Sulphur Springs News

According to the Texas A&M Forest Service incident map, the Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hutchinson, Roberts, and Hemphill counties is estimated at 1,059,570 acres burned and is 37% contained. The fire is now considered the largest in Texas history. Over the weekend, the Texas A&M Forest Service reported flare-ups of …

A Texas fire chief whose small town was among the most brutally hit last week by historic blazes sweeping across the Panhandle died Tuesday while fighting a structure fire. Fritch Fire Chief Zeb Smith was the first at the scene of the fire and died from his injuries after being …

The Fannin County Office of Emergency Management credited the weather with helping crews slow the spread of the wildfire in the Monkstown area. On Monday, a massive fire on private land north of Country Road 2415 pushed north into the Caddo Grasslands. They called Telephone and Honey Grove Volunteer Fire …

The Hunt County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating Mark Dobson, 70, whom friends last saw early Tuesday morning. That was on CR 4719 near Wolfe City. He wore blue jeans, a T-shirt, and white New Balance tennis shoes. He wears glasses and may also be wearing …

Thunderstorm chances return Wednesday evening and will continue off and on through Friday. During this time, a few intense or severe storms with primarily a hail threat and a secondary damaging wind threat will be possible.

On Tuesday morning, thousands of Facebook users had issues logging into their accounts as Facebook reported outages globally. Many reported being logged out and unable to log back in. The global outage affected Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads. At this time, the cause of the outages is unknown.

Tony Andrew Hitt, Jr. | christina Marie Stockton   Sulphur Springs Police contacted two adults in the hotel room just before 10:00 Monday night. They noticed a marijuana odor and observed a clear baggie on a table containing suspected mushrooms. The contraband was within reaching distance of two children. They …

The Mt Vernon Masonic Lodge is collecting donations for victims and First Responders of the Texas Panhandle fires. They are accepting donations until Tuesday, March 12. They will accept donations of clothes, money, infant supplies, First Aid supplies, non-perishable foods, drink items, and pet supplies. The drop-off locations are Franklin …

Fransisco Antonio Gonzalez of Mineola, also known as Kiko Gonzalez, was indicted by a federal grand jury. They accused him of knowingly coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct to record or create pictures. Gonzalez faces imprisonment of not less than 15 nor more than 30 years, a …

Cherry Rae King Monday, officers responded to the 1500 block of Clarksville about a Theft. They contacted Family Dollar personnel and learned that Cherry Rae King, 43, stole items from the store. The officer stopped King as she attempted to leave, and she possessed less than $20.00 worth of items. …