Shepard Appointed Texas Downtown Association Vice President; Leaves Sulphur Springs for Lancaster Economic Development Post
Shane Shepard, Community Development Director for the City of Sulphur Springs, Texas, was appointed last Friday as the Vice President of the Texas Downtown Association (TDA). He was Treasurer in 2016. TDA is the statewide organization that provides resources for downtowns throughout the state. They have over 450 members from Main Street and non-Main Street cities. “Between Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs, I’ve been a member since...
“Update” Raza Found Guilty of Online Solicitation
Mohammad Shabeeh Raza was found guilty of online solicitation of a minor Monday afternoon following a morning trial before Eighth Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt. Northcutt remanded Raza into the custody of the Sheriff until the sentencing phase of the trial begins December 6 at 1:30 p.m. according to Assistant District Attorney Matt Harris. However, a short time later those plans are on hold as the court deals with an issue...
Walking on the Wrong Side of the Road Results in Drug Arrest
He was walking on the wrong side of the street in the 300 block of Beckham Street and that drew the attention of Sulphur Springs police. The officer stopped and noted that Larry Tyrone Goodson, 46, threw an item of contraband on the ground. The contraband was suspected cocaine. As the officer began the arrest, Goodson resisted arrest. After a short foot pursuit, Goodson was in custody and is in Hopkins County Jail charged with...
Local First Grader Produces Veterans Day Celebration
by Allison Bledsoe A local first grader, named Karen, put together a Veterans Day celebration in downtown Sulphur Springs Saturday morning with a little help from her mother and older brother. Vendors were present to raise money for veteran’s organizations, such as Highway Man Ink with airbrush tattoos, the local veterans homeless shelter, and Karen’s own booth with raffle tickets to several prizes. An entertainer from...
Wildcats End Play-off Run; Cumby Advances
The Wildcats’ football team saw their season end with a bi-district playoff loss to Mesquite Poteet, 57-21 at Lindale Friday night. Pirates Coach Kody Groves said before the game that his team, ten games into the season, still hadn’t put it all together yet. His view may be different now after the Pirates scored every time they had the ball in the first half. They racked over 400 yards of offense to build a 43-15 half time...
WannaGoFast Prepares for the Weekend
The Cadillac Racing folks were at work early Friday morning unloading high performance cars in preparation for the WannaGoFast weekend at the Sulphur Springs Airport. The gates open for spectators at 9AM Saturday and Sunday mornings. The event is limited to 150 cars each day, but cars that are entered are allowed to run multiple times. Although it is side by side racing, the cars compete against the clock and the radar gun to...
Garcia, Chambers Sentenced in ATV Theft Plea Agreements
Two leaders of the organized crime ring that stole ATV’s in Sulphur Springs and across a three state area made plea agreements in Eighth Judicial District Court Thursday afternoon. Christopher Lee Chambers, 29, was sentenced to 15 years and Dustin Kyle Garcia, 33, to 28 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Both defendants will do one half of the time on their sentence before being eligible for parole, according to Clay...
Wildcats Face Mesquite Poteet in Bi-District at Lindale; What the Coaches Are Saying
It’s playoff season and the Wildcats’ football team and Mesquite Poteet meet in a bi-district match at Lindale on this Friday night game day. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats are the visiting team and fans should sit on the pressbox side. The Poteet Pirates are 7-3 this season but the losses were to Denton Ryan, Mansfield Lake Ridge and Highland Park. The Wildcats are 4-6. The Pirates head coach is Kody Groves in his...
Maxwell Receives Texas Downtown Association’s Professional Excellence Award
Wednesday during their annual meeting in central Texas, The Texas Downtown Association presented Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell the Susan H. Campbell Award for Professional Excellence. It is the top award presented by the Association. Maxwell said he was honored to be recognized for the development of downtown Sulphur Springs. Maxwell credits a book, The Art of City Making, for the drive behind the local downtown...
