EDC, Ark-Tex COG To Host Oct. 30 Northeast Texas Transportation Summit
Business and industry leaders, city council and commissioners court members and staff from 14 counties across Northeast Texas will gather Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Sulphur Springs Country Club to discuss something that affects nearly everyone — transportation. The Northeast Texas Transportation Summit, hosted by the Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation and Ark-Tex Council of Governments, is designed to...
Hopkins County Records for Oct. 11, 2019
Records at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Land Deed Transactions Cody Lee and Kelli Lee to Mark Collins; tract in the Maria J. Santos surveyBeanie Dale Vice , who is also known as Benny D. Vice, and Sharon Kay Vice to Ian Zeringue and Jaci B. Zeringue; tract in the Elijah H. Pilano surveyMatthew D. Pryor, Stormi R. Pryor and Kelsey B. Pryor to Kelsy Kay Williams and Todd Ray Williams Jr.; tract in the Jane Russell surveyThekla...
Friday Game Day Features Wildcats Football At Home, Lady Cats Volleyball On The Road
The Wildcats Football Team will be attempting to win their second straight district football game Friday night, Oct. 11, at Gerald Prim Stadium. To do so they will have to defeat one of the district’s best teams, the Ennis Lions.The Lions are 5-1 so far this season and they are a perfect 4-0 in district play. They are tied with Corsicana for first place in the district standings. Meanwhile the Wildcats, 1-2 in district play and...
2 Arrested On Wildcat Way Thursday Evening
Two men were arrested about an hour apart Thursday evening at two different location on Wildcat Way, according to arrest reports. Michael Keith Rhodes Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy N. Marney and Sgt. Shea Shaw arrested 56-year-old Michael Keith Rhodes of Sulphur Springs at 5:04 p.m. at the intersection of Hillcrest Drive and Wildcat Way for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. Rhodes was...
Sulphur Springs Man Sentenced To 18 Years On Felony DWI Charge
Justin Karl Roderick Justin Karl Roderick, 61, of Sulphur Springs man was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 18 years in Texas Department of Criminal Justice for driving while intoxicated, third or more offense, according to arrest reports. The charge stems from a May 1 traffic stop. Roderick was reportedly seen drinking while driving. He was stopped on Hillcrest Drive and allegedly admitted to having an open beer in the vehicle, and...
SSPL Recognizes 3 Career Online High School Grads
Sulphur Springs Public Library celebrates Pamela Daniels, Marquasha Hawkins and Heather Miller’s graduation from Career Online High School. Based on 2017 census records, 19 percent of adults living in the city of Sulphur Springs lack a high school diploma. There are many reasons that students are not able to complete a high school education in a traditional timeframe. A young person may be pushed out of school with discipline,...
PJC Sulphur Springs News
PJC Sulphur Springs PTK inductees NEW HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS The Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society at Paris Junior College, held fall induction ceremonies for new members at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus this week. To be eligible for membership, students must have a grade point average of 3.5. Newly inducted members L to R: Raven Wedeking, Wendy Springfield, Misty Partin, Sadie Hargrove,...
Ewton Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Controlled Substance Possession
Anthony Glenn Ewton, 52, of Sulphur Springs was sentenced Wednesday in the 8th Judicial District Court to 20 years in prison for controlled substance possession. Jury selection was scheduled Sept. 9, with the trial set two weeks later for Ewton on possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance on Jan. 13 and possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance with...
