Dike Man Accused Of Evading Police In Vehicle
Eric Vincent Klemptner A Dike man was charged with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle Saturday night, after driving for a mile when police attempted to stop him. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Adrian Pruitt at 11:47 a.m. May 4 attempted to stop a Toyota 4Runner in the 1500 block of East Shannon Road for a traffic violation. However, instead of pulling over, the driver of the vehicle continued driving, with Pruitt following...
Police: THC Found During I-30 Traffic Stop
Linda Ann Perkins A routine traffic stop on Interstate 30 resulted in location of suspected THC and a felony arrest Sunday night Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Eddie Moon and Sgt. Joshua Shufeldt reportedly stopped Linda Ann Perkins, 44, of Memphis at 9:30 p.m. May 5 on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 125 for speeding and driving a Saturn Vie in the left lane and not passing. Upon contact, the officers alleged they could smell a...
Sanders Resigns As City Public Safety Director
James “Jay” Sanders, who is reportedly under investigation, has officially resigned from his position as public safety director for the city of Sulphur Springs. Sanders turned in his resignation on Friday, according to Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell. Sanders has been on administrative leave since about March 22, “due to his being involved in an ongoing criminal investigation by another agency. This action should...
SSHS Wildcats Baseball Area Competition Schedule
Wildcats Baseball Playoff Series for Area Round is Firmed Up It appears the Wildcats’ baseball team will be playing Joshua in the Area round series this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sunday evening Wildcats Baseball Coach Jerrod Hammack said the two teams had agreed to play game one Thursday at 7 p.m. in Prosper with game two Friday at 7 p.m. in Prosper. A third game, if necessary, would be played on Saturday with details still...
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo Releases Regional Quarterfinal Series Versus Hallsville
Lady Cats Softball Coach David Carrillo released the Lady Cats’ Regional Quarterfinal schedule next week against former district foe Hallsville. All games will be at Grand Saline on Thursday and Friday (May 9-10). Game one will be Thursday at 6:30 p.m.Game two will be Friday at 5:30 p.m. and game three, if necessary, will take place after game two. The Lady Cats have defeated Whitehouse in bi-district 14-4 and 6-3...
City of Sulphur Springs Election Results
For Place 4, Freddie Taylor is reelected. He received 412 votes and challenger Reiko Alexander 340 votes. For Place 5, Jeff Sanderson beat incumbent Emily Glass 407 votes to 360 votes. For Place 6, Doug Moore is reelected, receiving 566 votes to challenger Landon Thornton’s 158 votes. Also, all 13 propositional amendments to the city charter passed as well. It should be noted, all election results are unofficial until canvassed...
Wildcats Baseball Advance To Area Competition
Wildcats Baseball Come from Behind Win Saturday Results in Series Sweep Over Hallsville Wildcats Baseball 4, Hallsville 3 For the second time in their bi-district series, the Wildcats’ baseball team came from behind in the late innings Saturday (May 4) to defeat Hallsville, 4-3 at Mike Carter Field in Tyler to advance into the Area round. The Wildcats trailed 3-2 Saturday going into the bottom of the sixth inning. Austin Dodd...
Sulphur Springs City Council Agenda May 7, 2019
CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY 7, 2019 7:00 P.M. The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation.Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. A. National Nurse B....
City of Sulphur Springs Wants Your Opinion
The City of Sulphur Springs is encouraging residents of the city to complete an online survey about city parks. The short survey of 18 questions, will help the city gauge interest in a variety of opinions from it’s residents. There is even a place for additional comments on topics that may not be covered in the survey questions. The results will help the city to obtain parks and wildlife grants. It will also help with...
