Bryant-Lacy Assessed 180-Day State Jail Commitment
Isaiah Deonte Bryant-Lacy, 22, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody at 10:15 a.m. Friday at the courthouse after being sentenced to serve a 180-day state jail commitment, according to arrest and jail reports. Bryant-Lacy was scheduled to appear in the 8th Judicial District Court May 31 for sentencing on two different charges: a May 19, 2016 possession with Intent to deliver less than 28 grams of a Penalty Group 3 controlled...
I-30 Traffic Stop Results In Warrant Arrest
A routine traffic stop on Interstate 30 resulted in arrest of a wanted Farmers Branch woman. Cumby Police reported stopping a Mazda 6 around 2:45 p.m. May 31 at the I-30 west rest area near Cumby after observing the gray car traveling 89 miles per hour in a 75 mph speed zone on I-30 west. A routine records check using her driver’s license information revealed the driver, a 36-year-old Farmers Branch woman, to be wanted by Dallas...
Dinner Bell Menu For June 5th, 2019
Christus Mother Frances Hospital is the Community Partner. Can you believe it is already June and the official start of summer is coming soon?! This menu says summer is here already! Oven Barbecued Chicken Thighs Savory Creamed Corn Fried Cabbage Super Salad Cornbread Muffins Blueberry Mousse Pears in Cherry Gelatin (the no added sugar dessert) Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church)....
Senior Citizens Center Offers Many Events For Residents Age 50 and Over
There are a lot of activities offered at and hosted by the Senior Citizens Center, including ongoing weekly activities as well as special monthly and annual events. ” This is a busy place. Come and reconnect with some old friends or meet some new ones. The coffee pot is always on complements of Guaranty Bank,” said Karon Weatherman, program and marketing director for the Senior Citizens Center.Weatherman has provided the...
Renaming of Jackson Street Would Honor J.D. Franklin
If city officials approve the proposal, Jackson Street could soon be renamed in honor of a local resident. Sulphur Springs City Council members will be asked to consider a resolution allowing all or at least a section of Jackson Street to be renamed J.D. Franklin Street. According to City Manager Marc Maxwell, Resolution No. 1168 is in answer to a community request. He said a citizen approached him and asked to rename the street in...
Hopkins County 4-H Members Earn District Honors
4-H is the largest youth organization in the United States. Close to 200 youth are members of 4-H in Hopkins County. Several members participated in District 4-H contests recently, and brought home numerous awards. The following is a list of the 4-H’ers along with their respective contests and placings: Food Show Marilena Reyes,...
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Agendas for June 3, 2019
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING TIME: 9 a.m. DATE: Monday, June 3, 2019 PLACE: In the Commissioners’ Courtroom on the first floor of the Hopkins County Courthouse, located at 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, Texas. I. Invocation II. Pledge Of Allegiance To The Flag A. AMERICAN FLAG: B. TEXAS FLAG: “Honor The Texas Flag; I Pledge Allegiance To Thee, Texas, One State Under God, One And Indivisible.” The Following Items Will Be Considered By...
Hopkins County Records for the Week of May 31, 2019
Applications for Marriage Licenses Joshua Avery Askew and Amber Nicole MathesonFernando Ortiz Escamilla and Yoanna Erend Tellez AmaroRydon Joseph Naquin and Sarah Tayler AvellanetMark Leon Winslow and Margaret Regina Boone
Discussion, Action On Offices of Public Safety, Utilities Directors; Several Board, Commission Appointments On June City Council Agenda
Sulphur Springs City Council members are scheduled Tuesday night to meet in a special executive session prior to their regular monthly meeting to discuss two city offices, those of the public safety director and the public utilities director. The city in October 2017 held a similar meeting, opting to create a new position, that of public safety director. This combined jobs of both police and fire chiefs. James “Jay” Sanders, a...
Fort Worth Braces Regional Champion Trees for Tree-Killing Pest
FORT WORTH, Texas—With the recent confirmation of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) in Tarrant County, the City of Fort Worth, ArborJet and Texas A&M Forest Service united to protect two regional champion ash trees, the regional champion green ash and the regional champion Texas ash, from the deadly pest. Native to Asia, EAB was first found in Michigan in 2002. Since then it has swept across the south and now occupies a quarter...
