Sulphur Springs Man Arrested On Aggravated Assault Charge
A 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested on an aggravated assault charge Sunday night, according to arrest reports. Washington Emanuel Wilkins (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Chris Rosamond reported contacting the man at his Calvert Street residence in reference to a complaint that the man pointed a handgun at another man and threatened to kill him if the other man came around his daughter again. The incident...
Personnel Policy Changes Regarding How Work Hours Are Reported, 3 Other Matters Approve
Commissioners Court Approve Agreement With TxDOT For Timber Creek Road Bridge Replacement Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved an agreement with Texas Department of Transportation for replacement Timber Creek Road bridge, and personnel policy changes giving elected officials options regarding how county employees’ time is reported, amount given for out-of-town travel, inclement weather pay and date certain holidays are...
Vargas-Booth, Emigh Announced As Top Honor Graduates At North Hopkins High School
Chyloe Vargas-Booth and Emma Emigh are the tops honor graduates in the North Hopkins High School Senior Class of 2022. Both have attended NHISD since kindergarten and both said people have a hard time saying their names correctly. The valedictorian said few pronounce her first name correctly and the salutatorian said people typically stumble over her last name. Chyloe is pronounced Shy-Low or as if spelled Shiloh, while Emigh is...
Meal A Day Menu – May 23-27, 2022
Volunteers prepare meals at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and deliver them five days a week to Meal A Day program recipients in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. The Meal A Day Menu for the week of May 23-27, 2022 includes: Monday – Macaroni Taco Bake, Corn & Black Bean Salad and Sliced Tomatoes.Tuesday – Chicken Cacciatore On a Bed of Rice, Italian Vegetables and Garlic Bread.Wednesday – BBQ Beef Patty, Baked...
Williams Returning To High School As Principal
Sulphur Springs ISD Assistant Superintendent Josh Williams announced in a social media post Saturday afternoon that he will be returning to the high school as principal, pending board approval of the change. Williams had previously served as principal at the high school. In April of 2016, he was approved to become the assistant superintendent of secondary education and state programs in June of 2016. Derek Driver began his contract as...
2 Men Caught Trying To Withdraw Thousands From Someone Else’s Account At Local Bank
Two Dallas area men were caught trying to withdraw thousands from someone else’s account at a local bank, according to police reports. Isaac Clidell Woods (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro, in a May 17 arrest reports, stated he was dispatched May 5, 2022, as a backup unit in reference to a possible suspect inside a Gilmer Street Bank attempting to take money from another person’s bank...
Methamphetamine And Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Found During Cumby Traffic Stop
Pair Tries To Discard Contraband; Meth Found In Woman’s Makeup Bag And A Man’s Wallet Also At least five people were arrested on controlled substance charges following four different traffic stops May 17-20, 2022. A Wylie man was jailed on controlled substance charges after methamphetamine and hallucinogenic mushrooms and were found in his vehicle. A Sulphur Springs pair was reportedly caught discarding from a vehicle a...
SSISD Trustees Amend Code Of Conduct Regarding DAEP Placement For Seniors
Seniors’ Placement In DAEP Concludes On the Last Instructional Day Of School, Which Would Allow Participation In Graduation Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees during a special noon meeting Friday unanimously agreed to an amendment of the district Student Code of Conduct regarding DAEP placement for seniors. The trustees called the meeting to order, then entered into an executive session to discuss the proposed change...
Unemployment In Hopkins County Declines To Pre-COVID Rate In April
Franklin and Hopkins Counties continued to have the lowest unemployment rates in the Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area. In fact, unemployment in Hopkins County declined in April 2022 to the pre-COVID low of 2.8%, down from a seasonally adjusted rate of 3% in March 2022 and a 3.1% rate unadjusted for seasonal employment, according to the data published May 20, 2022 on Texas Labor Market Information website, for Texas Workforce...
Sulphur Springs FFA Chapter Recognizes Members’ Achievements
The Sulphur Springs High School FFA Chapter recently recognized members’ achievements and honors throughout the 2021-2022 school year at the 84th Annual Parent and Member Awards Banquet. The students kicked off the meeting with Chapter President Cash Vititow serving as toastmaster for the occasion. Sentinel Wayne Hinton giving the invocation, then serving lines opened for the buffet meal catered by Big Smith’s BBQ....