Fifty Shades of Grey… In Sulphur Springs?
With a line that literally ‘runs around the block’, people clamor to get their copy of the new book “Grey” signed by Author E.L. James Saturday morning. The wildly popular author made an appearance at ‘The Bookworm Box” here in Sulphur Springs. At one point the line outside ran from Gilmer, to Davis, and around to Tomlison. Tickets to the event sold out quickly. If you are thinking of running up...
County Added to Disaster List; Seeks $3.6 Million
Hopkins County is one step closer to being eligible for disaster funds due to excessive rainfall and storms after recent action from the Governor. County Judge Robert Newsom said an amended proclamation issued by Governor Gregg Abbott includes Hopkins County as a disaster county making Hopkins County eligible for federal and state funds. Newsom said the application made last week reported the county as having received six to eight...
Search Continues for Murder Suspect
Public assistance is requested by the Sulphur Springs Police Department as they continue their search for the elusive Tilton Joshua Isaiah Mapps of Greenville, according to SSPD CID Sgt. David Gilmore. The 20-year old black male is considered armed and dangerous. Mapps is wanted in the shooting death of Jonathan Trahern Young, 26, of Sulphur Springs. Gilmore thinks Mapps has connections not only in Greenville but in other areas of...
Days or Weeks Before Celebration Plaza’s Fountain is Repaired
“When will the fountain on Celebration Plaza be working again?” That question seems to be a top ten citizen’s query for Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell. Ksstradio.com reported the fountain’s drought Monday morning in an article stating “KSST reached out to the City of Sulphur Springs regarding the ‘Out-of-Order’ sign in the fountain. The City is not sure what really happened to the fountain, and...
“updated” Commissioner Wisenbaker Will Not Seek Reelection
County Commissioner Precinct 1 Beth Wisenbaker announced she will not seek reelection during a press conference Wednesday morning at the Hopkins County Courthouse. In stating her intention, Wisenbaker stated that she is convinced there is something great in her future. However, she added, she needed to shut this door first. Wisenbaker said her decision came after she had “thought long and hard about it and I prayed about...
Alliance Bank, Grocery Supply Underwrites Independence Concert
Alliance Bank and Grocery Supply made donations to the Sulphur Springs Symphony League Tuesday for this year’s Independence Concert on the Plaza coming up June 27. Tom Sellers with Alliance Bank and Mickey McKenzie with Grocery Supply presented checks to Kayla Price with the Symphony League. Ms. Price said they could not do the concert without these...
Two Structure Fires Keep Fire Departments Busy
Area fire departments were kept busy with a couple of structure fires, one Monday night and one early Tuesday morning. The Sulphur Springs Fire Department asked for assistance from the Hopkins County Fire Department on a house fire in the 1,000 block of North Davis shortly after 9 p.m. Monday. Fire damage was mostly confined to the kitchen of the home. Later just after 4 a.m. Tuesday, four Hopkins County fire units responded to a...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested on Controlled Substance Warrants
A 22-year old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at his home by the city and county Special Crimes Unit for outstanding drug warrants at 9:30 p.m. Monday. Tyler Stephen Halerumal was charged with two counts of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance before Justice of the Peace B.J. Teer. Judge Teer set bond at $50,000 for a count involving more than 4 grams but less than 200 grams and $25,000 for a count over 1 gram but...
Burglar Receives 15 Year Sentence
Alejandro Mejia-Luna was sentenced to 15 years in the Texas Departmentof Corrections after he plead guilty to seven counts of burglary of a habitation. Mejia-Luna plead guilty before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt. Mejia-Luna was arrested March 22 of this year when Deputy Richard Brantley apprehended him after observing Luna coming out of a Church Street residence. Officers uncovered a number of items stolen not only...
