Sulphur Springs News

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday night on FM 17 just south of Grand Saline. The motorcycle driver, Erick Baker, 37-year-old, of Alba, failed to negotiate a curve safely and hit a mailbox. They transported him to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. DPS says he was not …

William Shawn Bloyed William Shawn Bloyed, 38-year-old, of Cumby, has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, sexual assault, assault impeding breath or circulation, and aggravated kidnapping. The victim is Bloyed’s wife. Bloyed has a criminal history of family violence convictions and remains in the Hopkins …

David Moody Toon A Hunt County jury has convicted a former teacher and coach of Sexual Assault of a Child. David Moody Toon, a former baseball coach and teacher for S&S Consolidated High School in Sadler, was sentenced to ten years in prison at the time of his arrest. He …

A single-vehicle crash killed Elizabeth Hare, 44-year-old, of Brownsboro, Wednesday morning at 4:45. It occurred near CR 431, about three miles north of Lindale. Hare ran off the road and hit a guardrail before overturning in a nearby creek. They pronounced her at the scene.

Kedra Kaneish Council Kedra Kaneish Council, 37, of Paris, was arrested at her residence on a Lamar County warrant charging her with five counts of Injury to a child/elderly/ or disabled person with intentionally causing bodily Injury. Council was booked and later transferred to the Lamar County Jail. Paris Police …

Governor Greg Abbott has sent a letter to President Biden requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration for counties in Texas that suffered damage during the ice storm earlier this month. The initial survey by the state shows that local government agencies have reported more than $63 million worth of damage to …

Governor Abbott told the Arlington Chamber of Commerce Wednesday that he’s working with lawmakers to reduce property taxes long-term and that his goal is to eliminate the taxes paid to school districts by property owners. The Governor said the state would add money to the Property Tax Reduction Fund each …

Danny Defenbaugh Danny Defenbaugh, a former special agent in charge of the Dallas Field Office of the FBI, died at 71. He passed away at Baylor Scott and White T. Boone Pickens Cancer Hospital, was a certified bomb technician, and oversaw over 150 investigations. He was the lead investigator in …

Hopkins County Law Enforcement Center A SWAT team arrested a 54-year-old Pickton man Sunday night after they suspected him of being suicidal. Another man had visited him and attempted to alleviate the situation. He was then shot in the chest by the suspect with non-life-threatening injuries. William Shawn Bloyed was …

The Sulphur Springs High School Jazz Band will perform a free concert Thursday evening, Feb 23, at the Sulphur Springs Cravers Community Garden in the 400 block of West Park Street. The performance will feature King Cake, New Orleans Punch, and a photo booth on the Mardi Gras theme. The …