SCU, SWAT Execute Narcotics Search Warrant
Special Crimes Unit along with the Sulphur Springs Police and Hopkins County SWAT team executed a narcotics search warrant in the 100 block of Foscue Street in Sulphur Springs. During the search SCU Investigators located approximately 8.4 grams of suspected methamphetamine. A small child, approximately 9-months old, was on the couch in the residence with one of the defendants. The child was released to the mother with a Child...
Geraldine Burleson
Graveside Services for Geraldine Burleson, age 88, of Dike, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, May 1, 2017 at Conner Cemetery in Dike with Shane Carrington officiating. Interment will follow at Conner Cemetery Allen Nelson, Jeremy Burleson, Casey Phillips, Justin Showers, Jared Burleson and Jeffery Burleson serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 30th, from 5 to 7 P.M. at Murray-Orowsky Funeral Home....
Wayne Mack Campbell
Graveside service for Wayne Campbell, age 68, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Bethel Cemetery with Rev. Justin Wilson officiating. Visitation will be at 1:00 P.M at Murray Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Campbell passed away on Saturday, April 29th, 2017 at his residence. Wayne was born on April 19, 1949, in Hopkins County to Homer Mack and Ora Lee (Cannady) Campbell. He married Della Wilkinson...
Wildcats Loss to Hallsville Sets Saturday Rematch to Determine District Champ
With the Wildcats’ baseball team within two outs of an outright district championship, Hallsville scored a tying run in the bottom of the seventh inning and then got a walk off win with a run in the bottom of the eighth. Hallsville opened the scoring with a run in the bottom of the first to take a 1-0 lead. After three straight singles loaded the bases, a sacrifice fly scored one. The Wildcats took the lead in dramatic fashion...
Lady Cats Softball Season Ends
The Lady Cats’ softball team had their season end as Lovejoy won 12-4 at Lady Cat Park to win the bi-district series 2 games to zero. Lovejoy wasted no time getting started with two first inning runs and four more in the second. The Lady Cats battled back to within 6-4 after five innings but the Lady Leopards scored the game’s last six runs to cruise to the win. Lovejoy had 12 hits including three home runs and a double....
Taco Bueno Welcomes Taco Charlton to Cowboys, North Texas
As Sulphur Springs welcomes Taco Bueno, the restaurant chain welcomes Taco Charlton to the North Texas area. Mike Roper, CEO and President of Taco Bueno said, “Last night, Jerry Jones drafted Michigan defensive end Taco Charlton to America’s Team. This morning, The Dallas Morning News ran the sports page headline “Taco Bueno” and we couldn’t agree more. North Texas has been home base to the legendary Tex-Mex chain for its entire...
Saturday Forecast
80% chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after 4 p.m, some could be severe.; High: 81; Low: 57: Wind: South, southwest 20-25, gusting to 35 mph
SSHS Band Drum Majors, Color Guard Named Following Try-Outs
At tryouts Thursday night, three drum majors and twelve color guard members for the Wildcats’ band were selected for next school year. New drum majors for next year are Riley Farley, a junior tenor sax player, Gillian Thomas, a junior percussionist and Brayden Fisher, a sophomore alto sax player. Thirteen students tried out for drum major. Band Director Charles McCauley said all the candidates were good. This will be the third...
Lady Lions Lose to Bloomberg in Bi-District Game
The Saltillo Lady Lions’ softball team lost to Bloomburg, 20-13 in a bi-district playoff game Thursday night. Both teams scored two runs in the first inning. The Lady Lions took a 3-2 lead with a run in the top of the second. Bloomburg scored four runs in the third inning to take their first lead at 6-3 after three innings. There was a lot of scoring in the fifth inning. The Lady Lions scored eight runs and Blopomburg came back...
