Spring Clean Up Days For Sulphur Springs Announced
Those who need to to get rid of household items too big for regular trash collection will want to make mark April 13-18 on their calendars. The City of Sulphur Springs Thursday morning announced Monday-Saturday, April 13-18, as Spring Clean Up Week for city residents. Hours will be 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The clean up is typically conducted 1/4-mile east of Flowserve. A few guidelines have been established over the years so that Sulphur...
2 SSHS Students, 1 Team Place In Top 10 At Regional HOSA Competition Contest
Sulphur Springs High School Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) students traveled to McKinney North High School on Jan. 31- Feb. 1, to compete in the Regional HOSA Competition. Sulphur Spring High School HOSA competitors (back row, left) Raydon McCormack, Harley Speed, Brynna Irving, Janiya Gatlin, Heather Bowen, Avery Moss and Mason Elam; (front row) Shelby McCormick, Braely Vickery and Czhela Moya.(Sulphur Springs ISD...
Vehicle Crashes Into FM 275 Fish Restaurant
The side of a FM 275 north business sustained significant damage as a result of a vehicle crashing into it overnight Wednesday, according to sheriff’s reports. County officials were first alerted at 1:25 a.m. Feb. 6. A sheriff’s deputy reported a vehicle had struck a building at 4678 FM 275 north in Cumby. Another caller reported “whole side of a building looks like a car drove through it,” according to...
SSPD: 1 Reportedly Injured In Suspected Drug-Related Shooting On Fuller Street
At least one person was reportedly injured in what police suspect was a drug-related shooting on Fuller Street Wednesday evening. The injured person, who police are not identifying at this time, was reported to be in stable condition from non life-threatening injuries at a Tyler hospital, according to Sulphur Springs police investigators. Spring Valley Apartments (Google maps image) Sulphur Springs Police Department at approximately...
City Council Approves Asbestos Abatement And Street Improvement Contracts, Grant Application
Sulphur Springs City Council approved most of the items on Tuesday night’s agenda as recommended, including annexation on of the former Thermo mine property, a franchise agreement, a grant application for a thermal imager, and contracts for asbestos abatement and the street improvement program. Black History Month Sulphur Springs City Council members Harold Nash, Freddie Taylor and Mayor John Sellers Mayor John Sellers, on...
Sulphur Springs Woman Arrested After THC Oil Vaporizer, Firearm Found During Traffic Stop
Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies arrested 38-year-old Desiree Delyn Pharis of Sulphur Springs, after allegedly finding a THC oil vaporizer and a firearm in her truck during a traffic stop. Desiree Delyn Pharis Deputy Aaron Chaney reported stopping Pharis at 9:10 a.m. Feb. 4 on County Road 4703 because the truck she was in didn’t have a front license plate. Chaney alleged her leg began shaking erratically while holding...
Manuel Rodriguez-Cruz Arrested For Child Porn Distribution In Sulphur Springs
Investigation of possible distribution of child pornography by a local resident resulted in 36-year-old Manuel Rodriguez-Cruz’s arrest, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office reports. Manuel Rodriguez-Cruz According to Sheriff Lewis Tatum, the investigation lead by HCSO Chief Investigator Corley Weatherford was launched based on a tip the sheriff’s office received about possible involvement of a local resident in the...
Sulphur Springs City Council Tables Proposed Curfew For Minors Ordinance Again
Sulphur Springs City Council for the second month in a row tabled the proposed curfew ordinance, following discussion on the matter. The curfew hours for minors ordinance was pitched at the January City Council meeting in response to two businesswomen’s request for help with middle school aged children being left unaccompanied at night downtown. The City Council, after he tabled at the January meeting. City Attorney Jim McLeroy...
Suspect Arrested For Capital Murder In Connection With Shootings At Texas A&M University-Commerce
Texas A&M Commerce Release: A suspect has been arrested on the charge of capital murder in connection with the shootings that occurred on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce this week, reported Tuesday evening. The suspect is 21-year-old Jacques Dshawn Smith. Smith is not a student at A&M-Commerce. He is believed to be the ex-boyfriend of Abbaney Matts, one of the deceased individuals. An arrest warrant was...
TxDOT: State Highway 11 Overlay Begins On Feb. 10
PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that work to overlay new pavement on a portion of State Highway 11 in Hopkins County will begin on Feb. 10. TxDot Logo The contractor, Richard Drake Construction Company LP, was granted 100 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than $2.2 million. The target completion date for this for this project is mid-May 2020, officials said....
