Three Arrested for Possession of Meth at Apartment
Sulphur Springs Police were called to a location in the 1400 block of Industrial Drive at approximately 8 p.m. Wednesday regarding suspicious activity. Three individuals were arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram following a consent to search the apartment. During the search, two glass pipes commonly used to smoke Methamphetamine were found along with a clear plastic baggie containing a...
Man in Camouflage Near SSMS In Police Custody
An adult male dressed in camouflage and camouflage face paint is in police custody Thursday morning after he was found in a field behind the Sulphur Springs Middle School. At approximately 8 a.m., a SSISD Police Officer alerted Sulphur Springs Police to the presence of a suspicious individual behind the school. The school went into a soft lockdown according to Rusty Hardin, SSISD Communications Director. A soft lockdown is a security...
Chamber Connection
The 49th Stew Contest will be held on Saturday, October 27th, in Buford Park in Sulphur Springs. Stew sponsorship letters and cook letters have been mailed. Friday, September 14th is the deadline to keep your stew site from last year. On Monday, September 17th, all unclaimed sites will become available to new cooks. If you would like to sponsor stew or cook stew this year, please give us a call at (903) 885-6515, and we will get you...
Local Pilot Club Donates to A Walk to Remember
The Sulphur Springs Pilot Club made a $ 175.00 donation to the 2018 A Walk To Remember Campaign. Pictured left to right in front of the Raffle Quilt: Marilyn Holt, Beverly Owens, Karon Weatherman, Tammi Reardon and Brenda Monroe
Don’t Miss the 2nd Annual Brick Street Vintage Market on September 15, Sponsored by the Sulphur Springs Downtown Business Alliance
Over 60 vendors of art, antiques, collectibles, woodcrafts, junque, handmade soaps and lotions, quilts, needlework and much more will be centered downtown Sulphur Springs all day on Saturday September 15. The market will be open from 8am til 5pm, with vendors, demonstrations and attractions lined up on Connally and Main Streets and across Celebration Plaza. No need to worry about something to eat! All the downtown restaurants, coffee...
Clown Alley Soon to Bring Smiles to Sulphur Springs
In case you didn’t know it, we have an association of professional and amateur clowns in Hopkins County. In fact, the group has applied to become recognized by the Texas Clowns Association to be chartered “Memory Makers Clown Alley”. The group held an organizational meeting at The Roc and a core group of interested individuals was there, each with an established act for parties, parades and festivals. Watch for them...
Dinner Bell Menu For September 12, 2018
Community Partner: Amanda and Jarred Pickett Menu: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Bacon Infused Green Beans Pear and Feta Salad with Poppy Seedless DressingButtered French BreadCarrot CakePear and Gelatin Dessert (the no added sugar dessert) We have the ice in the cups and the tea/water ready to pour. Relax, get out of the heat, and enjoy some good company at The Dinner Bell. Served Wednesdays at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist...
Jahangir Agrees to Three Year Sentence
Zain Jahangir, 32, agreed to three years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice when his probation for online solicitation of a minor was revoked Monday in Eighth Judicial District Court, according to Matt Harris, Assistant District Attorney. Three years ago, November, 2015, Jahangir, who lived in McKinney at the time, lost his way to a meeting that he had arranged a meeting for the purpose of a sexual encounter with one who he...
Accident Claims Life of SSHS Student Driving to School Tuesday Morning
September 11, 2018 – An accident at 7:21 a.m. Tuesday morning near the I-30 118-mile marker west of Sulphur Springs resulted in the death of Starla Rae Rose Hanson, 17, of Brashear. She was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings. According to her family, Hanson was driving from her home on her way to school at Sulphur Springs High School. Hanson’s vehicle began to hydroplane on the south service road...
