20-Mile I-30 Vehicle Pursuit Ends Near Brinker With Spiked Truck Tire, Arrest
A 20-mile I-30 vehicle pursuit through Hopkins County late Saturday night ended near Brinker with the fleeing truck’s tire being spiked, according to arrest reports. HOWARD,RODERICK NEAL JR Cumby Police Officer Justin Talley reported seeing a Chevrolet Silverado with a non-operational head light pass him at 10:54 p.m. March 19, 2022, on eastbound Interstate 30 near mile marker 111 and attempted to stop him for the defective...
10 SSHS Students Advancing From Region To State SkillsUSA In 4 Career Areas
SSHS students competed in four career areas — Automotive Technology, Carpentry, Firefighting, and Robotics — at the SkillsUSA Regional Competition held recently. At least 10 SSHS students will be advancing to the State SkillsUSA Competition in Corpus Christi March 31-April 3, for their first-third (gold-bronze) place finishes. Medalists headed to state include, by career area, category and rank: Andy Soto and Jessica...
Yantis OAP Named Alternate For Area, 4 Students Earn Individual Honors At Bi-District Contest
Yantis High School students performance Friday of Lewis John Carlino’s one act Play, “Mr. Flannery’s Ocean,” earned the troupe an alternate designation for the UIL Area OAP contest. Three members of the cast on one crew member earned special recognition for their contributions to the March 18 performance at the SSHS Auditorium. Jasney Hinton earned Outstanding Tech honors at the UIL Bi-District OAP Contest....
2 Jailed On Manslaughter Charges
Teen Allegedly Involved in Fatal Head-On Collision On FM 2285 In December Arrested On Manslaughter, Assault Warrants Two Hopkins County men were jailed on manslaughter charges Friday night, according to arrest reports. Dylan Cole Anderson (HCSO jail photos) Deputies, aware of outstanding warrants for Dylan Cole Anderson’s arrest, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Isaac Foley, Zack Horne and Sgt. Tanner Steward...
Como-Pickton Constructing New Baseball Field, Will Be Updating Softball Field
Many traveling on State Highway 11 east have undoubtedly noticed a lot of activity east of Como-Pickton Elementary campus, directly behind the school board meeting room. According to Como-Pickton CISD Superintendent Dr. Greg Bower, this is the beginning of construction on a new baseball field. The softball field will also get some much needed upgrades later on as well. And, neither will cost tax payers any additional money. “The...
Pastries With High THC Content Found During Traffic Stop
Pastries with a high THC content were found during a traffic stop Thursday morning, resulting in one arrest, according to arrest and police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro reported stopping a Pontiac Grand Am GT at 10:28 a.m. Thursday, March 17, 2022 on Wildcat Way at Hillcrest Drive for a traffic violation. Castro said upon contact with the driver, a strong odor of suspected marijuana emitted from the car....
Commerce Teen Accused Of Eluding or Fleeing Police
A Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper took into custody Thursday morning a Commerce teen accused of eluding or fleeing police, likely because the 19-year-old had neither a driver’s license nor insurance, but did have marijuana, according to arrest reports. The highway patrol trooper reported seeing a southbound Mazda CX5 passing another vehicle in a no passing zone on FM 2653 and speeding, traveling 76 in a 55 mile per...
4 Women, 1 Man Arrested Following Assault At South Broadway Street Convenience Store
Four women and one man were arrested late last night following an assault at a South Broadway Street convenience store, according to arrest reports. Kinverlyn Roque-Camacho Communications operators just after 11:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2022, dispatched Sulphur Springs Police Officers Zachary Davis and Dustin Green to search for a group of females reported to have been involved in an assault at Joe’s convenience store on...
Boil Water Notice For Shady Grove #2 WSC Rescinded March 18
On March 15, 2022, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the Shady Grove #2 public water system, TX1120020, to issue a Boil Water Notice as a safety precaution to inform customers, individuals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. The public...
Wildcats Baseball, Lady Cats State Powerlifters in Action Friday, Mar. 18
Friday, Mar. 18 has just two squads on deck. Baseball takes on Texas High at home and women’s qualifying state powerlifters lift today in Corpus Christi. Lady Cats powerlifting are in Corpus Christi today and tomorrow wrapping up their spring season. Two women, Haylee Schultz and Machelle Allen both qualified for the state meet being held yesterday through Saturday. Schultz (105) is the representative from 5A Division I...
