Afternoon Blaze Damages Pallet Business Building On I-30 Frontage Road Friday
The upstairs and office of this pallet business building, located just off Interstate 30 east of Sulphur Springs, were heavily damaged by a fire Friday afternoon. What reportedly started as a controlled burn by a business spread into pallets and damaged a business building on the north Interstate 30 service road, just east of Sulphur Springs Friday afternoon. All available firefighters from around the county were requested to provide...
Paris District Road Report for the Week of August 26, 2019
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district during the week of Aug. 26, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such as...
Wanted Man Reportedly Had Marijuana In Underwear When Arrested By DPS
Daqualin Jerrod Evans A 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man reportedly had marijuana in his underwear when arrested by state troopers Thursday evening. Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde reportedly stopped Daqualin Jerrod Evans at 6:33 p.m. Aug. 22, on Interstate 30 west at mile marker 121 after noticing the Hyundai Elantra he was driving didn’t have a license plate but did have a defective high-mounted stop...
Complaint Of A Man Running In Traffic Leads To Stolen Pickup, Rusk Man’s Arrest
Complaints about someone running in and out of traffic along Interstate 30 in the Cumby-Brashear area resulted in location of a pickup reportely stolen from Red River County and the arrest of a 37-year-old Rusk man Thursday. Cumby police responded to at least six complaints called in between 13:54 p.m. and 4:03 p.m. Aug. 22 to dispatchers about a man running in and out of traffic on Interstate 30 between the 112 and 114 mile markers....
Drive Underway for Pet Needs at Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter
According to Karon Weatherman at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, the public is being asked to help out our Canine and Feline Friends housed at the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter. The Shelter staff asks for specific kinds of food which help the animals avoid tummy trouble. These types are listed below. If you would like to donate Food, Litter or Cash, just bring it by the Senior Citizens Center between September 3rd and...
Dallas Man Allegedly Tased Multiple Times While Trying To Run From Cumby Police
Cumby police allegedly Tased a Dallas man multiple times when he attempted to run from them during a routine traffic stop early Thursday morning. The man was also allegedly identified by at least three names that differed from the one he was eventually arrested under. A Cumby police officer reportedly stopped a Dodge Avenger at 1:47 a.m. Aug. 22 between the 109 and 110 mile markers on Interstate 30. The driver was identified as a...
Como-Pickton CISD Trustees To Consider Budget, Tax Rate At Special Aug. 26 Meeting
Como-Pickton Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees have called a special meeting to consider approving the proposed budget and tax rate proposed for fiscal year 2019-2020, which begins on Sept. 1. A public hearing will be conducted on both the proposed budget and tax rate, then the trustees will be asked to adopt each. The C-P CISD tax rate, as proposed, would be 97-cents per $100 property valuation, which is...
Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears Win A Pair Of Volleyball Matches Against North Hopkins
The Sulphur Bluff Lady Bears won a couple of recent matches against North Hopkins. The two teams met in a Gold Bracket game in a North Hopkins tournament last Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sulphur Bluff won, 2-1. The score was 24-26, 25-22 and 25-20. Tuesday the two teams faced off at Sulphur Bluff and the Lady Bears won 3-1. The score was 16-25, 26-24, 25-22 and 25-21. For the Lady Bears freshman Skylar Stanley had four blocks and six...
PJC Sulphur Springs News
register for classes at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center La Shey Almager of Sulphur Springs brought her son Logan and his cars along to register for classes at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. Campus Secretary Jocelyn Sanchez Ambriz and Assistant Director Iris Gutierrez, right, and Secretary Jocelyn Sanchez Ambriz help with the paperwork. The fall semester begins Monday (August 26).
