Three Young Men Arrested For Possession and Intent To Sell Controlled Substances
Sulphur Springs Special Crimes Unit officers arrested three young men who were in possession of and intending to sell narcotics to high school students in two separate incidents on Thursday. On Thursday morning Sulphur Springs High School officers discovered that Cameron Blayne Davis, 17, was in possession of a approximately 13 Xanax pills. Davis was attempting to sell the pills to other students at the high school. SCU Sergeant Mark...
Hopkins County EMS Receives AHA Mission:Lifeline EMS Gold Award
Hopkins County EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Hopkins County EMS provides 9-1-1 ambulances to approximately 6500 requests for service annually in Hopkins and Delta Counties in Northeast Texas. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial...
Salute to Excellence: 2016 Awards Assembly Presents $1.5 million in Scholarships
Scholarships and Awards totaling near $1.5 million were handed out Thursday night at the 2016 Awards Assembly in the Sulphur Springs High School varsity gym. The annual awards night recognized academic and athletic achievements that garnered both monetary reward and state and regional recognition. Top graduates were recognized including 23 students in the top 10% of their class and 16 students in the top 10% who participated in a UIL...
Tira News By Jan Vaughn
Tira News By Jan Vaughn Tira Mayor Floyd Payton has submitted his resignation, due to health issues. The City Council will meet on Tuesday, June 7th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Tira Community Center. They consider filling Mayor Payton’s position and appointing a new member to the council, to fill the vacancy, in addition to conducting their regular quarterly business. Martha Payton expects that Floyd will be able to come home from rehab by...
Deals Going to Vegas!
You can save big bucks by booking your hotel and flight at the same time to go to Las Vegas. Although Las Vegas has become a very popular destination for conventions, there are over 150,000 hotel rooms in the city and at certain times of the year, the room rates are very cheap. Couple that with so many flights from DFW to Las Vegas, and you can have a very cheap getaway. Use this link to find the best deals for your next trip to...
Greenville PD Warns Area of IRS Scam
The Greenville Police Department has been informed of an IRS Scam where an individual claims to be an employee of the IRS, but they are not. The individuals call from various phone numbers. Victims are told they owe money to the IRS and it must be paid promptly through a pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. If the victim refuses to cooperate, they are then threatened with arrest. If the phone isn’t answered, the scammers...
Producers Sell Over 5,000 Head of Cattle AT NETBIO Sale
Livestock producers from throughout Texas and neighboring states converged on the Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission Wednesday to market their cattle at the May Northeast Texas Beef Improvement pre-conditioned stocker and feeder calf sale. Consignors shipped 5,162 head of calves and yearlings to the NETBIO sale that drew a big crowd of sellers, buyers and visitors. “We had a lot of good cattle consigned to the sale and there was a...
Commonplace Surgeries at Rural Hospitals are Safer, More Economical
Rural hospitals are facing the threat of closure but a recent study calls in question national policies that set medical and surgical rates for these hospitals. According to findings published in the May 17, 2016 Journal of the American Medical Association having a commonplace surgery may be safer when done in a rural hospital compared to a suburban or city hospital. The research reviewed 1.6 million surgeries performed at 828 rural...
Primary Run-off Early Voting Continues Through Friday
Hopkins County early voting numbers are running near normal for a run-off Primary Election according to County Clerk Debbie Shirley. Through Thursday at 10:33 a.m., 239 Republicans and Democrats have cast ballots. Early voting continues through Friday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the SSISD Administration Board Room on Connelly Street. Texas voters return to the polls May 24th 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. to cast ballots in the run-off election....
