50 Wildcat Football Season Tickets Left as of 10 a.m. Wednesday
Wildcats’ football season ticket week coordinator Lynette King said the first person seeking a season ticket upgrade or additional tickets showed up at Sulphur Springs High School just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. Ms. King said they got what they were looking for. When the doors first opened at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in the high school Media Center, Ms. King said there were 25 to 30 ticket holders who had renewed their tickets earlier...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Indicts 43 on August 1st
August 1, 2017 – A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 43 indictments Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Not all arrests have been made but those individuals who have been arrested and indicted include: Cedillo, 18, listed as homeless confessed to vandalizing the glass restroom on the west side of Celebration Plaza Wednesday night.. He stated that he shattered the glass with his ring. Cedillo wearing a ball cap and in the company of a...
McDearmont Named to Downtown Revitalization Board; Council Approves Items on Agenda
Dr. Scott McDearmont was named to the Downtown Revitalization Board Tuesday night during the Sulphur Springs City Council August meeting. The council also approved all items on their agenda. Among the items a resolution supporting BEF Foods application for an Enterprise Zone Project that will add additional equipment for a Macaroni and Cheese line. The council extended the case management contract and collections contract with GHS, a...
EDC, Saputo, Clayton Homes Partner with Teachers
Monday, August 7, 2017, at noon the Economic Development Corporation will honor two industries and teachers involved in a partnership that allowed the teachers to do job shadowing that will facilitate writing curriculum focused on skilled needed to work in those industries. The industries, Saputo Dairy Foods and Clayton Homes, have enjoyed having the teachers and working with them in the project according to Roger Feagley, EDC...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report August 1, 2017
LOCUST STREET – This project is nearly completed. Tomorrow Westbrook Concrete Contractors will make the final pour. All that we lack after that is a little clean-up. I expect this project to be completed by next month’s meeting. MOORE STREET – Utility work is completed on Moore Street. The water main, sewer main and gas main have all been replaced. The concrete contractor, Highway 19 Construction LLC, is about to begin soil...
Bond Denied Wilder
Tuesday afternoon in 8th Judicial District Court, bond was denied for Wendy Ann “Woo Woo” Wilder, 39, of Como. Wilder is in Hopkins County jail after deputies were notified of three active warrants for her arrest. Wilder was arrested at her home in Como, TX on warrants for Credit Card/Debit Card Abuse.
Damage to Jail Cell Adds to Inmate’s Woes
August 2, 2017 – A 20-year old inmate in Hopkins County Jail that had been arrested and incarcerated for a misdemeanor Failure to Identify Giving a False/Fictitious Information determined to redecorate Violence Cell 1 wall and door. He tore rubber paneling from the wall and threw the pieces into the hall and down the drain in the cell. Estimated cost for the damage is $5,000. After having been read his Miranda warning, he...
Wednesday Forecast
50% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 85; Low: 70; Wind: East, northeast around 5 mph
Edwina Jones
Funeral service for Edwina Jones, age 93, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Elder Buddy Wiggins officiating. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery with Brian Story, Rusty Story, Kolton Jones, TJ Witt, Caleb Lewis and Paul Jones serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at...
Amanda Meeks
Funeral service for Amanda Meeks, age 84, of Como, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. James Diamond officiating and Judge B.J. Teer assisting. Interment will follow at Greenpond Cemetery with Kevin Frost, Don Meeks, Gordan Jordan, Daniel Seymore and Ronny Gunn serving as pallbearers and Bobby George, Richard Teer, Troy Simmons, Frankie Coker, Jeremy Cook, Jerry Cook...
