Lions Club Christmas Parade Winners, Mayor’s Choice Awards Announced
The Lions Club meets Tuesdays at noon at Pizza inn Sulphur Springs opened the 2018 holiday season with a number of activities… the Downtown Business Alliance Tree Lighting Ceremony, a Christmas Tree Decorating Contest sponsored by EMS, and the annual Lions Club Lighted Christmas Parade, all on Monday December 10, 2018. Floats and other entries entered the “Best Of” competitions in the parade, and we learned the...
PJC Sulphur Springs Welding Check on Student Projects
CHECKING PROJECT PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding instructor John Plemons, right, measures and checks the welding projects of structural welding student Alyssa Hall of Emory and pipe welding student Wesley McDonald of Dike before the fall semester ended. The campus is closed for the holidays. Offices will reopen Jan. 3 for registration and preparation for the spring semester that starts Jan. 22.
Game Day: Wildcats at Tyler Lee; Lady Cats Host North Lamar
Wildcats Basketball Game Day at Tyler Lee The #8 ranked Class 5A Wildcats have another game date against a Class 6A team on the road on this Tuesday game day (December 18). The Wildcats face Tyler Lee. There will be a freshman contest at 5 p.m., a JV contest at 6:15 p.m. with the varsity game scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats come in with a 10-6 season record. They will be trying to break a four game losing streak. Three of those...
Local Man Attempts to Flee DPS on County Road
Fleeing a DPS Trooper on County Road 4724 at speeds between 60 and 70 miles per hour, Jose Alejandro Gomez-Murillo, 19, of Sulphur Springs failed to negotiate a 90-degree left turn and struck a fence. The vehicle came to rest in a ravine in a pasture. When taken into custody,Gomez-Murillo was smoking a marijuana cigarette. Later two clear plastic baggies containing suspected marijuana were found in the ravine where the vehicle,...
SCU Arrests Three for Possession; One Wanted in Rains County
December 18, 2018 – Three people were arrested Monday afternoon after Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit received information regarding the location of Nathan Josiah Gaby, 33, of Sulphur Springs. Gaby was wanted on a felony warrant. Officers observed a white passenger vehicle matching the description of Gaby’s personal vehicle at a residence in the 800 block of College Street. As the homeowner, Michaelea Dianne Moss, 32, was...
Cumby Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Sulphur Springs Man
Cumby Police arrested Michael Anthony Williams, 50, of Sulphur Springs for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1 less than 1-grams, Possession of a Dangerous Drug, and Driving While License Invalid. Williams was driving a vehicle with a defective license plate light when he passed the stationary Cumby officer on the West Bound Service Road of I-30 at the 499 overpass. When it was found his license invalid, the officer...
Miller Grove, Saltillo Teams Honored for Cross Country Titles
Monday morning, December 17, 2018, Miller Grove Cross Country Teams and the Saltillo Lion Cross Country Team were honored for their accomplishments at state competition as Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom read proclamations on the courthouse steps. MILLER GROVE School Boys Cross Country Class 1A State Champions WHEREAS, The 2018 Miller Grove Cross Country season began in May. The team goal was to get back on the...
Cipoletta Prepares Wildcats for District Race
Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta discussed the #8 ranked Class 5A Wildcats Friday evening loss at now #4 ranked Class 6A Jesuit of Dallas and a variety of other topics on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning (December 15) Coaches Show. Jesuit defeated the Wildcats, 86-68. Coach Cipoletta said the Rangers were good and added they were hard to guard. The Wildcats had to play without 6-foot-9 post Xavier...
