Wildcats Spring Football Begins Day After Sports Banquet
For the first time in his high school coaching career, Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens will be utilizing spring football. It gets underway Tuesday, May 3 and will wrap up with a spring game on Thursday, May 26. In between there will be a total of fifteen workouts in pads, four workouts each week with each session about an hour and a half in length. Coach Owens told media members Thursday that in the past his teams were seasoned so...
Chicago Tour w/ Ken Burns
As I am always looking for interesting trips, I came across a small tour group that leaves in September for Chicago and includes a reception with film maker Ken Burns. Even if you have been to Chicago many times, you would find this tour very interesting and when would you ever have a chance to meet the master story teller Ken Burns??? Here is the official information: Join us September 19 – 23, 2016 for one of our most...
Two Sentenced in 8th Judicial Criminal Court Thursday
Jeffery Eugene Dixon, II, 32, pled true to family violence by choking or impeding breath, a Felony 3. A second family violence that did not include choking but was a Felony 3 was dismissed in the agreement. This is Dixon’s second trip to prison in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. If he commits any kind of family violence in the future, whether a misdemeanor or felony, he will face 25 years to life in prison. Raul Carrera...
Two Arrested For Endangering Children and Possession of Controlled Substance
Russell Edward Skeen, 49, and Caitlan Danae Prestidge, 24, both of Sulphur Springs were arrested Wednesday evening for two counts of Endangering a Child and for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Amanda Weatherford performed a routine traffic stop on a 2004 Chevy Silverado traveling north bound on Fisher Street. The vehicle was carrying two adults and two young children of the ages of 7 and 8....
Walking Cane Used in Assault
Michael Lyle Gall, 29, is in Hopkins County Jail with bond set at $35,000 following a Wednesday morning arrest for Aggravated Assault Date/Family/House w/weapon and for possession of drug paraphernalia. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an assault in progress on County Road 4508 Wednesday morning. Upon arrival, Sgt. Fenimore spoke with the female involved who stated that Gall had assaulted her with a walking cane...
Mayor Celebrates Arbor Day Planting Tree in Buford Park
Sulphur Springs Mayor Kayla Price-Mitchell planted a tree in honor of Arbor Day Thursday, April 28, 2016, near the new pavilion in Buford Park. The 9 a.m. event, attended by city staff members and fellow City Council member Emily Glass, brought attention to the loss of trees due to drought and new construction. tree 1 tree 3 tree 2 20160428_090031 tree 4...
Early Voting In City Council Race at 92
As of 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, 92 ballots have been cast during early voting in the Sulphur Springs City Council race. Early voting is conducted at City Hall in the second floor conference room. Thursday, early voting is extended until 7 p.m. Easy access to the board room is available to the handicapped and others with limitations. To access the boardroom, use the ramp entrance to City Hall. After entering City Hall from the ramp,...
TxDOT Urges Motorists to Share the Road with Motorcyclists
AUSTIN – On average, a motorcyclist dies in a crash on Texas roads every day. To mark Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May – and to remember the 455 motorcyclists lost in crashes last year – the Texas Department of Transportation is launching its “Share the Road: Look Twice for Motorcycles” campaign. “Motorcycles can be difficult to see so it’s important for drivers to look twice, especially before turning at intersections or...
