2 Dallas Area Women Arrested In Sulphur Springs On Marijuana Charge
Two Dallas area women were arrested Saturday night in Sulphur Springs for misdemeanor marijuana possession. Sulphur Springs police reported stopping a Chevrolet Cobalt around 9:30 p.m. Sept. 7 on Oak Avenue at Hinnant Street for an equipment violation. On contact with the 25-year-old DeSoto woman driving and the 25-year-old Lewisville passenger, the officer alleged he could smell a marijuana odor emitting from the car. A search of the...
4th Annual “Fruit of the Spirit Awards Banquet” Brings Cowboys’ Everson Walls to Town as Speaker
Pastor C.J. Duffey of Colorblind Ministries invites the community to be present as nominees are honored during the Fruit of the Spirit Awards and Banquet set for Saturday September 14, 2019 at 3pm in the Sulphur Springs High School Cafeteria, 1200 Connally Street. Nominees in nine categories of public service and ministry in Hopkins County were compiled during 2019, and recipients were selected for recognition. The event will also...
Sam Tatum Family, Friends Celebrate his 80th Birthday
Sam Tatum (left) with brother Dub Tatum of Holdenville, Oklahoma during the 80th birthday observance with family and friends Sammy Lewis Lee Tatum was born in September 1939 in Chitra, Oklahoma, the second among five siblings. His 80th birthday was observed at Sulphur Springs City Hall on Sunday September 8, 2019 with pulled pork sandwiches and picnic sides served buffet-style to the many dozen friends who came to wish him well....
At Least 5 Arrested Over Weekend On DWI Charges
At least five people were booked into the county jail over the weekend on driving while intoxicated charges, including one man accused of felony DWI, one who ran into a ditch and two on warrants. Joe Daniel Adams Joe Daniel Adams, 33, of Marshal was arrested at 7:53 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 30 by troopers for a third or more driving while intoxicated offense. Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers Chris Sorley and Rebekah...
Sulphur Springs ISD To Hold Hearing On Targeted Improvement Plans For 3 Primary Campuses
Security, HR, Campus Updates To Be Presented During Sept. 9 School Board Meeting A public hearing regarding targeted improvement plans for three primary campuses will be conducted during Monday evening’s regular meeting of Sulphur Springs Independent Shcool District Board of Trustees. The public hearing is required due to Bowie, Lamar and Travis Primary campuses’ state ratings, and will be conducted by Assistant...
Lady Cats Volleyball Gets Edged Out By Edgewood
Lady Cats Volleyball Team Takes Loss in Rematch With Edgewood on Friday The Lady Cats Volleyball Team had a second chance to beat Edgewood but the home team Lady Bulldogs got Another Win on Friday (September 6). After two sets it was anybody’s match to win with each team capturing a set. Edgewood opened play with a 25-20 set one win. The Lady Cats bounced back with a solid 25-13 victory in set two. But then the Lady Bulldogs...
Wildcats Football Lag Behind Lovejoy
Wildcats Football Team Shows Signs of Improvement But Mistakes Keep Wildcats From Getting a Win Friday Against Lovejoy The Wildcats Football Team looked much improved against Lovejoy Friday night (September 6) at Leopard Field in Lucas but the Wildcats mistakes kept them from getting their first win of the season. Lovejoy won, 34-27. For the second straight game, the Wildcats opened the game with a successful onside kick. Then the...
Sept. 9 Commissioners Court Agenda Includes Budget, Tax Rate, Records Preservation
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday will be asked to consider a number of financial matters at Monday’s regular court session. After a public hearing for the proposed 2020 budget, the commissioners court will be asked to consider approving both the the county tax rate and budget for 2020. No change is proposed in the tax rate, and the budget is reported to be very similar to that of the...
Go Ahead Given For New Business Building On Gilmer Street, Plus An 8-Unit Building And 6 Quadplexes
If you’ve driven down Gilmer Street at the Oak Avenue split this spring and summer, you most likely wondered what was planned for the property where the old house was removed. That is tabbed to become Stone Leaf Stone Leaf Addition Sulphur Springs City Council this week agreed to a request from GNZ Land Holdings, LLC, to combine several lots totaling 4.916 acres of property, just off Gilmer Street, into two lots. This will...
Ordinance Change Would Prohibit Scooters, Roller Blades On City Sidewalks
Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked at an upcoming meeting to approve on second reading an ordinance prohibiting most wheeled devices from being driven, rolled and ridden on sidewalks in “commercially zoned areas.” Ordinance No. 2760, as proposed would amend Chapter 25, Article VI of the city code, changing the title to “Bicycles, scooters and other wheeled conveyances.” The code would include...
