Wildcats Football, Lady Cats Volleyball Are On Game Day Friday, Nov. 13
There are important football and volleyball contests on this game day Friday, Nov. 13. Football A playoff spot is on the line as the Wildcats’ football team travels to Greenville to face the Lions. It’s the third and last zone game for both teams. Both come in with 1-1 records in zone play with a victory over Corsicana and a loss to North Forney. The winner will be the zone’s #2 seed and will be in the playoffs. The...
2 Men Sentenced In District Court
Two men were sentenced in district court in Hopkins County on Thursday, according to court reports. Probated Sentence Michael Leslie Copeland (HCSO jail photo) Michael Leslie Copeland appeared before before 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt at 9 a.m. Nov. 12 for a sentencing hearing for a 2019 unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon charge. The 39-year-old Yantis man received a felony conviction and 10 years of probation...
Woman Jailed On A Money Laundering Charge
A 26-year-old woman was jailed on a money laundering charge early Friday morning, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams reported stopping a Toyota Rav4 at 10:55 p.m. Nov. 12 at the 128 mile marker on Interstate 30 west for a traffic violation. No HCSO jail photo available for Deras Maria Elizabeth Melara The occupant, a 26-year-old woman who told officers she lives in Dallas, reportedly was found...
Vehicle Burglaries And Thefts End In 3 Crashes, 1 Arrest, 1 Reported Fatality
Friday, Nov. 13 has been a busy one for local law enforcement. In a three hour span early this morning, local officials responded to what is believed to be a crime spree involving 3 stolen vehicles and several vehicle burglaries ended in 3 crashes, 1 arrest and one reported fatality, according to law enforcement reports. SWEATMAN,SUNNY LEA The activity began around 1:02 a.m. Friday with a report of a suspicious vehicle, possibly...
Nov. 11-12 COVID-19 Updates: 2 Fatalities, 10 New Cases
Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials in their Nov. 11-12 COVID-19 updates reported 10 additional Hopkins County residents have received positive COVID-19 test results. State reports also show 2 additional COVID-19 fatalities for Hopkins County. HC/SSEM Nov. 11-12 COVID-19 Updates HC/SSEM in their Nov. 11-12 updates reported seven new cases on Wednesday and three on Thursday. That makes 63 Hopkins County...
Sulphur Springs City Council To Call For Run-Off Election For Place 1
The Sulphur Springs City Council is scheduled to call for a run-off election for a Place 1 during a special noon meeting on Nov. 17. The City Council will first be asked to discuss and act on canvass of the Nov. 3 City Council Election for Places 1, 2, 3 and 5 on the Sulphur Springs council. Candidates in only two of the four election drew challengers. The special election was called to fill four seats on the council left vacant when...
Controlled Substances, Weapons Found During Two Traffic Stops
Controlled substances and weapons found during two traffic stops resulted in two felony arrests. Two others were also arrested on controlled substance charges Wednesday, including a man Special Crimes Unit Investigators reportedly caught making a drug transaction, according to arrest reports. South Broadway Street Traffic Stop Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Chris Rosamond reported stopping 38-year-old David Aaron Soto of Sulphur Springs...
Mexican Dinner Fundraiser for the Mexican Children’s Refuge, a Mission of Sue and Jerry Machetta of Yantis
Fundraising event: Friday November 13, 2020 from 4:30 til 8pm at Lake Fork Baptist Church Family Life Center, 9483 FM 515 at Alba, Texas. You are invited to a fundraiser Mexican dinner benefiting a children’s charity which is near and dear to the hearts of a Yantis couple, Jerry and Sue Machetta. Along with other volunteers, the couple travels to Nuevo Progreso, Mexico a few times each year to give one-on-one help to the...
New Band Trailer A Big Hit During Ceremonial Reveal
Semi Dedicated To Past Staff, Students, Administrators Who Built The SSISD Band Program The Sulphur Springs ISD Band program’s new trailer was a big hit during the ceremonial reveal Wednesday evening. Lead by a police car, the blue and gold semi trailer rolled down Houston Street and into the visitor parking lot at Gerald Prim Stadium Wednesday evening, where it received applause and cheers from an ecstatic gathering. SSHS...
Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Analyzes Lady Cats Loss at Hallsville Tuesday
Perhaps the Lady Cats winning the first set at Hallsville Tuesday night might not have been such a good thing after all. The Lady Bobcats then won the next three sets to take a 3-1 win that broke the Lady Cats 9-game winning streak in district games. Lady Cats Coach Bailey Dorner said the team might have become complacent after an easy set one win. She said a good team like Hallsville takes advantage of that. Coach Dorner said it was...
