The Edge Conditioning Program Hits Half Way Point
Sulphur Springs ISD’s The Edge conditioning program hit roughly the half way point after workouts Thursday morning (June 27). Three weeks are done with roughly three weeks to go. There will be no Edge on Tuesday, July 9 and Wednesday, July 10. Wildcats Football Coach and Athletic Director Greg Owens says these are UIL mandated dead days and no athletes are allowed at athletic facilities. That leaves ten days of The Edge left....
Central Baptist To Hold 70th Anniversary Celebration
Central Baptist Church’s 70th anniversary will be celebrated Sunday, June 30, with special guests, food and fellowship. A combined service for all ages will begin at 10:30 a.m. No formal Sunday school will be held June 30, but all are welcome arrive early for fellowship at 9:30; breakfast will be provided. Bro. Don Baier will be the special guest speaker and worship will be led by Jason Starrett for the anniversary service....
‘Men’s Health and Prostate Cancer’ Interview with Dr. Loren Ost, Urologist
Meet Loren Ost M.D, a Urologist practicing in Sulphur Springs at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital’s Healthplex, 113 Airport Road. Dr. Ost shares his clinic with Nurse Practitioner Leah Irving, a career nurse who has assisted his practice for the eight years since Dr. Ost established his practice in Sulphur Springs. Originally from Chicago, trained in Cincinnati and with a 10-year practice in his home state of Illinois, Dr. Ost...
Man Who Allegedly Followed Former Girlfriend After Disturbance Jailed For DWI
A 24-year-old Sulphur Springs man alleged to have followed his ex-girlfriend from a disturbance toward the sheriff’s office ended up going to jail for drunk driving, according to sheriff’s reports. Sulphur Springs police first became aware of the man after stopping a white pickup about 2:50 a.m. Thursday in the 300 block of Rosemont Street for a taillight violation. As he did, the officer reported seeing a white Toyota...
Sulphur Springs Woman Served With Eviction Notice, Misdemeanor Warrant
A 42-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was not only served with an eviction notice but taken to jail on a misdemeanor theft warrant Wednesday evening.Precinct 2 Constable Bill Allan, accompanied by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Cpl. Todd Evans and Deputy Chris Baumann, went to a Helm Lane apartment to serve the female resident with eviction papers. He was also informed the woman was wanted for theft of service.Allan reported talking to...
Win Two Tickets to the Easy Rider 50th Anniversary Event July 14 or 17, 2019
Restored in 4K by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Easy Rider returns to cinemas for a special 50th Anniversary event! A film that Time Magazine hails as “one of the ten most important pictures of the decade” experience the real, uncensored ’60s counterculture in this compelling mixture of drugs, sex, and armchair politics. In the role that catapulted him to stardom, Jack Nicholson portrays an alcoholic attorney who...
Police Seek Tips Regarding June 24 Gas Station Robbery
Sulphur Springs Police are seeking help in locating a suspect who reportedly robbed a West Industrial Drive Shamrock gas station Monday morning. The suspect, described as a black male with dreadlocks, reportedly had a mask covering his face when he entered #1 Stop at 5:55 a.m. June 24. The man allegedly sprayed mace into the clerk’s face, spoke to her and left with money, SSPD Sgt. Brandon Mayes said Tuesday. The store clerk was...
State Highway 19 Traffic Stop Results In Passenger’s Arrest On A Felony Warrant
Christopher Lee Whitaker A State Highway 19 north traffic stop resulted in a felony arrest Wednesday. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Davis stopped a GMC flatbed pickup at 7:24 p.m. June 26 on SH 19 north at County Road 4760 for a traffic violation. The passenger, identified in arrest reports as 43-year-old Christopher Lee Whitaker of Sulphur Springs, allegedly showed signs of nervousness while Davis was talking to the...
Winnsboro Man Jailed After Methamphetamine Found In Flashlight In His Vehicle
Kenneth Kevin Kirtley A 57-year-old Winnsboro man was arrested on a controlled substance charge after suspected methamphetamine was found in a flashlight in his vehicle. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman was dispatched at 6:26 a.m. Wednesday to the 1200 block of North Jackson Street, where the man was reported to have been sitting inside a parked Chevrolet Trailblazer for more than an hour. Upon arrival, Hoffman reported...
