Sulphur Springs News

Fifth largest lottery jackpot prize in U.S. history; third largest in Mega Millions history AUSTIN – It continues to climb! After there were no winners for Friday night’s Mega Millions® drawing, the jackpot for the Tuesday, Jan. 10 drawing now stands at an estimated annuitized $1.1 billion, the third largest jackpot prize in Mega …

By Butch Burney The 95th Annual Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce Membership Banquet will celebrate Hopkins County with a theme of “A Night at the Gallery” awards and dinner on Thursday, Feb. 17, at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. Social networking and a cocktail hour begin at 6:00 pm, …

The Supreme Court has revived claims by an Austin Death Row inmate who has the support of the state prosecutor’s office that put him on death row. The justices on Monday threw out a Texas appeals court ruling that refused to grant the inmate a new trial. The state appeals …

Hopkins County arrested Terry Ray Boles for Possession of a Controlled Substance. As of Monday, he remained in jail. Deputies arrested David Valenzuela for Possession of a Controlled Substance. No bond information was available. He remains in the Hopkins County Jail.

  CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital: Sulphur Springs is now offering inpatient hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis for patients battling End-Stage Renal Disease with an acute hospitalization need. We are excited to have these services available in our community. For questions about the CHRISTUS Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs Inpatient Peritoneal Dialysis or …

  Sulphur Springs’ Wildcat Band trumpeter Levi Caton has won a position with the Texas All-State Symphonic Band. After competing in District, Area, Regional, and State contests, he earned a place with the band. He’ll perform at the Texas Saturday, February 11, as part of the 2023 Texas Music Educators …

Tyler officials arrested an East Texas woman for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. They are accusing 20-year-old Emma Grace Hill of Tyler of hitting her boyfriend with a hatchet after he accused her of cheating on him and kicked her out of his home. Hill’s bond is $250,000. They …

Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Biennial Revenue Estimate (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) today, projecting Texas to have a record $188.2 billion in revenue available for general-purpose spending during the 2024-25 biennium, a 26.3 percent increase from the 2022-23 biennium. …

As people have been making New Year’s resolutions, there is no better time to get a memory screening than now. A popular solution is to get healthier. Most people focus on their physical health and neglect their mental health. Annual memory screenings should be part of everyone’s health and wellness …

A pickup truck crashed into an East Texas Slim Chickens on Monday. A 55-year-old man was involved in the wreck in Texarkana. He told police he reacted after another vehicle turned in front of him on North Stateline Avenue. The Texarkana Police Department said the truck crashed into the restaurant’s front …