Sulphur Springs News

Decision paves way to require Martin Lake coal plant to reduce harmful sulfur dioxide emissions Tatum, Texas – In a critical step to ensuring that the Martin Lake coal plant must reduce pollution that harms East Texas communities, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Thursday to uphold the U.S. …

  By Kayla Price Our friends at Bell Concrete know how important a good foundation is for a house and a healthy community! We appreciate them helping us build a robust Hopkins County Health Care Foundation by sponsoring the January 27 Gala! Visit LOLGala2024.GiveSmart.com for more information about the Gala.

North and Central Texas A Wind Chill Advisory is now in effect for portions of North Texas today and Monday. Expect minimum wind chills in the advisory area between 1 below zero and 12 below zero. The Wind Chill Advisory will expand to all regions Monday night through midday Tuesday. …

TxDOT Paris District January 15 – January 22 Sherman Area Fannin County Contacts: Sherman Area Office (903) 892-6529; Grayson Co. Maintenance (903) 893-8831; Fannin Co. Maintenance (903) 583-7566. Safety Message: Click It or Ticket  “Click It or Ticket” is a TxDOT campaign urging Texans to buckle up. Currently, 90.38 percent …

Church, school, and government representatives from around Wood County joined together at Jarvis Christian University in Hawkins today to participate in the university’s UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY PRAYER BREAKFAST in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Guest speaker today at the breakfast was Dr. Tomika (toe-MEEK-ah) Duffey-Johnson, …

Winter Storm Warning in effect from Sunday noon until Monday at 6:00 pm MONDAY Expect heavy mixed precipitation with total sleet and snow accumulations of up to two inches and ice accumulations between one-tenth to a quarter of an inch. It includes portions of South Central Arkansas, North Central and …

Don’t do this friend a favor. It’s a clever scam. If a friend asks for a favor, you do it, no questions asked. Right? It’s time to rethink that policy. In this new con, a scammer poses as a friend, asking for a simple favor. The email is so convincing …

North and Central Texas Temperatures will fall below freezing for North and Central Texas tonight and Sunday morning. Some locations across western North Texas will fall into the single digits. Most places along and north of I-20 will experience wind chills at or below zero from midnight through 10:00 am …

Wednesday morning at 4:18, someone fired shots in the 2400 block of Ridgeview Road. One victim reported “hearing about five to six continuous gunshots with no stops.” Officers found numerous bullet holes inside the residence, with a glass window and a glass door shattered. A vehicle also sustained significant damage. …

January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Learn the signs and report suspected traffickers. Together, we can end human trafficking. The following link is a message from United States Attorney Damien M. Diggs regarding this often-overlooked crime. https://youtu.be/DqfH81UmiM8