Seven Skimmers Found in Area Gas Pumps
Seven Skimmers Found in Area Gas Pumps After a warning to the public to be aware when using ATM and gas pumps at local convenience stores, Sulphur Springs Police found five skimmers. Hopkins County Investigators and Deputies found two at area convenience stores. The devices found Thursday were all inside the gas pumps and undetectable from the outside of the pump. A Scam Alert was issued mid-morning Thursday by Sulphur Springs Police...
Tira News
by Jan Vaughn Tira Council Members Joyce Dodd, Tami Joslin, Sherry Smiddy, and Yvonne Weir, and I, City Secretary Jan Vaughn, met North Hopkins Ag Teacher Christin Daugherty, Superintendent Dr. Darin Jolly and incoming Principal Brian Lowe at North Hopkins School on Friday, March 31st, to pick up the food pantry that FFA students made. We appreciate them providing the labor for the project. We are working toward getting the pantry...
Thursday Accident Update: Driver of Mustang Expectant Mother in Hospital Overnight for Observation
The driver of the Ford Mustang involved in a multi-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon at the 122-mile marker westbound I-30 is remaining in the hospital over night for observation due to her pregnancy. Her daughter, also in the Mustang, was released, according to her grandmother. The accident occurred, according to observers at the scene, near the work zone on I-30 where the right lane was closed to traffic. A semi-truck, the...
*Updated* Accident Thursday Creates Traffic Woes on I-30 Westbound and North Service Road
An accident on I-30 westbound backed up traffic Thursday afternoon creating alternate routes for parent picking up children at the Early Childhood Learning Center and other locations. The accident occurred at the 122-mile marker. Traffic backed up from State Highway 19 to KSST studios on the interstate and much of the north service road. A closed westbound lane one mile past State Highway 19 also contributed to the slow...
Yantis FBC begins a new Easter tradition, and you’re invited!
If you’ve ever attended a drive-thru Nativity at Christmastime, well, now there is a drive-thru Easter portrayal. The idea was brought to Yantis First Baptist Church Pastor Craig Vance by a church member. In mapping out ideas for the depiction, it was decided that about ten different scenes would be needed to tell the life of Jesus from birth to ministry to death. So, Pastor Vance recruited the youth and adults of the church...
Community Calendar for April 7-11, 2017
A Youth Fundraiser lunch is planned at Wesley UMC in Sulphur Springs on Friday April 7 from 11am til 1pm. The chopped beef sandwich plate and drink is $7.50, with delivery for minimum of three plates offered within the City limits. Contact 903-885-3383 or go to 614 Texas Street. This Friday, ReachOut Hopkins County will serve at the Miller Grove Methodist Church from noon til 3pm, bringing the services of Hopkins County Community...
Scam Alert Issued by Local Law Enforcement
Be aware when using ATM and gas pumps at local convenience stores as well as elsewhere. A Scam Alert has been issued by Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders. Sanders says Sulphur Springs Police and County Deputies are examining ATM machines and gas pumps across the city and county. A number of skimmers have been placed on local machines. Sanders said that when using the machines, before placing your credit card into the machine,...
Flags Fly At Half-Staff April 6th
Flags across Texas and the United States are flying at half-staff April 6th. A proclamation by the President of the United States and Governor Greg Abbott requests the action in respect for the memory of former U.S. Senator, NASA astronaut and Navy aviator John Glenn. THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2017 HONORING THE MEMORY OF JOHN GLENN BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A...
