The Edge Conditioning Program Enhancing Athletic Performance
Monday (June 25) Sulphur Springs High School and Middle School athletes began their third week of The Edge conditioning program presented by Michael Johnson Performance. Wildcats Athletic Director Greg Owens said things were going well. He noted that some kids are sore but he said they are becoming more acclimated to drills, including some designed to address areas of deficiency for the athletes. Coach Owens said athletes in four...
SSISD Board Approves New Teacher Pay Scale, Additional Police Officer; Personnel Changes
In a special session Monday morning, Sulphur Springs School Board announced they will be hiring an additional officer for the SSISD Police Force and approved an increase in pay scale for teachers and teacher’s aides. Personnel changes were also approved (see below). Superintendent Michael Lamb stated during public forum that the hiring of a new police officer would bring the total force to nine and will place an officer on each...
Winnsboro Police Department Report June 18-24, 2018
Winnsboro Police arrested one, investigated one accident, responded to 168 calls, issued 43 citations, and wrote 67 warnings during the June 18-24, 2018 report period. Leet Gatlin, 47, of Winnsboro was arrested June 21st on a Franklin County Warrant. A two vehicle accident on June 21st in the 400 block of West Myrtle resulted in no injuries reported.
Local Woman Arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine
When Sulphur Springs Police stopped a 2000 Chevy Silverado on a traffic violation, Tammy Lashawn Powdrill, 52, of Sulphur Springs appeared extremely nervous, according to the officer’s report. The officer was denied consent to search the vehicle. However, he contacted a Hopkins County Sheriff’s K9. The K9 alerted on the vehicle. A search followed. The officer located several pieces of drug paraphernalia. Powdrill was arrested for the...
Commissioners Court Approves Line Item Changes to Assist with Rising Fuel Costs; List 110 Main St Building
Monday morning in regular session at the courthouse, Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved several line item moves to assist various departments as fuel costs rise, approved a realtor to list the county annex building at 110 Main Street, heard a request for a resolution to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding natural obstructions on the Sulphur River and reappointed Mike Matthews as Hopkins County Fire...
Local Law Enforcement to Escort Body of Marine Through Hopkins County Monday
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies and Sulphur Springs Police Officers will escort the body of 19-year old Marine, Jordan Smith through Hopkins County as he is taken to his home town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma for burial, according to Sheriff Lewis Tatum. He died as the result of an accident at his military base last week. The route through the county will be along I-30. Plans call for placing a U. S. Flag on the Highway 69 overpass and...
Monday Forecast
30%chance of showers and thunderstorms until 1 p.m.; High:96, with heat index values as high as 101; Low: 79; Wind: South 1-15 mph, gusting to 25mph
Dinner Bell Menu For June 27th, 2018
DINNER BELL MENU June 27, 2018 Community Partner The Law Office of Frank Long Menu: Baked Chicken Salad Tri Colored Pasta Salad Fruit Melange Cucumber Tomato Basil Salad Buttered French Bread Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies Blueberries and Pudding (a no sugar added dessert) Served Wednesdays at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs,...
Update: Cancelled at 7:15 p.m.: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 11 p.m. Sunday
At 7:15 p.m., The National Weather Service has cancelled a severe thunderstorm watch issued at 5 p.m. and in effect until 11 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018, for Hopkins, Delta, Lamar, and Fannin counties. A watch means that severe weather is possible for these counties. Thunderstorms could contain gusty winds, lightning, and possible hail. Currently, at 5:12 p.m., no thunderstorms are in these counties but a line of heavy storms stretches...
Sunday Forecast
High:94, heat index as high as 99; Low: 77; Wind: South, 10-15, gusting to 20
