Texas Schools Received Fake Active Shooter Threats Thursday
April 14, 2023- Several Texas schools have been suffering from fake shooter reports, the latest in this list of reports was Tyler Junior College and West campuses on Thursday April 13. Some of the schools who received these hoax calls are as follows: Baylor University Collin College Plano Campus Texas Wesleyan University, Del Mar College in Corpus Christi Texas A&M The Galen College of Nursing School in San Antonio The Lamar...
No Seatbelt Lands Heath Texas Man in Jail
April 14, 2023 – James Edward Arnold, age 54, was arrested this week by DPS on Interstate 30. The initial traffic stop was for failure to secure his seatbelt. James ‘Jim’ Arnold was traveling east on I-30 around 2:30pm. A DPS Trooper saw Arnold pass and noticed Arnold did not have his seatbelt on. During the traffic stop, the Trooper detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The Trooper saw a...
Disturbance on Houston Street Yields Drug Related Arrest
April 14, 2023 – Lauren Serene Maxwell was arrested by Sulphur Springs Police after they responded to a disturbance on Houston Street. The disturbance occurred around 6pm. The disturbance was determined to be a verbal argument between Maxwell, age 30, and a male occupant of the residence. During a routine records check it was found that Maxwell had an outstanding warrant on a controlled substance charge. After a brief struggle...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Trustee Building Update
April 13, 2023- Hopkins County Commissioners Court, the sheriff, chief deputy and jail administrator met with SEDALCO Construction Services to discuss progress and get some clarification for some items for construction of the facility. In November, the Commissioners Court approved a guaranteed maximum price contract for $4,799,477 for a 48-bed trusty facility, which is still within the $4.9 million budget for the...
Tennis sees their season come to a conclusion at Regionals
Coach Tony Martinez and his team wrapped up their season on Wednesday, Apr. 12 as five players failed to move on to the state meet held later this school year. Sulphur Springs played hard and well throughout their time at the Regional tournament, but could not make enough damage to clinch a spot at the final competition for 4A tennis. “We did well,” Coach Martinez said, adding his team did as well as they thought the team...
Lake Country CASA is Calling All Superheroes
April 13, 2023 – Lake Country CASA is calling all Superheroes. Put on your best superhero costume and join Lake Country CASA at Chick-Fil-A on April 27th. If you dont have a costume, or it’s at the cleaners, be one of the first people to the event and receive a free cape. April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and this event hopes to bring awareness to that critical issue. Chick-Fil-A of Sulphur Springs will be donating a...
Math Class at the Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Center
MATH CLASS Robert Talley, instructor of mathematics at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center, answers questions for some of the students during a recent class. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs Talley math
Sulphur Springs Spring Market On Main St.
April 12, 2023- Spring Market will be open on Saturday, April 22 from 9am to 4pm on Main St. Spring items inside and out with clothing, crafts, décor, food and even gifts available. Entry is free for all those who wish to attend. This event is sponsored by the Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance.
Texas Senate Passes Bill To Redefine Fentanyl Charges
April 13, 2023- Texas Senate has recently passed Senate Bill 645 that would redefine fentanyl poisoning as murder for purposes of prosecution and death certificates. Over the past two years, the Texas Department of Public Safety had seized over 353 million lethal doses of fentanyl, enough to kill almost every person in the United States. The author of the Bill Sen. Joan Huffman, attached a floor amendment to SB 645 defining the...
Texans Owed Millions In 2019 Tax Refunds, Deadline July 17
April 13, 2023― The Internal Revenue Service announced today that nearly 1.5 million people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2019 but face a July 17 deadline to submit their tax return. The IRS estimates almost $1.5 billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven’t filed their 2019 tax returns yet. The average median refund is $893 for this year, and the IRS has done a special state-by-state...
