SSHS Soccer Alumni Games
We promised you times for Wildcats and Lady Cats’ Alumni Soccer Scrimmages as we get them. The Wildcats’ soccer team will go up against their Alums Saturday with JV action at 5 p.m. at the Sulphur Springs High School Track Field with the Varsity to follow at 7 p.m. The Lady Cats will play their Alumni scrimmage at 3 p.m. Saturday. The Lady Cats are scheduled to scrimmage at Paris Thursday at 3 p.m. Then they are scheduled...
Saltillo Wins By 1 Over Como-Pickton in Mt Vernon Tournament
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team won one and lost one on the first day of the Mt. Vernon Classic Tuesday. The Lions opened with a 70-30 loss to Mt. Vernon. Then the Lions won a 48-47 thriller over Como-Pickton. Como-Pickton had a four point lead after the first quarter and at halftime. The Lions tied the score, 36-36 after three quarters. The Lions outscored Como-Pickton 12-11 in the fourth quarter to win the game. Lyle Bench...
Greenville Woman Reported A Burglary; Police Found Meth
December 28, 2016 – Sulphur Springs Police were called to a reported burglary in a room at Royal Inn on South Broadway in Sulphur Springs. There they found a Greenville woman alone in the room. In plain view was less than 1-gram of methamphetamine. Darla Denette Rittenour, 47, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone, a Felony 3. She is being held in Hopkins...
Marlon Wayne Douglas
Marlon Wayne Douglas, age 67, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at Watkins Logan Veterans Home in Tyler. Memorial Services will be held the first weekend in June. Mr. Douglas was born February 28, 1949, in Sulphur Springs, to Johnny Joe and Vena Bianca (Doughty) Douglas. He married Mary Jo Flournoy in Pickton, Texas on August 20, 1969, she preceded him in death. Marlon served in the U.S. Army during the...
Wednesday Forecast
Morning patchy fog; 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 76; Low: 45; Wind: South then North later in day, 5-15 mph gusting to 20 mph
District Attorney Ramsay Notes Busy 2016
District Attorney Will Ramsey and staff have concluded a busy 2016. Ramsey noted three major cases in Hopkins County and three in Franklin County that resulted in convictions for murder and one for organized crime. In January of 2016, an 8th Judicial District Court a Hopkins County jury set the punishment for Stanton Wayne Yates, 30, at four life sentences in state prison and one 20 year prison sentence with a $10,000 fine. The...
TxDOT Begins Rework of Section of State Highway 11 West in Hopkins County
Texas Department of Transportation officials announced Tuesday that construction to improve a portion of State Highway 11 in Hopkins County will begin Jan. 2, 2017. Contractor AK Gillis Inc., Sulphur Springs, Texas, was awarded the contract for this project valued at more than $5.5 million. TxDOT officials said the contractor has 231 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project. The target completion date is November...
Winnsboro Police Report December 19-25, 2016
Winnsboro Police Department reports three arrests, two accidents, 136 calls for service, and 35 citations and 40 warnings written during the days of December 19—25, 2016. Cameron Whitlock, 19, of Winnsboro, was arrested Tuesday, December 20th on a Winnsboro Police Department warrant for Evading Arrest or Detention with Previous Convictions. Jamie Hubbard, 40, of Van, was arrested on Friday, December 23rd for Failure to Identify and...
Children’s Museum Sets Annual Children’s Health and Safety Fair
Where can children walk through an eight-foot tall lung? Where can they see the effect of exercise on their oxygen level and pulse rate? When children wash their hands, are they really clean? These questions highlight the activities to be held at the Children’s Health and Safety Fair at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum on January 14 from 9:30 to 11:30. The event will include free admission. Hands-on activities will...
Police and Fire Pay Raise, Streets, Parking Lots, and Pavilion Top City Accomplishments in 2016
City Manager Marc Maxwell noted several accomplishments in the city during 2016. At the top of his list was a pay increase for Police and Firefighters. A 2% cost of living increase with an additional 6% increase and a step plan for police that will enable the city to pay police officers based on experience was approved. For the Firemen, there is an 11% increase as well as the 2% cost of living increase. A step plan will also be...
