Sulphur Springs News

The National Weather Service presents a free Severe Weather Education Class in Hopkins County from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at Sulphur Springs City Hall. The City of Sulphur Springs is partnering with the National Weather Service’s SKYWARN Storm Spotter Training Class. The program highlights severe weather safety and how you …

The Texas Tribune reports that for nearly four hours on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about how far states can limit the content social media companies allow on their platforms. The lawsuits brought by two tech trade groups challenge whether Texas and Florida can legally prohibit large social …

Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner’s Office released the results of an autopsy on the body of a 33-year-old woman found in October near the Kiamichi River in Choctaw County. They identified Caitlyn Rose Case as the deceased, and they ruled the cause as undetermined. Investigators say she got lost from Houma, …

  Steven Andrew Pena-Bishop was arrested in Hopkins County for Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals. The Texas Penal Code prohibits a person from intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly cruelly treating an animal. The following actions define cruel punishment: Torturing or poisoning an animal, causing pain or death. Everett Van Jennings was arrested …

Gilmer Police responded to a report of a suspicious person at about 1:45 Monday morning and found Vennessa Smith, age 41, dead at the residence. Officers then located a man matching the description of the suspicious person. They arrested Craig Allen Smith, 40, for failure to identify as a fugitive …

The Northeast Texas and East Texas Chapters of the American Red Cross will merge into a new East Texas Chapter. It will serve nearly two million people in 29 counties, virtually every county in our listening area. The latest Chapter will continue to operate out of the Paris, Tyler, Texarkana, …

  Alumnus Scott Stahl and his wife, Margaret, from Sulphur Springs, have recently presented a $100,000 gift to Texas A&M University-Commerce. The Scott W. Stahl and Margaret Stahl Gift Agreement will provide matching gift opportunities that champion the university’s Greatest Need Fund and Alumni Association memberships. The Stahl’s Lion legacy spans three …

Kameron Blake Avery Officers arrested Kameron Blake Avery, 27, on Saturday after responding to a disturbance call at a local club in the 3500 block of NE Loop 286. The officer observed Avery attempting to assault another individual. Upon the officer announcing his presence, Avery fled on foot, was pursued, …

Fire departments are responding to more grass fires and asking residents to avoid burning. The Daingerfield Fire Department was one of several echoing the message, notifying the public that its crews are working a large fire along CR 3107. Low relative humidity, below 20%, and winds gusting up to 20 …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Invasive species cause many negative impacts to the Texas landscape, from the displacement of native trees to potentially wiping out entire species. Because of their widespread impact, Texas A&M Forest Service is taking great lengths to help mitigate their impacts and taking time to highlight those …