Feb. 24 Weather-Related Closures, Delayed Starts, Schedule Changes
The frigid temperatures and precipitation Wednesday and overnight resulted in a thin sheet of ice on many road surfaces. At 8:30 a.m. Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County emergency responders were working several motor vehicle crashes, including one involving an 18-wheeler at mile 114 on Interstate 30 west, according to Hopkins County Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Endsley. One crash involved 8 vehicles, but has the roadway was...
Wildcats Powerlifting Win Commerce Tiger Meet, Sweeping All Three Spring Contests
Men’s powerlifting won their third straight meet of the spring season in Commerce last Saturday. The win gives Sulphur Springs the season sweep of all three of their competitions. 25 schools made the trip to Commerce HS, packed with over 200 powerlifters. The Wildcats won the meet in a landslide, crushing the competition with 46 points. The closest team in second, Farmersville, got 19. Powerlifting coach for Sulphur Springs Casey...
SSFD Officials Report On Cause Of Fatal House Fire
The cause of the South Moore Street structure fire which resulted in the death of two children early Jan. 20, 2022, has been ruled “undetermined,” Sulphur Springs Assistant Fire Marshall Aaron Kager reported. The fatal house fire appears to have been “unintentional”. Fire officials were unable to conclusively rule out an extension cord in a bedroom in the area were the fire is believed to have started as a...
One Man In Custody For Stabbing A Relative
Feburary 23, 2022 – A 27-year-old Sulphur Springs man is in custody Wednesday morning for allegedly stabbing a relative Tuesday night. Jake Adam Blount (HCSO 2021 jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched to a Jonas Street address, where a stabbing was reported at 10:09 p.m. Feb. 22, 2022. The located Jake Adam Blount on College Street at Charles Street. He was detained. Upon arrival at the Jonas Street address, they...
* Updated: City Readying For Potential Wintry Weather, County Monitoring Situation
Texas is experiencing what appears to be another couple of days of wintry weather, with temperatures falling from upper 60s Tuesday morning to 42 by noon, dipped below freezing overnight requiring most vehicle windshields had to be defrosted before motorists could head out for school and work. Sleet and rain mix With light freezing rain falling through about 9 a.m. and chances of more freezing rain and sleet likely today, becoming...
Arp Man Accused Of Robbery And Attempted Sexual Assault Of Date
Sulphur Springs Police Monday afternoon arrested a 28-year-old Arp man accused of robbery and attempted sexual assault of a woman he was dating. Jimmy Ray Mason Jr. (HCSO jail reports) According to Sulphur Springs Police, Jimmy Ray Mason Jr. reportedly met with the woman locally for dinner and a drink at a bar on Feb. 17, 2022. They went to her residence, where the Arp man allegedly made sexual advances toward the woman. When she...
Tuesday Game Day Features Soccer and Bi-District Basketball
Tuesday game day on Feb. 22 brings both soccer squads taking on Longview, plus the Bi-District round of playoffs for men’s basketball. Men’s basketball are the first team up on Tuesday, Feb. 22 in Corsicana for the opening round of playoffs. Coach Brandon Shaver’s team take on Huntsville for their Bi-District contest at Navarro College’s Wolens Special Events Center. Huntsville made the playoffs as the 4 seed...
Mount Vernon Man Jailed On Parole Warrant
Marvin Frank Hall Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Josh Shufeldt responded on East Shannon Road, where he contacted Marvin Frank Hall. The 68-year-old Mount Vernon man was found via records check to have an outstanding parole warrant. Shufeldt took Hall into custody at 9:51 p.m. Feb. 19, 2022, on the parole warrant. Hall, who is also known by “Blue,” was booked into Hopkins County jail, where he was held Monday, Feb. 21, 2022,...
South Carolina Man Walked Away From Deputy During Traffic Stop, Found In Nearby Pasture
A South Carolina man allegedly walked away from a deputy who was searching his passenger during a traffic stop, but was found a short time later in a nearby pasture. Both he and the passenger were allegedly in possession of cocaine, deputies noted in arrest reports. William Fenton Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Isaac Foley at 9:43 p.m. Feb. 20, 2022, conducted a traffic stop on a Honda Hybrid car for traveling in the...
Dallas Woman Lead Trooper On 7-Mile Vehicle Pursuit Along I-30 East
A 29-year-old Dallas woman lead a trooper on a 7-mile vehicle pursuit along Interstate 30 through Sulphur Springs to Brinker Saturday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Latyeerra Latrice Andrews An off-duty Texas Department of Public Safety trooper reported seeing the woman on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 110 in Cumby, and stopped to see if she needed assistance. “She stated they shot him, jumped back in her car and...
