Sulphur Springs Man Arrested for Sexual Assault of Child
August 30, 2017 – Mejia Abraham Martinez, 22, of Sulphur Springs went to the Sheriff’s Office to be interviewed in reference to sexual assault allegations on Thursday at 9:13 p.m. He confessed to having sex with a child who was under 14-years of age. Martinez is in Hopkins County Jail charged with a Felony 2 Sexual Assault and is being held on a $75,000 bond.
Greenville Woman Arrested in Cumby on Warrant
Cumby Police Officer Ray Embro was dispatched to a residence on FM 275 North in Cumby regarding a subject that had a felony arrest warrant and was not supposed to be on the property. When he arrived on scene the subject, Tammy Leann Crouch, 46, of Greenville, was in the roadway. Crouch was wanted on a warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1 gram, a State Jail Felony. She is now in Hopkins County...
Villa Arrested in Mt Pleasant
Jimmy Villa, Jr., 26, originally of Sulphur Springs is in Titus County Jail following his arrest in Mt Pleasant late last week. He will be transferred to Hopkins County jail soon according to Bo Fox with the Sulphur Springs Police Department. Sulphur Springs Police had issued a warrant for Villa’s arrest following an incident reported at the Ferrari Inn in Sulphur Springs in the early morning hours of August 12, 2017. Villa...
Lady Cats Defeat Paris
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team defeated Paris, 3-0 on the road Tuesday in a match that took only about a hour. The Lady Cats won 25-17, 25-19 and 25-9. Setter Anden Hammack had a strong evening serving. She put together seven straight serves in set two. The Lady Cats were down 4-1 when she started and were up 8-4 after her last successful serve in the run. In set 3, the Lady Cats led only 13-7, when Hammack got points on 11...
Bookworm Box Initiates Texas Hurricane Relief By Matching Donations
The Bookworm Box in downtown Sulphur Spring is organizing a relief fund for Texas victims of Hurricane Harvey. An initial goal of $10,000 was set on Monday August 28, and in 24 hours, a flood of support caused that goal to be met. It was then matched by the Bookworm Box, and $20,000 in funds has already been dispatched. A second goal of $10,000 has now been set. Anyone who wishes to donate to the fund can do so by going to The...
Wildcats Football Coordinators Talk Friday Night at Sherman
Wildcats Football Offensive Coordinator Matt Young Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young compared his offense’s play in a Liberty-Eylau scrimmage last Friday to a roller coaster. Full of ups and downs, good things and bad things. He said the offense saw the consequences of not being consistent. Coach Young said he did see some positives, such as running backs running well and quarterbacks doing a good job of delivering the...
Sherman Coach Expects Bearcats Improvement This Season; Wildcats vs. Sherman Friday 7 p.m.
The head football coach of the Sherman Bearcats is J.D. Martinez. He’s in his second year at Sherman. Coach Martinez is a veteran coach. Sherman is his ninth coaching stop and he’s been in coaching 25 yards.The Wildcats face the Bearcats at Sherman Friday, 7 p.m. He expects his team to be better this year as his coaches have been on the job working with the players all this past year. Coach Martinez says his number one...
Game Day: Lady Cats’ Volleyball, Team Tennis
The Lady Cats’ volleyball team and the Wildcats’ team tennis squad have matches on this Tuesday game day. The Lady Cats will be renewing an old rivalry with Paris. The action will be in Paris. There will be a Freshman match at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday with JV and Varsity matches to follow. The Varsity match should begin at around 6:30 p.m. The Lady Cats’ varsity has a four game win streak. They defeated Caddo Mills at home...
Toliver Ford Receiving Donations for Dallas Help for Harvey Shelters
Brian Toliver Ford Lincoln in cooperation with Dallas’ Help for Harvey will be taking donations for those displaced by flooding and the damage created by Hurricane Harvey that is once again a tropical storm. The items will be taken by the Toliver Family to Dallas this weekend for distribution in shelters there. Among items needed are: new underwear and new socks, warm ups for men women and children, pillows, pillow cases, and...
