One Dead, Three in Critical Condition Following Accident Monday Afternoon
April 24, 2018 – One man is dead, as of Tuesday morning, and a mother and two children are in critical condition following a one vehicle accident on State Highway 19 north of Sulphur Springs and just north of the White Oak Creek bridges, according to Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings. Cummings told KSST News that as the accident was investigated it was thought there would be four fatalities but the quick work of EMS and the...
While Winning, Losing Benitez Represented SSHS Wildcat Tennis Well
Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez said senior Alex Benitez represented Sulphur Springs very well at the Regional Tennis Tournament last week in Allen. Coach Martinez said Benitez did that while winning and losing. Other than Benitez, only a girl from Greenville won a first round match while Texas High and Hallsville came up empty. In round two, Benitez was paired up with Michel Zobel, a German exchange student, with Midlothian and...
Coach Talk: Hammack on Wildcat, Carrillo on Lady Cat Verses Mt Pleasant
Hammack on Mount Pleasant Win Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said he always feels good when Ryan Humphries is on the mound for the Wildcats. Coach Hammack was on KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show last Saturday (April 21). Humphries got his third district shutout last Friday, 7-0 over Mount Pleasant. He has shut them out twice this season. Coach Hammack said the offense got off to a slow...
Six Year Sentence when Probation Revoked
Tina Valerie Darlin Boles, 38, was sentenced to six (6) years when her probation was revoked Monday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court. Boles was on probation for a 2012 conviction of Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams, a Felony 3. Boles was also sentenced to six years by Wood County District Court last month.
Probation Revoked and a Five Year Sentence
April 23, 2018 – Monday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court, Shelby Lynn Lyons, 34, was sentenced to 5 years when her probation for Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair, a Felony 3 was revoked. The charge dates back to January, 2016.
Former University of Memphis, University of Tennessee Basketball Player Sentenced in Eighth Judicial District Court
Former University of Memphis Tiger and University of Tennessee Volunteer basketball player, Cornelius “Scooter” McFadgon, 35, of Memphis, Tennessee and Dallas, Texas will serve 20 years for possession of Marijuana and 20 years for Possession of Cocaine following his plea in Probation Revocation cases heard in Eighth Judicial Court Monday. The sentences will run concurrent. McFadgon was arrested in June, 2014 when 2.5 pounds of cocaine...
Simpson Sentenced to 25 Years in TDJC
In an agreement between the District Attorney’s office and Larry Wayne Simpson, 46, of Commerce, Eighth Judicial District Court will sentence Simpson to 25 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, according to Matt Harris, Assistant District Attorney. Simpson entered a guilty plea for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 4-grams but less than 200-grams in the agreement. Simpson was the driver of an...
Miller Grove Qualifies 4 Hornets, 6 Lady Hornets for Regional Track
Miller Grove had four Hornets and six Lady Hornets qualify for the Regional Track Meet at an Area Track Meet last week at Mount Pleasant. Miller Grove was third as a team in Area. In the 1600-meter run, Albert Serrano was first, Kobe Robertson and second and Grant Earp finished fourth. All three also qualified in the 3200-meter run with a 1-2-3 finish, Serrano first, Robertson second and Earp third. Grant Sharp qualified with a third...
Regional Golf, Monday; Regional Track Friday, Saturday
Wildcats’ golfer Carter Lewis is representing Sulphur Springs at the Regional Golf Tournament for Region II in Class 5A Monday (April 23) at the Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. The tournament runs Monday and Tuesday. Lewis qualified for the regional tournament at the district tournament by shooting a 78 and 85. The Wildcats team finished in third place at district, just one spot away from qualifying. A fourth Wildcat will be...
