Solar Farm Experts To Speak at Dike Community Center
Monday April 24, 2023 head out to the Dike Community Center for information on Solar Farms and their impact on the environment. It all starts at 6pm. Andy Ivey will be speaking as an Anti-Solar and Anti-Abatement expert. You can find him on YouTube here: Andy Ivey YouTube Channel.
Lady Cats Softball Completes Back-to-Back Undefeated District Seasons
Lady Cats softball for the second season in a row has completed a perfect district season. Excluding a suspended 2020 season due to the coronavirus, Sulphur Springs has now won five straight district championships. Softball head coach David Carrillo said his players almost expect to win district championships, but that is because his team knows the third part of the season for the sport, playoffs, is the most important part of the...
Sulphur Springs Police Address Scam Calls
April 20, 2023- Sulphur Springs Police Department made a post on Facebook Tuesday addressing the several scam calls that residents have been receiving. Several residents of Sulphur Springs have been struck by these phone calls claiming to be the Police Department or any other law enforcement agency threating to arrest individuals unless they pay false fines for missing jury duty that they never had. Sulphur Springs Police Department...
Unmanned SpaceX Starship Explodes Over Gulf Of Mexico After Texas Liftoff
April 20, 2023- SpaceX experienced an unfortunate sight as one of their starships blew up mid-flight having launched from Brownsville South Texas, Thursday morning. After roughly four minutes of flight passed before the starship came tumbling down falling apart before finally blowing apart. The upper-stage Starship vehicle apparently did not separate from the booster, and four minutes after liftoff, the automatic flight termination...
Longview Police Searching For 63-year-old Missing Man
April 20, 2023– Authorities are asking for help finding a man that was reported missing from Longview. The Longview Police Department said that 63-year-old Mark Horner was last seen leaving his home on the south side of Longview Tuesday morning, driving a black 2018 Nissan Rogue displaying Texas license plate RFJ2817. Horner is described as weighing 300 pounds and standing 6′ tall with brown hair, a gray beard and walking with a cane....
Lexi McCoy, Lausen Ost Named SSHS Valedictorian, Salutatorian
Lexi McCoy and Lausen Ost were honored Tuesday morning as the top students at Sulphur Springs High School. Lexi McCoy achieved the honor of valedictorian with a 4.4773 grade point average. McCoy has achieved many academic UIL honors while attending SSHS. She competed in the most events in the entire school, and was recognized as an academics medalist. McCoy was state runner-up in the Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition. Being...
SSISD 27 Resignations, 7 New Personnel, and 9 Personnel Changes
April 19, 2023- Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees met Monday April 10th. During their regular monthly meeting several personnel changes were announced. A total 27 employees resigned from the district, 7 new employees have been hired on and a total of 9 employees have had their positions changed. Resignations: Robinson, Lisa – Assistant Superintendent, Administration Lamb, Michael – Superintendent, Administration...
PJC Women’s Basketball holding mini-clinics
Paris Junior College Women’s Basketball is planning a series of mini-clinics in the Hunt Center April 28 through April 30. One session is for those aged five to 10 and Grades 6-12 for the other three. All clinics will be held in the Hunt Center. “Last year’s clinic was amazing,” said PJC Women’s Basketball Coach Brittany Christian. “Don’t miss out this on this one.” Friday evening, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., is the Youth Immersion Clinic...
Suspicious Person Complaint Yields Arrest on Warrant
April 19, 2023 – Winnsboro resident CHRISTOPHER, SETH was arrested this week on a Tarrant County warrant. A call about a suspicious person ‘checking mailboxes’ on FM 3019 near Highway 11 was made around 11AM. When Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies responded, they found a man matching the description of the suspicious person walking north on FM 3019. A records check showed CHRISTOPHER, SETH, age 34, to have an...
Henson Back in Hopkins County Jail
April 19, 2023 – William Allen Henson, age 61, has returned to Hopkins County Jail this week. Henson, a self-employed resident of Winnsboro, TX, faces a controlled drug charge. The Hopkins County Sheriff’s office transported him from Wood County Jail where he was serving time for attempting to falsify a probation required drug test. He was found attempting to use a “FALSE DRUG TEST FALSIFICATION DEVICE”. His...
