Alleged Car Thief Also Accused Of Using Another Man’s Credit Card
Michael Allen Coker The 51-year-old Sulphur Springs man accused of stealing a car in Paris also was charged with credit card abuse. Michael Allen Coker was first arrested Tuesday, after Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper William Gillentine discovered the silver Chevrolet sedan he stopped at 1:40 p.m., just west of Sulphur Springs on Interstate 30, for speeding had been reported stolen in Paris. When Gillentine asked Coker why...
Folwell: Hospital District In Good Shape Financially
Hopkins County Hospital District Board CEO Ron Folwell reported the district to be “doing fairly well” financially, and the director of EMS services reported April to be a good month for the service in the three counties they serve. Financial Report For the first 7 months of the year, the hospital district’s net income was $3.944 million, which means the district “made $811,000 on a consolidated basis for the hospital,” Folwell...
Dairy Festival Board, Sponsors Are “Over the Moon in Dairyland”
Attending the Dairy Festival photo-op were FRONT ROW L. to R. Holly Ragan of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Bill Owens of Jay Hodge Chevrolet, President Carolyn McKinney, reigning Dairy Festival Queen Kaitlyn Ferrell and KSST’s Enola Gay BACK ROW L. to R. Paul Harvey, CEO CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Dr. Dan Hammond of Sulphur Springs Veterinary Clinic, Terry Erwin of the Sulphur Springs News Telegram and Robert Cody of...
WWII History at PJC
Ken Hanushek PJC-Sulphur Springs Center history instructor Ken Hanushek describes an event from World War II while his students listen intently and make notes during the final days of the spring semester. Registration for summer and fall semester classes is underway on the campus. Call 903-885-1232 for more information.
Chamber Connection- May 30, 2019
Chamber Connection- May 30 Clarion Pointe has scheduled Business After Hours Clarion Pointe, located at 411 Industrial Drive East in Sulphur Springs has scheduled their Business After Hours and ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday, May 30th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Please join us for networking, refreshments, and tours of the remodeled facility. The Sweet Grind schedules soft opening The Sweet Grind has scheduled a soft opening to...
Wildcat Football Camp Opens Three-Day Run on Tuesday Night
Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens said 42 boys attended day one of the Wildcat Football Camp Tuesday evening (May 28) from 6 until 8 p.m. inside the Multipurpose Building. The camp is designed for boys who will be entering third through the seventh grade this fall. He said it was a really good group considering that there were some conflicts with camp Tuesday night. Coach Owens hopes five or six more kids will come to camp Wednesday...
Sulphur Springs Man Stopped in Vehicle Reported Stolen in Paris
Michael Allen Coker Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper William Gillentine arrested 51-year-old Michael Allen Coker of Sulphur Springs man for driving a stolen car. Gillentine reported seeing a sedan traveling faster than other vehicles on Interstate 30 west at about 1:41 p.m. He activated his radar, which showed the man to be traveling at speeds of 81 and 82 miles per hour in a 75 mph speed zone. The trooper conducted a traffic...
Chris Brown Appointed To Hospital District Board
Chris Brown takes the oath as the newly appointed member of Hopkins County Hospital District Board. Brown was appointed Tuesday evening to fill Dan Roper’s unexpired seat. Hopkins County Hospital District Board Tuesday evening selected Chris Brown of Sulphur Springs to serve in the unexpired seat of the board, swore in reelected members and elected officers. Brown was among five candidates who expressed interest to Hopkins...
