Wildcats, Lady Cats Win Tournaments; Lady Cats Open District Play Tuesday
Saturday was Championship Saturday for Sulphur Springs. Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams won tournament titles, as both came out on top in all four games they played. Wildcats 55, Peaster 44 The Wildcats defeated Peaster, 55-44 Saturday afternoon to take first place in a Nacogdoches Central Heights tournament. The Wildcats hit 12 three-point baskets. Earlier the Wildcats downed Newton, 77-53 Thursday, Laneville...
Wildcats Win in Double Overtime; Lady Cats Defeat Edgewood; Both Play in Tournament Championships
Wildcats 62, Center 57 (double overtime) The Wildcats’ basketball team qualified for the final game at a Nacogdoches Central Heights tournament with a thrilling double overtime win over Center, 62-57 Friday night. The game ended up in a 49-49 tie after regulation and 53-53 after the first overtime before the Wildcats outscored Center 9-4 in the second overtime to win. Victor Iwuakor battled foul trouble but still led the...
Couple Arrested for Injury to a Child
December 9, 2016 – Tiffany Nicole Epps, 29, and Glenn Anthony Epps, 37, were arrested at the Child Protective Services Office in Sulphur Springs regarding two felony warrants for injury to a child. Epps and her husband were involved in a lengthy investigation by the Special Crimes Unit and CPS Agents regarding the sale and use of cocaine from their residence, 525 South Locust Street in Sulphur Springs. During the completion of...
Workshop Fire in Emblem Sends 15 Firemen to ER for Tests
Fifteen Hopkins County firefighters and volunteer firefighters were at CHRISTUS Mother Francis Sulphur Springs Hospital Emergency Room following a structure fire on FM 71 in the Emblem Community Wednesday. The ER tested each firefighter after it was discovered that a 55-gallon drum of formaldehyde had been leaking in the workshop where the fire occurred, according to Andy Endsley, Hopkins County Fire Chief. Firemen from Hopkins County...
A & M Commerce Nursing Program In Top 50
By Mary Grace Rodriguez COMMERCE, TX—The Texas A&M University-Commerce Bachelor of Science in Nursing program has been recognized as one of the top 50 residential nursing programs in the nation by TopRNtoBSN.com. A&M-Commerce ranked #50 overall. In calculating rankings, TopRNtoBSN began by considering accredited schools that offer accelerated programs. It then determined the “net cost” of the program and graduation rate as...
“Corrected” Council Approves Patrol Vehicle Bids; Hears Value of Police Body Cams During December Meeting
The value of police body cameras and patrol vehicle cameras in use in the city was presented to the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night during their December meeting. The city is one of 35 cities in Texas that have the equipment in use for all officers and vehicles. The body camera is always running according to Police Chief Jay Sanders and the video covers a 180-degree range around the officer. Video from the cameras are...
Raza, Reeder, Wallace Sentenced Tuesday
Three individuals were sentenced in Eighth Judicial District Court Tuesday afternoon, December 6, 2016. Mohammad Shabeeh Raza, who was found guilty November 16, 2016, of online solicitation of a minor pled guilty Tuesday as he began the process for a second trial. The second trial was necessitated by an incorrect admonition given the defendant by his attorney. Instead of facing a second trial, Raza pled guilty and received 10 years in...
SSISD Education Foundation Grants Awarded Tuesday
Over $20,000 in funded Grants for Great Ideas were distributed Tuesday by the Sulphur Springs ISD Education Foundation. Foundations members Ryan McKenzie, Don Sapaugh, Miki Eddins, John Campbell, and Gena Prickette accompanied by SSISD Human Resource and Communication Director Rusty Hardin and Superintendent Mike Lamb made surprise visits to various campuses in the school district. This is the second year the foundation has presented...
“Updated” Durant Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession of Child Pornography
Monday morning in Eighth Judicial District Court, Dathan Artemus Durant, 58, was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Possession of Child Pornography, a Felony 2. Durant was charged in June, 2014. He, along with another Cumby man, was arrested in a child pornography sting operation. The two cases were not related. Durant’s case was developed through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force....
She Told Officer Syringe Used to Shoot Up Meth
At a local truck stop, a female sitting in a pickup truck and moving her jaw uncontrollably with sores on her face attracted attention to a possible need. Local law enforcement responded. Noting a green pouch and what appeared to be a syringe in the driver’s seat, the officer sought consent to search the vehicle. She told the officer that she used the syringe to shoot up methamphetamine. In his search he found two syringes in the...
