Anthony Pierotti Of Paris Is New Instructor For Wildcats Marching Band Color Guard
Sulphur High School Wildcats Marching Band Color Guard receives direction from Anthony Pierotti, the new instructor. Anthony Pierotti from nearby Paris is the new instructor for the Wildcats Marching Band Color Guard. Pierotti has been conducting Color Guard camps on almost every Friday this summer since school let out. Pierotti says he became involved with Color Guard at the end of his junior year in high school and fell in love with...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Warrant For Aggravated Assault With Deadly Weapon
Aaron Michael Krahn A 20-year-old Sulphur Springs man was taken into custody by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Russell at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital at 7:30 a.m. Thursday on a warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The offense is alleged to have occurred on Nov. 29, according to arrest and jail reports. Laura Ruth Alsobrook and Aaron Michael Krahn were indicted during the June session for a Nov. 29...
Paris District Road Report for the week of July 29, 2019
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of July 29, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
Football Camp For Wildcats Entering 8th And 9th Grades Is Coming Up Next Week
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens and his coaching staff will be having a football camp next week just for Sulphur Springs ISD football players entering the eighth and ninth grades this school year. The camp will be taking place next Tuesday through Thursday, July 30-August 1, from 9:30 a.m. until noon each day in the high school Multipurpose Building. Cost of the camp is $20. The football camp for younger boys took place in late...
Man Accused of Choking, Holding Teen Against Her Will
Carlos Alberto Valle A 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested at 11:40 p.m. Thursday, at his West Industrial Drive residence, where he was accused of holding a 17-year-old against her will and choking her multiple times. Sulphur Springs Police were dispatched at 11 p.m. July 25 to the 1500 block of West Industrial Drive, where an assault involving strangulation was alleged to have occurred. After learning the victim had fled to...
Scenes from ‘Jungle Book: the Musical’ at Main Street Theater
Yes, we have live community theater in Sulphur Springs! Don’t miss your chance to catch “Jungle Book: the Musical” at Main Street Theater downtown on July 26, 27 at 7pm and July 28 at 2pm, plus three more performances on August 2,3 and 4. Reservations are recommended at 903-885-0107 or get tickets at communityplayersinc.com. Admission is $10 person. The 35-member cast is made up of the 2019 Children’s Summer...
Library’s Summer Reading Program is Wrapping Up
Librarian Hope Cain and her staff at the Sulphur Springs Public Library have enjoyed a ‘Pirates and Mermaids’ summer! That’s been the theme for the very popular reading program designed to encourage youngsters to read during summer vacation from school. It’s popularity is shown through the dozens of colored fish attached to the mural just inside the library entrance. Each of those fish represents an hour spent...
Wanted Garland Man Crashes Into Parked Car During Pursuit
Aspen Quayshawn Debase A 27-year-old Garland man wanted for a parole violation reportedly lead police on a brief vehicle pursuit, which turned into a foot chase when the man crashed the car he was driving into a parked vehicle at an apartment complex. Suspected cocaine was also found in the vehicle he was driving. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Brandon Murphy initiated a traffic stop on a Grand Marquis on North Jackson Street; the car...
Michigan Woman Jailed For Ecstasy Possession
Sharlita Britt-Watson An Interstate 30 traffic stop resulted in location of an Ecstasy pill in a Michigan woman’s wallet. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis stopped a Kia Sorrento at 11:06 p.m. on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 112 for a traffic violation. He received permission to search the SUV. A small, round blue pill was found inside Sharlita Michelle Britt-Watson’s wallet in her purse on the...
Candidate Filing For 3 Seats On Cumby City Council Open
Cumby City Council this week held a special meeting to order an election for Alderman Place 3, Alderman Place 4 and Alderman Place 5. The council is scheduled to meet again at 6 p.m. Monday at Cumby City Hall to call for a special election for mayor. Applications for candidates for these places on the council may be picked up and returned from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday through Aug. 19 at Cumby City Hall. Each is for a full...
