Sulphur Springs FFA Teams Place at Houston Livestock Show
According to Sulphur Springs FFA Advisor John Holland, the FFA Show team traveled to Houston for the Junior Heifer show and calf scrambles. Thursday night Blaine Flemens, Phillip Rater, and Brennan Murray all competed in the Houston Rodeo Calf Scramble. If students compete in the Calf Scramble they must catch a wild calf, halter that calf, and then lead it into the winners square in the middle of the NRG Arena (Houston Texan’s Arena)....
Lady Trojans Lose District Opener at Rivercrest
The Cumby Lady Trojans’ softball team lost their district opener at Rivercrest, 10-0 Tuesday. The game was scoreless through three innings before Rivercrest scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and six more in the fifth. The game was called after five innings. Lady Trojan Tori Mobley got the pitching loss going all five innings and striking out 8. The Lady Trojans leading hitters were Madison Simmons and Rainie...
Lady Cat Golf Sixth at Canton Tourney
The Lady Cats’ golf team finished in sixth place at a sixteen team tournament at Van Zandt Country Club in Canton Tuesday. It was the fifth tournament of the season for the Lady Cats. The team shot 427. Alissa Sotelo tied her best tournament round shooting a 99. Morgan Landers shot 104 and was not pleased according to Lady Cats Golf Coach Whitney Spigener. Emma Lane shot 107. Alyssa Underwood shot 117 and she too was not happy...
Northeast Texas Children’s Museum Announces Friendship Bridge Fundraiser
(March 21, 2017 Commerce, Texas) The Northeast Texas Children’s Museum will welcome area Bridge players to “Friendship Bridge” on Monday, April 10 at 1:30. The event is the longest running fund-raising event for the Children’s Museum. “We have watched friendships grow each year around the Bridge table, “said Nancy McFarland, co-chair of the event. “We enjoy seeing returning friends and welcoming...
Trojans Defeat Lions
The Cumby Trojans’ baseball team defeated Saltillo, 20-0 in a game stopped after 3 innings in Cumby Tuesday. The Trojans scored 16 runs in the first inning and added 3 runs in the second and 1 more in the third. The Trojans had 10 hits. Elmer Rodriguez got the pitching win for the Trojans allowing 3 hits and no runs over 2 innings while striking out 4. R.J. Valentine pitched a scoreless third inning allowing no hits and striking...
Radio Group Reorganizing as Day-to-Day Financial Discrepancies Led to Morgan Arrest
The Way Radio Group has begun the process of reorganizing their LLC, redoing their FCC license, and changing the format of one of the two stations they operate in Sulphur Springs. The changes come following the arrest of Craig Thomas “Moose” Morgan, who had served as president of the group and lead talent on “Moose in the Morning” on the country and western station. Morgan has been charged with a Felony 3 Theft and with Giving False...
Community Chest Begins “ReachOut Hopkins County”
The Hopkins County Community Chest has a new program called “ReachOut Hopkins County”. Counselors travel to sites around the county each Friday bringing to rural areas all the services offered at the Community Chest main office in Sulphur Springs . Their services include help in paying electric, water, propane or rent for low income households; hygiene items; prescriptions: eye and dental exams; enrollment into the Christian Alliance...
Marijuana, Meth, Pipes Found in US Postal Service Bag
A traffic violation led to a traffic stop at the corner of Beckham at WA Street Wednesday morning at 1:20 a.m. Miles Anthony Hutchings, 24, of Sulphur Springs was exhibiting nervous shaking and clenching of the jaw, signs of methamphetamine use. Hutchings was asked to exit the vehicle. A green leafy substance was found in the driver’s seat. The substance was believed to be marijuana. That lead to a probable cause search where the law...
Disturbance Leads to Arrest on Warrant
When responding to a disturbance on McBride Street, law enforcement identified all subjects involved. Records checks showed Justin Dewayne Humphries, 23, of Sulphur Springs wanted for Violation of Parole Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams. Humphries is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $30,000 bond.
