Cumby High School Robotics Team Currently Qualified for National and World Competition
Two teams in the Cumby High School robotics program are now qualified for national and world competition. The world competition will be broadcast on ESPN. Both teams developed robots that would toss 12-inch by 12-inch bean bags and jacks (as in the toy) of the same size in competition with other robots. According to Lee Gifford, robotics instructor at CHS, one team is experienced and the other is a rookie team. Gifford said the...
Thursday Forecast
High: 45; Low: 38; Wind: Northeast becoming east, southeast in the afternoon, 5-10 mph Old Douglas School 53rd Reunion Honors Class of 62/63 and other Saturday events can be found here
Lions Lose Close One to Bland
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team lost a close one, 58-54, to Bland on the road on Tuesday. The Lions led by one, 13-12, after the first quarter. Bland used a big 19 point second quarter to take a 31-24 lead at the half. The Lions fought back in the third quarter and trimmed the lead to just four, 43-39, after three quarters. Then Bland hung on to win. The Lions got 15 points from Lyle Bench. Trevor Moore had 14 points. Adam...
Lt. George K. Harris, Sr.
Funeral services for Lt. George K. Harris Sr., age 57 of Sulphur Springs, TX, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2016 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Kyle Ray officiating and Scott Lee, Stacy Sears, Bill Reese, Kenneth Adams, Todd Brackhahn, and Bruce Roberts serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Robert E. Harris Jr., John Frederick Harris, Brooks Roberts, and the men of Journey Baptist Church. Interment...
Man in Empty Residence Arrested for Cocaine
Sulphur Springs Police responded to a call regarding individuals unlawfully in an empty residence on Calvert St Tuesday morning around 10:30 a.m. Carae Martez Williams, 21, met officers at the door with his clothes in his hand. Williams was advised he was not allowed in the residence. A pat down followed resulting in the discovery of a clear baggie containing what was believed to be cocaine. A videoed field test confirmed the...
Pickton Man Takes Shots at Repo Tow Truck
Hopkins County Deputies responded Tuesday night at 10:32 p.m. to a vehicle repossession involving shots fired on County Road 2400 in the Pickton area. The victim, a tow truck driver, stated that someone fired a weapon at him from the house where he was repossessing a vehicle. Deputies took note of bullet holes on the rear of the tow truck. Otto Hall, Jr, 76, of Pickton admitted he took shots at the tow truck. Hall is in Hopkins County...
Two Charged in Firearms Related Arrest
As Hopkins County Deputies went to a residence in Sulphur Springs in reference to a wanted person Tuesday at 7:10 p.m., they found in plain view on the kitchen table a stolen Smith and Wesson .380 Bodyguard handgun and in plain view in the bedroom, a clear plastic baggie containing a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine. Haylee Brooke Chester, 21, and Jaspen Quayshawn DeBase, 25, both of Sulphur Springs were arrested....
James Harris
James Harris, 83, of Alba, passed away at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Arrangements are pending with West Oaks Funeral Home.
Jail Back in Compliance; Hostage Takeover Scenario Was Bigger Test
Now that Hopkins County Jail is once again in compliance with the Texas Jail Standards Board, according to Sheriff Butch Adams, members of the Texas Rangers and DPS put the jail to one of the toughest tests they have ever experienced—an Aryan terrorist/hostage takeover. Sheriff-elect Lewis Tatum said it presented the opportunity to test his “It ends at the jail” theory for such an event. The event was a first for Hopkins County Jail...
