Vandalism at Hopkins County Veteran’s Memorial
According to members of the Hopkins County Marine League, a report was filed Wednesday regarding vandalism at the Hopkins County Veteran’s Memorial at Celebration Plaza. Several lights were broken during the night Tuesday. If you have any information regarding the vandalism, please contact the Sulphur Springs Police Department at 903-885-7602.
Lady Cats Softball Camps Underway at Multipurpose Building
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo and his staff were greeted Tuesday afternoon in the Multipurpose Building by eighteen eager girls who will be entering the first through the fifth grades for day one of a three-day softball camp. Coach Carrillo said the girls were enthusiastic and showed up ready to learn. He said the Multipurpose Building was a great place for camp. Coach Carrillo said he could tell some of the girls had played...
Search for Wanted Person Leads to Arrest
As Hopkins County Deputies searched for a wanted person, they found Janet Hanson St Clair, 54, and her boyfriend at the Fisher Street residence. Invited into the house to search for the wanted person, the deputies spied a heart shaped box with a clear lid that revealed the contents of the box. Inside the box were various drug paraphernalia and a small container with black tar like resin believed to be marijuana. The house is within...
Pat Down Reveals Smoking Pipe and Meth
When the DPS Trooper made a traffic stop at the 130-mile marker on I-30, the passenger of the vehicle seemed nervous. The Trooper asked Stephen J. Brown, 26, to step out of the auto. During a pat-down for weapons, Brown turned away as the trooper checked his waistband. Asked why, Brown responded that he had a glass smoking pipe. The trooper found the pipe to have a white crystal substance and Brown stated that it was methamphetamine....
Yantis Senior Adult Had Meth in Wallet
Special Crimes Unit made a traffic stopped in the 100 block of Texas Street Tuesday. Fredrick Eugene Fowler, 63, of Yantis said he did not have a Driver’s License but he did admit to having marijuana in his left front pants pocket. He removed it and gave it to the officers. However, that was not all he had in his possession. Arrested and booked into Hopkins County Jail, Fowler’s wallet contained a small piece of aluminum foil found by...
Sellers Elected Mayor, Froneberger Receives Oath, Board and Commission Appointments; City Council Activity Tuesday
John Sellers was elected Mayor shortly after being sworn in for a Place 7 new term during Tuesday’s Sulphur Springs City Council meeting. Oscar Aguilar was elected Mayor Pro-Tem Sellers and Dan Froneberger, newly elected to Place 6, received the oath of office, approval of ordinances and resolutions and board and commission appointments were made during the session. City Council canvased votes from the June 3rd run-off election for...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report June 6, 2017
Sulphur Springs City Manager presented his report for May activity to the Sulphur Springs City Council during Tuesday night’s June regular session. LOCUST STREET – The utility work (water, sewer, gas) is complete. Cement stabilization is complete and concrete work continues to progress from north to south. The concrete work is approximately 40% complete. MOORE STREET – Utility work continues on Moore Street. The Capital...
I-30 at Cumby to be Closed for Brief Period 3 a.m. Monday, June 12th
Monday morning, June 12th, 2017, at 3 a.m. I-30 at Cumby between Sulphur Springs and Greenville, TX will be closed for 15 minutes as Oncor installs an overhead electric line across I-30, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. If the work is not completed within the 15-minute time-frame, the highway will be reopened to clear the traffic queue, then closed again for another short period to complete the work. The road...
