Lady Cats Softball Regional Semifinal Schedule Firmed Up
Lady Cats softball head coach David Carrillo announced Sunday, May 16, that the Regional Semifinal playoff series dates and times have been set, weather permitting. Sulphur Springs is set to take on the Lucas Lovejoy Leopards in the fourth round of playoffs held this week. Game 1 is set to tee off at 7 P.M. on Wednesday, May 19 in Rockwall. Game 2 will also be in Rockwall two days later on Friday, May 21 at 7 P.M. as well. Game 3, if...
1 Jailed On An Indictment And 6 Others On Felony Warrants
One man was jailed on an indictment and at least five others were jailed on felony warrants over the last three days in Hopkins County, according to arrest and jail reports. Thomas Russell David Barnes (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was notified a 28-year-old New York man was being held at Plaquemines Parish jail in Davant, Louisiana, at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2021, on a Hopkins County charge. HCSO...
Great Start to Operation VET Event, BBQ Cookoff, Games and Benefit at VFW
Friday evening was the opener for the annual Operation Victor Echo Tango, or OVET event in Sulphur Springs. Largely put on by a local family and sponsors, the grounds were full and the atmosphere lively in the ‘old rodeo arena’ section on the north side of the VFW grounds at 1 Veterans Drive along I-30. I arrived at sundown to discover that it looked like a tent city, with music playing, all available parking spaces filled...
Ranger Serves Inmate With Retaliation Warrant
A Texas Ranger served an inmate with a retaliation warrant at the county jail Friday afternoon. Tyler Gerard Maloney(HCSO jail photo) Tyler Gerard Maloney has been in custody since his arrest on April 21 on a location warrant for violation of probation, which the 23-year-old was on for a May 2020 theft of firearm charge. The Sulphur Springs man also had a Rockwall warrant for possessing 2 ounces or more but less than 4 ounces of...
Brookshire’s in Sulphur Springs To Host Ribbon-Cutting, Free Drive-Thru Breakfast Line May 19
News Release Representatives from Brookshire Grocery Co. and city officials of Sulphur Springs will gather from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday morning for an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the Brookshire’s Food Store in Sulphur Springs. To give back to the community, BGC’s Community Kitchen and team of employee-partners will serve free, breakfasts from 9 to 11 a.m. May 19 with a drive-thru service line. BGC invites the to...
Lady Cats Softball Sweeps Huntsville For Regional Semifinal Bid
The Lady Cats and Huntsville Lady Hornets softball teams traded runs throughout the entirety of Game 2, but Sulphur Springs emerged victorious Friday, May 12 by a score of 7-5. Speaking on how he thought game 2 of the series would go versus Huntsville, Lady Cats softball coach David Carrillo “Knew [the Lady Cats] were going to have to battle.” Both teams snagged a run in the second inning. LF Nicole Higgins got the...
Wanted McKinney Woman Attempted To Flee From Police
A wanted 51-year-old McKinney woman attempted to flee from police when contacted early Friday morning, according to arrest reports. Jeanne Yong Mi Chang (Collin County jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officers were contacted by Collin County law enforcement about a wanted McKinney woman thought to possibly be in the Sulphur Springs area in a white Mercedes-Benz. Officers were told the woman was also reported to be suicidal, the...
Lady Cats Softball Team Looks to Close Out Regional Quarterfinal Series Friday Night
The Lady Cats Softball Team has game 2 of their best 2 out of 3 Regional Quarterfinal Series with Huntsville Friday at 6:30 p.m. In Rusk. The Lady Cats lead the series 1 game to zero after Wednesday evening’s pulse pounding 1-0 win over the Lady Hornets in 8 innings at Whitehouse. This is a battle of perhaps the best team in their respective districts, the Lady Cats in District 15-5A and Huntsville in District 16-5A. Both teams...
Lady Cats Softball Team Gets Special Escort Out of Town On Their Way to Regional Quarterfinal Game Friday
A good number of supporters turned out Friday afternoon (May 14) at around 1 P.M. to give the Lady Cats Softball Team a send off to their game 2 of the Regional Quarterfinal Series with Huntsville in Rusk Friday evening. The Lady Cats bus was escorted to the city limits by Sulphur Springs Police, Campus police, a Sulphur Springs Fire Department truck and several EMS vehicles. From the parking lot outside Lady Cat Park, the route went...
ETA Josh Davis Presents a Variety Tribute Show at Reilly Springs Jamboree May 15
by Enola Gay Mathews Having grown up at Reilly Springs in Hopkins County, Texas, Josh began a lifelong love of the music of Elvis Presley at a very early age. He loved to watch Elvis movies, and throughout his childhood, he put on concerts for his parents, Gary and Debbie Davis, nightly before bedtime. He had memorized most lyrics to Elvis music and dialog to Elvis movies as an adolescent. I was first introduced to Josh, a 6-year-old...
