat in the 1900 block of Walker Street. She said she witnessed him strike a cat …

CALL TO ORDER: Invocation and Pledges to the flags.  FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS  The announcement by the President, whether a quorum is present, that the meeting had been duly called, and that the notice of the meeting had been posted following the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter …

State Senator Bryan Hughes, who represents a large portion of our listening area, has filed a bill to make illegal voting a state jail felony instead of a Class A misdemeanor. Examples of illegal voting include, but are not limited to: Voting or attempting to vote in which the person …

Cypress Basin Hospice invites everyone for an evening of food and fellowship while learning about their many volunteer opportunities! It will be from Tuesday, March 7, from 5:30- 7:30 at Luigi’s Italian Café at 2213 West Ferguson in Mt. Pleasant. The meal is complimentary. Cypress Basin Hospice’s volunteer opportunities range …

A business on Gilmer Street in Sulphur Springs reported that two men attempted to cash forged checks. The suspects told officers that one of the men was picked up by the other, and they planned to split the money if successful. As a result, police charged Kevin Lank Jones and …

Rain chances will begin late Tuesday as a cold front and an upper-level disturbance slowly approach. The best rain chances should be mainly north of Interstate 20. Isolated storms could produce hail or gusty winds, but severe storm potential appears low overall. Heavy rain may also cause minor flooding, but …

COLLEGE STUDENTS JOINING FIGHT TO END DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS Drunk driving kills one person in Texas every 7 hours and 43 minutes ATLANTA ­–Drunk drivers claim the lives of hundreds of Texans every year, and spring break can be a particularly deadly time—TxDOT’s Drive Sober. No Regrets. The campaign is working with college …