Winnsboro Police Report September 4-10, 2017
Winnsboro Police Department arrested four (4), responded to 139 calls for service, issued 34 citations, and wrote 28 warnings during the September 4-10, 2017 report period. Larissa Benson, 27, of Scroggins was arrested September 4th on a Hopkins County warrant. Eric Stokes, 34, of Winnsboro was arrested September 4th on a City of Winnsboro warrant. Judith Arata, 34, of Winnsboro was arrested September 6th for Assault Causing Bodily...
Wildcat Football Coordinators Review Avalon; Plan for Paris
Wildcats Offense Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young says the biggest compliment he can give to the Wildcats’ offense is that they stuck with it last Friday in an 18-13 Wildcats’ win in a defensive struggle against Avalon of Maryland. He admits the first half against the Black Knights was not a pretty one. A big part of the problem was unsuccessful third down and short conversions. In the first half, the Wildcats...
“Ribeye Roundup”Judges Selected for Oct. 6 Downtown Cook-off, Concert
The NetBio Cattleman’s Classic and Ribeye Roundup is a major annual event in downtown Sulphur Springs, set for Friday October 6, 2017. The 3rd annual steak cook-off will be going on through the day, with educational producer programs starting at 2pm in the courthouse followed by 6 pm outdoor dinner and concert by Stoney LaRue at 8 pm. Tickets are $25 each, available at Texas Heritage National Bank and at Brookshire’s. The...
Game Day: Lady Cats Begin District; Team Tennis Host Marshall
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team and the Wildcats’ team tennis squad are in action on this Tuesday game day. Both have district matches. For the Lady Cats, they will be opening district play Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in Texarkana against Texas High. The Lady Cats enter district play with a 17-10 record in pre-district play. In their last game before district play last Friday, the Lady Cats defeated Pleasant Grove 3-1 at...
SSISD Board Hears Security Audit
Students from Douglas Intermediate School showcased the Flipgrid app for Sulphur Springs School Board members Monday night during their regular session. The 5th grade students displayed the app with the assistance of Mrs. Shelley Burton to demonstrate one of the many things taking place to develop learning at the Intermediate School. The board also heard a report on accountability ratings and campus security audits. Superintendent...
AMBUS Team Returns; Presented Report to Hospital District Board Monday
Hopkins County EMS AMBUS and the six paramedics that were deployed to South Texas to assist in medical care and transport during Hurricane Harvey have returned. Monday night, Brent Smith and Jeff Sanderson presented a report of their activities to the Hopkins County Hospital District Board during their monthly meeting. The team served in Victoria, Rockport, and Beaumont. Deployed to the staging center in San Antonio, their work began...
Corrected Story: Love’s to Build Travel Center on West Side of Sulphur Springs
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores will establish a new location on State Highway 19/South Hillcrest Dr., across the street from the Pilot Travel Center. The 20-acre land transaction had hinged on an agreement regarding signage, according to sources. The Waite Family Trust, owner of the remaining 67 acres of Old Tyler Estate had the property rezoned about 15 years ago. The Trust will continue to manage the remaining 47 acres of...
“Birds of a Feather” Quilt Show’s Many Features Brings Pride to Sulphur Springs
Judge Robert Newsome, Mayor John Sellers and former Mayor Lydia Bryant will have a hand in this year’s Lone Star Heritage Quilt Guild’s annual Quilt Show by naming their choice of “Pride of County”, “Pride of Downtown”, and “Best Use of Color” from the over 120 quilts entered in the show. The quilts will be hung for display inside The Roc, 115 Putman Street, on Friday September 15 from...
Local Man Arrested for Possession of “Dope”
When Kyle Dayne Belz, 23, of Sulphur Springs told the Hopkins County Deputy that his vehicle broke down at the 7-Star parking lot and that he was walking southbound on Highway 19 to get to Birthright, the deputy told Belz that he was walking in the wrong direction. The deputy knows Belz and asked if he had anything on his person that was illegal. Belz became nervous and began emptying his pockets without direction to do so. A small...
