Some Local Students Experienced Technical Issues When Attempting To Take STAAR Tests
TEA Reports Varied State-Wide Connectivity Issues With The STAAR Online Testing Platform State testing days can be a tense time for students as well as teaches and parents tasked with preparing students for and administering the tests. On Tuesday, the first of five scheduled state testing days, some students taking the state fourth grade writing, seventh grade writing and English I exams felt that strain even more due to what Texas...
Wildcats Baseball and Lady Cats Softball Have Big District Games in Longview on Game Day Tuesday
The Wildcats Baseball Team and the Longview Lobos are in a big second place tie with Texas High going into their game Tuesday night (April 6). In Longview, there will be a JV game at 4 p.m. The varsity game starts at 7 p.m. This game marks the start of the second half of district play. The Wildcats come in 4-2 in district play after a loss to Hallsville last Thursday. The Wildcats season record is 7-12. Longview is 4-2 in district...
Drug Paraphernalia Found In Shoe Of Wanted Sulphur Springs Man
Sulphur Springs Police officers reported finding a drug paraphernalia in the shoe of a wanted Sulphur Springs man Monday afternoon. David Salvador Luna (HCSO jail photo) SSPD Officer Sean Hoffman was made aware of a warrant for 32-year-old David Salvador Luna’s arrest and a possible area he was known to be at. The warrant, Hoffman noted in arrest reports, was related to an SCU investigation in which methamphetamine was...
Dallas Man Jailed On Felony Collin County Warrant
A 20-year-old Dallas man was jailed on a felony Collin County warrant Monday night. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Chad Norris made a traffic stop on a Gray Dodge Ram 2500 in the 300 block of Wildcat Way just after 10:30 p.m. April 5, 2021. During the course of the roadside interview, Norris contacted Jose Castillo Castillo. A records check using the man’s ID information revealed the Collin County warrant. Castillo was taken...
COVID-19 Numbers Continue To Fall In Hopkins County, Northeast Texas Area
CMFH-SS COVID Unit Empty, No New COVID-19 Cases Reported April 5 For Hopkins County COVID-19 numbers continue to fall in Hopkins County and the Northeast Texas area. For the first time since Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management began reporting the data late last summer, not only were there no COVID-19 patients in the local hospital’s COVID-19 unit, the state also reported no new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday...
380 Agreements, Grant Application On City Council April 6 Agenda
Executive Session Scheduled To Consider 2 Economic Development Projects The Sulphur Springs City Council April 6 agenda is full, starting with an executive session to discuss two potential economic development projects, then during the regular session will consider numerous items, including 380 agreements, sewer line bores for Saputo’s grant project, naming a street, the annual audit, a payment plant for utility customers,...
Seven Lady Cats and Five Wildcats Qualify for Area Meet at District Meet Last Week
At the District 15-5A Track Meet held last week (March 31-April 1), 5 Wildcats and 7 Lady Cats qualified for the Area Track Meet on April 15 at Whitehouse. Athletes and relay teams had\to finish in the top four to qualify at district. Top six finishes scored points. For the Wildcats, who scored 45 points finishing 7th, Alex Flecker qualified with a 4th place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:06.169. Korderrian “Bull”...
Pair Caught On SH 19 With Marijuana And Methamphetamine
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies caught a pair on State Highway 19 with marijuana and methamphetamine Saturday night, according to arrest reports. Deputies Elijah Fite and Nick Marney spotted two vehicles displaying hazard lights parked on the east shoulder of SH-19 north at the Hopkins-Delta County line around 9:15 p.m. April 3, 2021. They approached a vehicle in front of a Chevrolet Malibu the driver indicated she...
Four Hopkins County Teens Arrested On Organized Criminal Activity Charge
Four Hopkins County teens were arrested Sunday night on Main Street for allegedly engaging in organized criminal activity, according to arrest reports. Andrew Michael “Hootie” Magnuson (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Special Crimes Unit began an investigation into alleged possession and distribution of narcotics. During the investigation, the SCU investigators began contacting the youth for the purchase...
Registration Open For First-Doses Of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine At CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs
Registration is now open for first-doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. The hospital has close to 400 open spots for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The first dose will be administered on Thursday, April 8, in the hospital lobby, and the second dose on Thursday, May 6. “We do ask that you are able to attend both dates, so that we are able to be good stewards of our...
