28 Wheels and Tires Stolen; Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public Assistance
Sometime between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday, a total of 28 wheels and tires for heavy trucks were stolen from 4-T Manufacturing located at the Old Whiteman Tire on Highway 11 E in Pickton. Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Corley Weatherford told KSST News the tires and wheels were likely taken in the early morning hours Thursday. Tires similar to those taken in theft at 4-T Manufacturing Weatherford asks the public to...
Vigil for Starla Rae Hanson to be Held at Old Houston School Site.
A vigil for Starla Rae Hanson will be held at the Old Houston School site on Thursday evening, 7:30PM. This event was setup by the family of the deceased. Everyone is welcomed to attend. Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 AM at West Oaks funeral home. Starla Rae Hanson
Accident Claims Life of SSHS Student Driving to School Tuesday Morning
September 11, 2018 – An accident at 7:21 a.m. Tuesday morning near the I-30 118-mile marker west of Sulphur Springs resulted in the death of Starla Rae Rose Hanson, 17, of Brashear. She was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings. According to her family, Hanson was driving from her home on her way to school at Sulphur Springs High School. Hanson’s vehicle began to hydroplane on the south service road...
Video Story: Patriot Day: Fire Academy Conducts Solemn Remembrance
Patriot Day, September 11 at 9 a.m. at the Fire Academy located on Sharon Ln in Sulphur Springs, academy students conducted a solemn remembrance of September 11, 2001 when 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third...
Work Begins to Install 4-Way Stop at Highway 19N/FM71 Intersection in Birthright
Traffic along State Highway 19 N at FM71 will soon be slowed to a stop. The intersection will be converted to a 4-way stop. Beginning this next week, drivers in the area should watch for traffic delays as crews begin installing sign bases for the upcoming 4-way stop conversion. This is one of four projects in Hopkins/Franklin County served by TxDOT during the week beginning September 10, 2018. Here’s a look at work planned in...
Lady Cats Volleyball Plays at Wylie East in Bi-District Rematch
The #14 ranked Lady Cats’ volleyball team will be in action on this Friday (September 7) game day. The Lady Cats will travel to Wylie East to play the Lady Raiders. Game time for the varsity is at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The Lady Cats have a 22-5 season record and they have won their last two matches including a Tuesday night win at home against Wills Point. One wonders if the match against Wylie East might be a special one. After all...
Murder Victim Identified
September 2018 – Sulphur Springs and Fort Worth Police along with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s office have released the name of the 34-year old woman whose body was found in of Highway 67W in Sulphur Springs. According to law enforcement, Rochelle Mims was murdered in Fort Worth and her body dumped on property inside the Sulphur Springs City Limits. With a crime scene in two cities that are 100 miles apart, Sulphur Springs...
Murder Investigation Continues in Two Cities
With a crime scene in two cities that are 100 miles apart, Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders said his department is busy as they continue investigation into the murder of a 34-year old Fort Worth woman whose body was found in an undeveloped area off Highway 67W in Sulphur Springs. Fort Worth Police and Sulphur Spring Police are working together to sort out evidence from a crime scene in Fort Worth and the discovery of the body...
Body of Woman Murdered in Fort Worth Found in Sulphur Springs; Fort Worth Man Arrested
The murder occurred in Fort Worth but the body of the female victim was found on private property on Highway 67W just inside the Sulphur Springs City limits. Lucious Newhouse III, 54 of Fort Worth is currently in Hopkins County Jail charged with Felony 1 Murder and is being held on a $1-million bond. Lucious Newhouse III It began with a call regarding a suspicious person and finding a vehicle stuck in a ravine on private property that...
