Investigation Results In Warrant Arrest
Dike Man, Como Woman Jailed On Warrants Following Disturbances; 1 Other Jailed On Warrant Local officers arrested at least four people on warrants over the last week. An investigation at a Pickton residence Tuesday evening resulted in a warrant arrest. Two others have been arrested on warrants following disturbances over the last week. A traffic stop resulted in a Hurst man’s arrest on a warrant, according to arrest reports....
Saltillo FCCLA Members Return From 2022 State Meet With 36 Awards
Saltillo Family Career Community Leaders of America Chapter members returned from the State FCCLA meet in Dallas with 36 awards in family and consumer science assessments and one student competed in the talent show. The group got to attend the April 7-9, 2022, FCCLA State Leadership Conference in person this year, with the exception of Saltillo sophomores, who competed virtually because their STAAR test was the same day as the...
Escaped Inmate Allegedly Committed 2 Burglaries While Eluding Authorities
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office reported finding the escaped jail trusty Melton Medina-Tuirubiates in a wooded area off FM 69 around 12:25 p.m. Tuesday using search dogs. Officials reported the man was in custody, and officers were in the process of walking the inmate to a more accessible area so he can be checked by EMS at 12:30 p.m. April 19, 2022. The 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reported around 9 a.m....
Deputies Catch Suspect Alleged To Have Stolen Side-By-Side
Shortly after concluding a manhunt for an inmate who had escaped custody the day before, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies and investigators engaged in a second search Tuesday afternoon for a suspect reported to have stolen a side-by-side. Photo of Jacob Lyda posted by HCSO as the suspect in an UTV theft April 19, 2022 A homeowner notified HCSO at 3:44 p.m. April 19, 2022, that his side-by-side vehicle had been stolen and...
19 Saltillo Academic UIL Competitors Advancing From District To Region
Saltillo ISD earned 371 points, giving the academic UIL competitors a second place overall finish at the District Academic UIL Competition, making the team the Academic UIL Runner Up Champion this year. Saltillo had 31 competitors who racked up 32 individual awards; eight teams were recognized as well. Nineteen students scored high enough at the March 24 contest at Union Hill High School to advanced to the...
Sulphur Springs Earth Day With The Plant Niche Planned April 23 On Celebration Plaza
Sulphur Springs will celebrate Earth Day on April 23, on Celebration Plaza with activities for the whole family to enjoy. Sulphur Springs Earth Day with The Plant Niche will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County community is invited to join in helping spread awareness and love for the environment. Hosted in recognition of Earth Day, an event first held in 1970 to demonstrate support for environmental...
USDA Disaster Designation Makes FSA Funding Available To Eligible Farmers
The Farm Service Agency, responding to the Texas Acting State Executive Director Erasmo Trevino’s request of April 1, on April 11, has made funding available to help farmers in 10 Texas counties, 26 contiguous Texas counties – including Hopkins – and three contiguous Oklahoma Counties who experienced physical damage and losses from the winter weather that occurred Feb. 2-28, 2000. FSA made emergency loans available...
Bond Accountability, Projected Costs, Facility Names Discussed At SSISD Town Hall Meeting
Accountability, projected costs, facility names, and bond ratings, were among the topics community members asked for additional information about during the town hall meeting held to discuss the Sulphur Springs ISD bond. Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb holds a second town hall meeting April 18, 2022, to provide information to the community and answer questions about the $93 million bond proposal for school improvements...
Church Street Rezoning Request Recommended For Approval By Planning & Zoning Commission
A rezoning request for 1120 Church Street is being recommend to Sulphur Springs City Council for approval, following discussion Monday night, April 18, 2022, by the Planning & Zoning Commission. The Lacomforas asked the City of Sulphur Springs to allow a 1.54-acres parcel to be rezoned heavy commercial. The property is split-zoned multifamily and heavy commercial. “What they are trying to do is clean up some split zoning on...
Search Continues Tuesday Morning For Inmate Who Walked Away From A Work Detail Monday
The search continued Tuesday morning for the inmate who walked off from a work detail at Sulphur Springs Wastewater Treatment Plant Monday morning. Local officials around 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 18, 2022, had been launched a manhunt in northeast corner of town for Melton Medina-Tuirubiates AKA Meo Medina-Tuirubiates, a jail trusty who reportedly walked away from a work detail at the Sulphur Springs Waste Water Treatment Plant this...
