Sulphur Springs News

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING TIME: 9:00 A.M. DATE: Monday, February 26, 2024 PLACE: In The Commissioners’ Courtroom On The First Floor Of The Hopkins County Courthouse Located At  118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, TX. Invocation Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag  AMERICAN FLAG: TEXAS FLAG: “Honor The Texas Flag; I Pledge Allegiance To …

– The Hopkins County Health Care (HCHC) Foundation is planning the first Man Bingo, to be called Mingo, featuring prizes that guys and gals will be excited to win. The big night will happen on Thursday, April 18. Sponsorships are available now, with reserved tables for eight going on sale …

Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state DALLAS, TEXAS (February 22, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $358,980,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for Texas to implement drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the over …

  COMMERCE, TX—A staff member at Texas A&M University-Commerce was honored with an Emmy Award from the Rocky Mountain Southwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Taylor Mefford, who works as manager of videography in the Office of Marketing and Communications at A&M-Commerce, received the award …

Cheri Elaine Maxfield On Wednesday, the Criminal Investigations Division of the Paris Police Department arrested Cheri Elaine Maxfield, 50, after investigating a theft case reported in the 500 block of N. Main. Maxfield was accused of embezzlement from a workplace over the past several years. At the current time, the …

Wesley Phillips Tuesday, officers contacted John Wesley Phillips, 43, in the 3700 block of Lamar, where he was urinating in public and acting aggressively. They discovered Phillips was severely intoxicated. He claimed to be homeless and said that he was “Taking a shower” next to the dumpster. Due to his …

  The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a Death Row inmate convicted of murdering a Garland convenience store employee in 2012. Court records state that 36-six-year-old Matthew Johnson admitted he was drunk and high on crack when he walked into the store. He doused 76-year-old Nancy Harris …

Texas awards $125 million to rural sheriff’s and prosecutors’ offices. Counties with less than 300,000 are eligible to receive the grant. First, the money has to be used to meet salary requirements. Counties have filed applications for the grant, and now they wait for the Comptroller’s Office to process and …

As part of the Sulphur Springs Eclipse activities in April, the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a free concert on Saturday, April 6, downtown, featuring The Paper Dolls, Jason Waldon and the Alibis and Dubb and the Luv Machines. Plus, the vendors’ market will be at The …

QR codes are everywhere nowadays since they are such an easy and convenient way to share personal information. The Federal Trade Commission reports that scammers have figured out ways to exploit this technology. They use fake QR codes to trick people into giving away their personal information, and it even …