Former Jailer Arrested For Official Oppression
A former Hopkins County jailer, wanted on a Misdemeanor A warrant, turned himself in to Sheriff’s Deputies Tuesday morning. The man was fired two weeks ago by Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum when the jailer’s supervisor caught him in the act of official oppression of a female inmate. Inappropriate comments made by the man to the inmate were noted, investigated, and found to be sufficient to terminate employment immediately and to...
Tuesday Forecast
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon then clearing; High: 67; Low: 43; Wind: North 5-15 mph, gusting to 25 mph
Sign Up Underway for 5th Annual Warrior Run
The 5th Annual Tanner Higgins Warrior Run is Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Cooper Lake State Park, South Sulphur Unit. The Warrior Run honors the memory of Sergeant Tanner Stone Higgins, who at age 23 was killed by enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Logar Provice, Afghanistan in 2012. Higgins was a team leader for 1/75th Ranger Regiment, Delta Company. The benefit race raises money for the Tanner...
Wildcats Golf Finished 12th at Twisted 54 Tourney
The Wildcats’ golf team finished in twelfth place in the 2-day Twisted 54 Golf Tournament last Friday and Saturday in Longview. The unusual format calls for 36 holes on Friday with a final 18 on Saturday. Wildcats Golf Coach Chris Owens said the weather was really nice. He said the Wildcats did pretty well during the first round Friday at Wood Hollow Golf Course. Coach Owens said the Wildcats struggled some during the second...
Saltillo Season Ends in Regional Tourney Loss
A good Saltillo Lions’ basketball season came to an end last Friday as the Lions lost to Graford, 79-49 at the regional tournament in Mansfield. Graford made six of their first 7 shots and jumped out to a 27-7 first quarter lead. Leading the Lions in scoring was Michael Simmons with 13 points. Other Saltillo scorers included Ryan Prewitt with 7, Lyle Bench with 6, Walker McGill with 5, Trevor Moore and Clayton Wilson with 4,...
Two SSHS Power-lift Team Members Qualify for State; Two Others Qualify as Alternates
At the regional power-lifting meet in Lindale Saturday, the Wildcats finished fourth as a team, two Wildcats qualified for the state meet, and two others earned alternate status at state. Junior Cor’Tavius Pruitt had an incredible meet. He qualified for state by winning the 181 pound weight class. Pruitt also received awards for Outstanding Squat and for Outstanding Tournament Lifter. Junior D’Idrec Dugan in the 220 pound...
McQueen Sentenced to Five Years in Plea Bargain Agreement
Monday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court, Justin Joe McQueen plead guilty to the October, 2015, murder of Jesse Louis Vasquez. Vasquez died from gunshot wounds following a Sunday night shootout on Ingram Street in Sulphur Springs. McQueen, 19-years of age at the time of the shooting, was one of several who exchanged gunfire that night. Witnesses at the scene reported to police that a white male had left the scene. During...
Green Sentenced to 12 Years for Injury to a Child
On the day a jury was to be selected to try an Injury to a Child case, Dewayne Green, 28 of Sulphur Springs plead guilty and following the sentencing phase of the trial was, just prior to noon, sentenced to 12 years in prison. Assistant District Attorney Matt Harris called CPS workers and others to testify in the morning sentencing hearing. One CPS investigator told the court that this was not the first time CPS had been called to...
Kellene Dawson
Kellene Dawson died a peaceful death at 9:50 PM Saturday March 4 at 98 years old. Services will be held at First Methodist Church in downtown Sulphur Springs at 1:30 PM on Wednesday March 8. The service will be a celebration of her life. Kellene, born Dorothy Kellene Birdsong of Greenville, was married to the late Norman Dawson of Sulphur Bluff for over 57 years and is survived by her two daughters (Patsy and her husband Jim Zanios,...
