Woman’s Unusual Parking Job, Difficulty Using ATM Attract Police Attention
A 39-year-old Sulphur Springs woman’s inauspicious parking job at a bank ATM at 2:18 Sunday morning, Aug. 4, caught a police patrol officer’s attention and ended with her arrest. When the Sulphur Springs police officer went to check out the suspiciously parked Ford Explorer, he reported finding a woman on the phone, holding a credit/debit card. She allegedly said she was having issues with the ATM. The officer noticed...
Woman Accused of Alcohol Consumption, Spitting On Cop At Travel Center
A 23-year-old woman allegedly consumed alcohol on the premises of a local truck stop and displayed aggressive behavior toward officers who located her at another. She was arrested Saturday night, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs police were told the woman purchased alcohol and a stick of beef jerky, then began drinking the alcohol inside Pilot Travel Center. When told by store staff not consume the alcohol in the store,...
2 Jailed Over Weekend On Felony Warrants
Two men were booked into Hopkins County jail Saturday on unrelated felony warrants, according to jail reports. Gabriel Garza Cumby Police Officer Zack Steward arrested 35-year-old Daniel Garza of Grand Prairie man at 4:12 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, on a Tarrant County possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance warrant, according to arrest reports. Garza was in a Chevrolet 1500 pickup...
Sulphur Springs Man Reportedly Arrested On At Least 4th DWI Charge
Timmy Lynn Clark A faulty license plate light lead to a traffic stop and eventually the arrest of a 41-year-old Sulphur Springs man early Sunday morning on a fourth driving while intoxicated charge, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Burdick alleged he could smell alcohol on Timmy Lynn Clark as he spoke to him, after stopping him for the equipment violation on the Chevrolet Cobalt he was driving...
Success for Jayden Holly at the Texas Amateur Athletics Federation “Games of Texas” in July 2019
Jayden with medals earned during her two years with Texas Amateur Athletics Federation Although she has many family members and friends in the area, Miss Jayden Holly will be entering the Sulphur Springs School District for the first time in the Fall as a student athlete. In a follow up story on Jayden’s trip to the Texas Amateur Athletics Federation Games this summer where she participated in shotput and discus, here is her...
HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDIES IN EL PASO, TEXAS, AND DAYTON, OHIO
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Our Nation mourns with those whose loved ones were murdered in the tragic shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, and we share in the pain and suffering of all those who were injured in these two senseless attacks. We condemn these hateful and cowardly acts. Through our grief, America stands united with the people of El Paso and Dayton. May God be with the victims...
Arkansas Man Leads Deputy On High Speed Chase With Infant, Preschooler In Car
A 23-year-old Arkadelphia, Arkansas man lead deputies on a high speed chase off State Highway 154 south onto county roads, with an infant and small child in the car, according to arrest reports. Dillon Curtis Derry Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Chaney observed a 1998 Ford Mustang that didn’t have a front license plate travel past him at about 7:50 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. He turned around to catch up and see if it...
Governor Abbott Orders Texas Flags Lowered To Half-Staff In Honor Of El Paso Shooting Victims
August 3, 2019Director Dwight D. MathisCapitol Region VIITexas Department of Public Safety201 East 10th Street, Suite 600Austin, Texas 78701 Dear Director Mathis: The El Paso community was struck by a heinous and senseless act of violence today. Our hearts go out to the victims of this horrific shooting and to the entire community in this time of loss. As such, it is fitting that flags should be lowered immediately to half-staff in...
City Council Meeting Agendas For Aug. 5, 2019
CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS SPECIAL WORKSHOP MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 6, 2019 6:00 P.M. A special workshop meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in the Conference Room, at 201 North Davis. The following items will be discussed: Call to order.Discussions on proposed fiscal year 2019-20 budget.Adjourn. CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY...
