Homeless Man Fires Weapon Near School
Gunshots fired in the vicinity of Douglas Intermediate School Tuesday resulted in a soft lockdown of the school and Sulphur Springs Police and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies seeking the individual who fired the weapon. Police responded to a call that identified the individual as a male “…wearing a white T-shirt and black beanie running down Putman Street.” SSPD Sgt. Matt Glenn found the man on Jennings Street. In his possession...
63 Year Old Man Arrested for Possession of Cocaine Rock
A traffic stop by Sulphur Springs Police Wednesday at 2:57 a.m. in the 700 block of Whitworth Street resulted in the arrest of David Lincoln Alsobrooks, 63. Alsobrooks was a passenger in the vehicle. The officer noted drug paraphernalia in the vehicle and found a cocaine rock in Alsobrooks’ pocket. Alsobrooks is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, less than 1-gram. He is being held...
A Reminder to Obey DPS Trooper’s Warning
A 22-year old female from Arkansas was arrested by DPS Tuesday evening at the 131-mile marker on I-30 for not following instructions. The charge was a misdemeanor. The woman was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation. During the stop it was found that neither the driver nor the passenger had a driver’s license. The trooper wrote a citation and told the two to call someone with a driver’s license. He also informed...
Sybil Priscilla Lewallen
Sybil Priscilla Lewallen (69) of Sulphur Springs, Texas, beloved wife of Joe Hayes Lewallen, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and loyal friend to many went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 27, 2017. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm Saturday March 4, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs. Funeral services will be at 1 pm Sunday March 5, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Bryant...
Saltillo Lions Advance to Regional Semi-Final
Saltillo Lions basketball (20-14) will face number 8 in 1-A Graford (26-8) in the Regional Semi-Final game at Mansfield High School Friday at 7 p.m. following their Regional Quarter Final win over Slidell Tuesday night at Blue Ridge High School Gym. The Lions outscored Slidell in the fourth quarter to win 58-56. Saltillo and Slidell were evenly matched in scoring throughout the game. At the end of the first quarter the two teams were...
Wildcat Soccer Defeats Texas High 7-0
The Wildcats’ soccer team scored a goal against Texas High at home in the game’s first 1 minute and 21 seconds and continued to score in a 7-0 win Tuesday night. Josh Whitten-Edwards scored the first goal. Bryan Roque and Julio Robles also scored in the first half as the Wildcats led, 3-0. There were four more goals in the second half from Chris Espinoza, Johnathan Lopez, David Guitierrez, and Omar Ramirez, who scored the...
Lady Cats Soccer Scores Big Win at Texas High
Last year a road win at Texas High was credited by Lady Cats Soccer Coach Jesus DeLeon with being a catalyst for the nice playoff run the Lady Cats had later in the season. The Lady Cats won a similar big road win, 1-0 at Texas High Tuesday night. After both teams failed to score in the first half, the Lady Cats broke through for a goal in the second half. The win avenges a Lady Cats’ 2-1 regulation lose at home to the Lady...
Lady Cats’ Softball Wins Slug-fest at McKinney
The Lady Cats’ softball team won a wild, 11-9 slug-fest at McKinney Tuesday night. The Lady Cats scored 3 first inning runs only to see the Lions put up 4. Both teams scored a run in the third and the Lions led 5-4. The Lady Cats tied the game in the top of the fourth only to see the Lions add 2 to lead, 7-5. A 4 run fifth inning put the Lady Cats up 9-7. The Lions reduced the lead to 9-8 after six innings. The Lady Cats added 2...
Wednesday Forecast
Elevated fire hazard with dryer air and gusty winds; High: 64; Low: 38; Wind: North 15-20, gusting to 25 mph; decreasing tonight to 5-10 mph
