Sulphur Springs News

Amber Berry, left, and Raegan Speir listens and takes notes during one of Instructor Ken Haley’s English classes at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center.

An East Texas State Representative has introduced a resolution allowing the state military to shoot down spy aircraft flying over Texas. State representative Cody Harris of Palestine says the bill means if the Chinese send another spy balloon and they send it over Texas, the governor has the authority he …

Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay four former staffers he fired after they accused him of corruption and reported him to the FBI. The payoff totals $3.3 million. The funds will come from Texas taxpayers and require the Texas Legislature’s approval. The settlement means Paxton will …

A Texas judge is poised to decide a lawsuit that could change abortion access in the United States. A coalition led by the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine has challenged the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Mifepristone, a pill used for abortions. The judge, Matthew Kacsmaryk, serves on the United …

A court convicted a North Texas man of capital murder in the fatal shooting of three teenagers by the man’s then-14-year-old son. A jury sentenced 34-year-old Richard Acosta of Garland to life without parole because prosecutors did not seek the death penalty. Texas law allows a court to charge accomplices …

Cameron Lynn Bain Sulphur Springs Police responded to a convenience store on South Broadway after receiving a report of a suspicious person. Officers contacted 29-year-old Cameron Lynn Bain, who told them drug paraphernalia was in his vehicle. A search revealed suspected black tar heroin, needles, and used syringes, and officers …

The Sulphur Springs Kiwanis Club’s Annual Pancake Breakfast is Saturday, Feb. 18, from 7:00 am until 1:00 pm at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Tickets are $8, and children under six are free. It’s all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, and bacon. Tickets are available from any Kiwanis Club member.

Voters in the Dike Community of Hopkins County will decide if they will be incorporated as a city in the Texas Municipal Election on May 6. Voting will be at the Dike Community Center. Early voting will be from April 24 until May 2 in the Hopkins County Precinct 2 …

Two people are dead following an apparent murder-suicide in Smith County. Deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call from a woman who said her son had just shot her husband with a rifle. Authorities report the son killed himself before deputies arrived. Officials have not released any names in the case, …

Google selected Jarvis Christian University to offer digital skills training to people impacted by incarceration. Hawkins, Texas—Jarvis Christian University is one of seven organizations in Texas funded by Google to help people impacted by incarceration gain digital skills to advance their economic opportunities. The seven organizations include Jarvis Christian University; …