DCTF Predicts Winnsboro Will Finish Seventh In Their Football District
Preseason football predictions tend to often reflect a team’s performance last year. Winnsboro Red Raider football fans hope the experts are dead wrong. Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine has Winnsboro picked to finish in the basement in their seven team District 8-3A in Division I. Texas Football predicts Gladewater first, Tatum second, West Rusk, third, Gladewater Sabine fourth, Mineola fifth, White Oak sixth and...
Donation to Meal A Day from Oncor
Pictured: Shown in Photo Left to Right Wayne Fenton, Cecil Toenniges, Debbie Wisniewski, Aley Owens, Karon Weatherman, Leon Jose, Joyce Burchfield, Larry Willis, Sharon Acker and Cindy Lancaster Employees from Oncor Transmission, Distribution and Meter Services in Sulphur Springs collected and donated food and funds to the Meal-A-Day Center during their Annual Food Drive. Representing Oncor are Joyce Burchfield, distribution; Larry...
DCTF Expects Cumby to Finish Second in Football District
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine predicts the Cumby Trojans will finish in second place in their four team District 9-2A in Division II but don’t be surprised if Cumby confounds the experts. The Trojans have a lot going for them. The Trojans, coached again this fall by Tom Dracos, were 5-6 last season including a bi-district loss. They were 3-1 in district play. Texas Football has Muenster first, Cumby second, Era...
Flowers Foods Inc. Recalls Hamburger & Hot Dog Buns, Other Baked Items
If you’re planning to have a burger or hot dog, or to serve dinner rolls, you’ll want to be sure to check the packaging as numerous brands produced by Flowers Foods Inc. are being recalled. Flowers Foods Inc. issued the voluntarily recall of certain hamburger and hot dog buns and other bakery products on July 9 due to the potential presence of small pieces of hard plastic that may have been introduced during production....
SCU, CPS Investigation Results In Warrant Arrest
Patrick Mondrell Hood A 45-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at 1:16 p.m. Tuesday on an abandoning or endangering a child charge following an investigation by Special Crimes Unit investigators and Child Protective Services officials, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt along with SCU investigators were aware of the warrant for Patrick Mondrell Hood’s arrest. Pruitt contacted him by...
Greenville Woman Jailed For Possessing Marijuana, Methamphetamine
Virginia Lynn Chapman Virginia Lynn Chapman was arrested after admitting the marijuana and methamphetamine found in a vehicle during a traffic stop was hers. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Rebekah Saathoff stopped a vehicle Tuesday afternoon on State Highway 11 west for speeding. The passenger rolled down the window as the trooper approached the car on that side. The highway patrol reported smelling a marijuana odor....
Como Man Arrested After Crashing Pickup Into Como Residence
A 23-year-old Como man was taken into custody after allegedly eluded troopers and crashed his truck into a Como house, which he then tried to hide behind, according to arrest reports. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday noticed as he passed a Ford F250 pickup, the driver was not wearing a safety belt. As the trooper turned around to make a traffic stop, the truck turned on to FM 69 north and continued...
Man Accused Of Choking Assault Of Wife While She Was Holding Their Child
Juan Ines Peralta Juan Ines Peralta, 27, of Sulphur Springs was arrested for allegedly choking, throwing to the ground and dragging his wife, who was holding their child. Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched about 10 a.m. Tuesday to the 500 block of Plano Street, to a disturbance in which a woman could be heard screaming for help, according to reports. Upon arrival, Sgt. Brandon Mayes spoke with a man and a woman identified as his...
Leesburg Man Accused Of Possessing Stolen Prescription Medication, Using Urine For Drug Test
A 26-year-old Leesburg man was arrested after he was found in possession of prescription medication he allegedly stolen from a family member and urine which he admitted he’d used to pass a drug test for work. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Shea Shaw reported stopping a Honda Civic on State Highway 11 east in Pickton after noticing the car did not have a front license plate. On contact with the driver and sole occupant,...
Budget Process Ongoing At SSISD, Additional Personnel Raises Still Being Considered
There’s still quite a bit of work to be done before Sulphur Springs Independent School District administrators present a substantially complete general budget for trustees to approve. SSISD Business Manger Sherry McGraw presented trustees with an updated working draft of the 2019-2020 budget during their regular meeting Monday evening. McGraw said the business office had received an updated template, but continue to receive from...
