Sulphur Springs Will Host Lions Club Christmas Parade With a Twist Dec. 1
CHRISTMAS LIGHT PARADE WITH A TWIST FRIDAY DEC. 1 As the season of giving approaches, the Sulphur Springs Lions are making plans for a bigger and brighter Christmas Light Parade. The Tenth Annual Sulphur Springs Lions Club Christmas Light Parade presented by Carriage House Manor will be held in downtown Sulphur Springs on the evening of December 1st at 7:00 PM. As the city lights go out, the parade entries, which are required to be...
Our Savior Lutheran Church Moves Trunk or Treat Indoors
With rain in the forecast for All Hallows’ Eve, better known as Halloween, many Trunk or Treat events are making plans for an indoor event. Among those moving their event indoors is Our Savior Lutheran Church. Their event, planned for Celebration Plaza, will now take place at the church, 1000 Texas Street, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. All Hallows’ Eve, October 31st, precedes November 1st All Saints Day. This year October...
Two Arrested Monday in Separate Endangering a Child Incidents
Two area women were arrested Monday in separate investigations involving Child Protective Services and the Special Crimes unit. The first arrest occurred when a Sulphur Springs Police officer was dispatched to the Texas Department of Family/Protective Services, 1400 College Street around 3:45 p.m. Monday in reference to a warrant service. Erin Michelle Martell, 27, of Winnsboro was arrested at CPS offices for Endangering a Child, a...
Local Man Admits Theft of Cattle; Additional Charge Added
Monday afternoon, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigators met Lane Wesley Keller, 21, of Sulphur Springs at his attorney’s office where he confessed to his involvement in an ongoing investigation into the theft of cattle in Hopkins County. Keller took investigators to the location where the cattle had been loaded into a trailer for transport to Oklahoma to be sold. He was also served an outstanding warrant for Unauthorized Use of a...
2017 Fall Festival Creative Arts Best of Show: Winners Announced
The 2017 Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest had 180 entries. All blue ribbon entries were judged for Best of Show in age and category. In cases where two entries were close, a Reserve Best of Show ribbon was also awarded. Winners for 2017 were: Children (up to age 10): Creative Crafts: Marilena Reyes, Best of Show Food Preservation: Kaitlyn Myers , Best of Show and Reserve Best of Show Handiwork: Marilena Reyes, Best of Show ...
Pickton Man Arrested for DWI with Child Passenger
A female screaming “He’s drunk and has my child” attracted the attention of Sulphur Springs police around 11 p.m. Saturday night. The officer observed a vehicle southbound on Broadway and then turned east on Shannon Road. The vehicle crashed into a culvert. Micahel Robert Sanders, 25, of Pickton was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated with Child Passenger under 15-years of age, a State Jail Felony. He is in Hopkins County Jail held...
Speeds Over 100 MPH Lead to Cocaine Arrest
Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, a Hopkins County deputy noted a vehicle traveling at speeds of 100 mph on I-30 westbound. When the deputy stopped the vehicle at the 124 mile-marker, the driver, Gerardo Arrellano-Saldana, 19, of Sulphur Springs, had bloodshot eyes and said he had been awake for almost 24 hours. Cocaine was found in the vehicle. He had difficulty describing a timeline of events and stated he did not have a driver’s...
