Texas Transportation Leaders Meet Booming Growth With $75 Billion 10-Year Construction Budget
AUSTIN – As the population and economy of Texas continue to boom, state transportation leaders have taken unprecedented steps to promote the great opportunities in Texas’ future while meeting and addressing the challenges of congestion, roadway safety, connectivity and the preservation of existing roads. Since 2015, the Texas Transportation Commission and Texas Department of Transportation established the Texas Clear Lanes...
Local Man Arrested on Possession, Intent to Deliver Charge
Knowing the driver of a vehicle at the corner of Locust and Houston Streets did not have a driver’s license, the Sulphur Springs Police Officer made a traffic stop. The driver Erick Jerome Sims, 40, of Sulphur Springs had in his possession 28-grams of suspected methamphetamine in a clear plastic baggie. Erick Jerome Sims Sims is back in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1...
Local Woman Arrested Following SCU Investigation
An investigation by the Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit led to obtaining a warrant and the arrest of Charla Nicole Tillery, 36, of Sulphur Springs. The arrest took place around 3:58 p.m. Thursday, December 13, 2018 in the 200 block of Locust Street. Tillery 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 in Hopkins County Jail held on a $15,000...
Alvin A. Patterson
Funeral services for Alvin A. Patterson, age 95, of Dallas, TX, will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, December 17, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. Nathan Timmerman and Bro. Jerry Harvey officiating. Interment will follow at Simmons Cemetery in Cash, TX. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service, beginning at 12:30. Alvin passed away on Tuesday,December 11, 2018. He was born on September 2, 1923 in Hopkins County, to...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report December 5-11, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report December 5,2018 to December 11, 2018 December 5th Deputies were dispatched to HWY 80 near Hawkins, at approximately 1:06 a.m., in reference to disorderly conduct. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate any unruly individuals. Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 1:42 a.m., in reference to harassment on Lloyd St. in Yantis. Deputies gave the reporting party advice and...
Joyce Gray
Joyce Gray, age 77 of Quitman, passed away on Thursday, December 13th, 2018 in Tyler. She was born on September 15th, 1941 in Bailey, Texas to the late Kenneth Baker and Jewel Caplinger. She was a loving wife and mother who enjoyed caring for family. She was a member of Hubbard Chapel Baptist Church and also apart of their Women’s Missionary Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Joe Gray, daughter and...
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Lecil C. Johnson
Mr. Lecil C. Johnson, age 90 of Winnsboro, Tx, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 in Winnsboro. He was born on December 11, 1928 in Cayuga, TX to the late Robert S. Johnson and Dorval Conard Johnson.Conard was a retired Supervisor of Getty Oil and Chevron-Texaco. He Later Retired from the Winnsboro Independent School District. He was a veteran who served in the United States Marine Corp. He was a former member of First...
Del Monte Foods Recalls 64,000 Cases of Canned Corn Shipped to Texas and 24 Other States
Editors Note: Johanna Hicks with Texas Agrilife informed KSST News of a canned food recall by Del Monte/ Del Monte Foods is recalling more than 64,000 cases of canned corn that was not properly processed, which can result in contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens that can lead to life-threatening illness if consumed. The multinational corporation sent the recalled Fiesta Corn with Red & Green Peppers to “multiple...
