SSHS Wildcat Band Kicks Off Competition Season On High Note At Mesquite, Sunnyvale Marching Contests
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat Band kicked off the competition season on a high note Saturday at the Mesquite and Sunnyvale marching contests. “This was the first time in many years the band attended two contests in one day,” SSISD Director of Bands Spencer Emmert noted. Sulphur Springs High School Band at Mesquite (Photos submitted by SSHS Band)Trombonist solo by Tyler BurnettSSHS Drum Major Joel Villarino...
CommUniverCity Day At TAMUC Will Recognize Sulphur Springs Groups
The Oct. 9 game between the Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions and Saginaw Valley State Cardinals will be a special one for Sulphur Springs. Called the Sulphur Springs CommUniverCity Day at TAMU-C, four Sulphur Springs ISD educators will be among the Sulphur Springs groups recognized, others to be recognized include including youth sports teams, school groups, church groups and Scouting groups. Sulphur Springs ISD Principals...
Cumby PD: Gladewater Woman Tried To Evade Police In Vehicle, On Foot
A 32-year-old Gladewater woman allegedly tried to evade police in a vehicle and on foot, according to Cumby Police reports. Stevie Nicole Mathis (HCSO jail photo) Cumby Police Lt. Paul Robertson spotted a blue Lexus with a registration that expired in July traveling on Mill Street around 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, so he pulled into a driveway to turn around and stop it. As he was doing so, he observed the vehicle accelerate, which...
Dike Man Accused Of Assault Of 2 Deputies And His Girlfriend, Resisting Arrest, Trying To Take Deputy’s Taser
Cumby Man Accused Of Resisting Arrest When Caught With Stolen Trailer A 51-year-old Dike man was accused Sunday evening of the assault of 2 deputies and his girlfriend, as well as resisting and trying to take a deputy’s taser. The arrest marked the man’s second in less than 3 months for resisting arrest, according to arrest and jail reports. He also wasn’t the only person arrested over the weekend for resisting...
Cummings Announces Intent To Seek Re-Election As Justice Of The Peace For Precinct 2
Judge Brad Cummings announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for re-election as Hopkins County Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2. Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Brad Cummings Judge Cummings has served the citizens of Hopkins County for 13 years. The last 6 1/2 years, he has served as Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2, which includes Hopkins County Precincts 3 and Precinct 4. The Justice Courts have original...
Cummings Announces Intent To Seek Re-Election As Justice Of The Peace For Precinct 2
Judge Brad Cummings announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for re-election as Hopkins County Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2. Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Brad Cummings Judge Cummings has served the citizens of Hopkins County for 13 years. The last 6 1/2 years, he has served as Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2, which includes Hopkins County Precincts 3 and Precinct 4. The Justice Courts have original...
Jeniva “Jennie” Deaton
Jeniva “Jennie” Deaton Graveside services for Jeniva “Jennie” Deaton, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, will be held Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 2 p.m. at North Hopkins Cemetery with Bro. Charles Moore officiating. Jennie passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at her residence. Jennie was born August 3, 1929, in the Posey community of Hopkins County, the daughter of Bud Dixon and Velma Jim Day Dixon. She was raised by her parents, and...
Mona George
Funeral service for Mona George age, 91 of Fate, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 4, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Buddy Wiggins officiating. Interment will follow at Ridgeway Cemetery with Doug Woolf, Cameron Woolf, Clayton Dacey, John George, Jacob George and Allen Bocangra serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. George passed away on September 30, 2021 at her...
Harvey: CHRISTUS Update – The COVID Unit Isn’t The Only Area With High Census
While CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs has seen a reduction in the number of patients in the COVID Unit over the past couple of weeks, the hospital has continued to have a high census count, CMFH-SS CEO Paul Harvey noted earlier this week in an update about the local hospital and CHRISTUS’ Sulphur Springs facilities. COVID Unit Since the surge in COVID cases starting in June, CMFH-SS has consistently had patient...
Man Accused Of Assaulting Wife While Holding Machete-Style Knife
3 Other Men Arrested On Unrelated Assault Charges, 1 For Displaying Firearm In Public A 61-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused assaulting his wife while holding a machete-style knife. Four other men were also arrested earlier this week on assault or weapon related charges, including a man accused of displaying a firearm in public, a man who struck a divorcing spouse in the head with a door, a man arrested on a felony assault...
