Man Accused Of Firing A Shotgun During Disturbance
Police Thursday evening arrested a 20-year-old Sulphur Sulphur Springs man accused of firing a shotgun during a disturbance. Sulphur Springs Police officers responded just after 4:30 p.m. May 7 to what was reported as a disturbance with shots fired in or near the 100 block of Goodman Street. Upon arrival, two reported witnesses alleged the 20-year-old had fired a shotgun at in the direction of multiple people who were outside of his...
Pair Caught With Drug Paraphernalia, Suspected Methamphetamine, Pills
May 8, 2020 – Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies Thursday evening arrested a pair caught with drug paraphernalia, pills and suspected methamphetamine, according to arrest reports. Mary Elizabeth Walker (HCSO jail photo) Deputies reported stopping a 28-year-old Detroit, Texas man around 5:35 p.m. May 7 on State Highway 11 west near the Hopkins-Hunt County line for driving a black Honda Civic with a registration that expired...
Robin Danette Spence
Robin Danette Spence, age 66, of Emory, passed away April 16, 2020, in Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. She was born in Dallas on December 18, 1953, to the parentage of Daniel and Valley Elizabeth Oglesby Robison. She married William Vaughn Spence in Dallas on August 18, 2010. She worked all her life since age 14 as a supervisor in the carnival business, working at the State Fair of Texas, in and out of...
Cooper Lake is Calling! Enjoy Sights, Sounds and Fishing
Cooper Lake State Park Complex Manager Steve Killian loves living at a Sate Park. Although having managed other Parks across the State, all have their own special beauty and Cooper Lake certainly ranks high. Killian loves capturing it’s beauty with photos of each season. The Park staff continues to invite you, your family and friends to safely utilize Cooper Lake State Park and the other Texas treasures even during the COVID-19...
Man Jailed For Failure To Comply With Sex Offender Registration Requirements
A 59-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Wednesday morning for allegedly failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements. Bertrum Douglas Isabell (HCSO jail photo) Bertrum Douglas Isabell is a registered sex offender, which requires him to re-register annually with authorities. However, he failed to register within the required time frame allotted by the state, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Michael...
City Rolls Out Annual Street Improvement Program
The city’s annual street improvement got off to a rolling start Thursday, with contractors beginning mill work on four city streets. “This year will be the biggest effort into our street improvement program since the mid 2000s,” said Sulphur Springs Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski. A contractor this morning (left) with surface preparation and milling work for Lakeshore and Debord Street, which...
Police Arrested 4 On Controlled Substance Charges, 2 For Drug Paraphernalia Offenses
Sulphur Springs Police arrested four people on controlled substance charges, including a woman who had three kids in the vehicle with her. Two men were arrested for drug paraphernalia offenses following disturbances, according to police reports. Javier Arredond-CruzJose Ruben Campos-Trejo A license plate violation reportedly resulted in a traffic stop and two Sulphur Springs men being arrested on controlled substance charges early...
Roberta Kay Vazquez
Roberta Kay Vazquez, age 58, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. There will be a come and go visitation held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, May 9, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home. There will be no formal funeral services. Roberta was born on February 7, 1962 to C.B. and Bobbie Marshall. She married Eusebio Vazquez on January 1, 1989 in Sulphur Springs. For 31 years their love was unlike any other. There...
Billie Flanary Porter
Private funeral service for Mrs. Billie Flanary Porter, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Edgar Clements and Pastor Gary Griffin officiating. Interment will follow at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Mrs. Porter passed away May 6, 2020 at her residence in...
Crash On The Downtown Square Results In Location Of 2 Stolen Vehicles, Clearing Of Vehicle Burglaries
A vehicle pursuit that concluded with a crash on the downtown square Thursday morning has resulted in recovery of two stolen vehicles, multiple vehicle burglaries being cleared and three arrests, according to Sulphur Springs Police. Keaton Pierce Wilkerson (HCSO jail photo) Arrested were Keaton Pierce Wilkerson, 17, and a male juvenile on evading arrest or detention in a vehicle and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle charges; and...
