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Richardson Woman Jailed On Hopkins County Warrant
Feb26

Richardson Woman Jailed On Hopkins County Warrant

A 38-year-old Richardson woman was taken into custody by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Elijah Fite at 2 p.m. Feb. 25 at Plane State Jail in Dayton, Texas, on a Hopkins County warrant. Shannon Doty Fite transported Shannon Doty to Hopkins County jail, where she was booked on a warrant for burglary of a habitation, which arrest reports indicate occurred in May 10, 2019. Doty is also reportedly known by Shannon Renea (Ranea)...

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Marvin Buck (Chuck) Tennell Jr
Feb26

Marvin Buck (Chuck) Tennell Jr

Marvin Buck (Chuck) Tennell Jr., 63, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Chuck was born on October 13, 1956 to parents Marvin Buck Tennell Sr. and Eva Mae Watson in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Later, he met Joy and the couple married May of 1976. Chuck worked for CVR Energy as a stock Gauger for most of his life. Chuck enjoyed playing golf, bowling, and spending time with God reading his bible. He...

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Sulphur Springs Pair Accused Of Substance Charge Possession
Feb26

Sulphur Springs Pair Accused Of Substance Charge Possession

February 26, 2020 – Sheriff’s officers stopped a Ford F150 around 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 for running the red light at that Bill Bradford Road and Gilmer Street intersection. Officers ended up taking the Sulphur Springs man and woman in the truck to jail for controlled substance possession, according to arrest reports. Claston Wayne Bearden Hopkins County Sheriff’s Lt. Amanda Weatherford and Sgt. Scott Davis reported...

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SSHS Theatre Students To Perform OAP ‘Emma’s Child’ On March 1
Feb26

SSHS Theatre Students To Perform OAP ‘Emma’s Child’ On March 1

Sulphur Springs High School Theatre Department will offer local residents a sneak peak at the One Act Play the student will perform at competition on Tuesday. They will perform Kristine Thatcher’s OAP “Emma’s Child” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1, in the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium. In “Emma’s Child,” seniors Rachel Bramlett and Chase Berry portray Jean and Henry Farrell, who,...

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Independent Sulphur Springs Team Places Second At Destination Imagination
Feb26

Independent Sulphur Springs Team Places Second At Destination Imagination

An independent group of Sulphur Springs youth earned second place honors in the Destination Imagination contest held recently. While not officially an Sulphur Springs Independent School District team, all four students reportedly attend high school in SSISD. “These are high school kids who love DI so much that they formed their own team and their parents pay for it themselves,” reports SSMS teacher Brooke Howard. The team...

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Hopkins County Teen Jailed For Allegedly Threatening Family Members With Knife
Feb26

Hopkins County Teen Jailed For Allegedly Threatening Family Members With Knife

A Hopkins County teen allegedly threatened his family with a knife and ended up in jail on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge, according to sheriff’s reports. Brayden Lynn Brown Hopkins County sheriff’s dispatchers received a 911 call at 7:07 p.m. Feb. 25 in which a FM 1536 resident’s 18-year-old son was reported to be suicidal and to have run away. The 18-year-old was reported to have a knife while...

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Cumby, Como-Pickton Students Earn Top Awards At NETLA Ag Mechanics Show
Feb26

Cumby, Como-Pickton Students Earn Top Awards At NETLA Ag Mechanics Show

The NorthEast Texas Livestock Association Ag Mechanics Show featured 29 projects from six schools, some team and some individual projects. Cumby and Como-Pickton students went home with the top awards presented at Tuesday’s event. Grand Champion went to Cumby FFA members Fabian Camargo and Logan Miller for their hay bunker and Reserve Champion to Como-Pickton FFA members Jason Monk, Canyon Thomas and Braden Miller. Baylee Bowen,...

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Lady Cats Soccer Team Ends First Half of District With 3-2 Record After Royse City Loss Tuesday
Feb26

Lady Cats Soccer Team Ends First Half of District With 3-2 Record After Royse City Loss Tuesday

The Lady Cats Soccer Team lost to Royse City, 3-1 Tuesday night, February 25, at Gerald Prim Stadium. soccer ball The Lady Cats trailed at the half, 1-0, then fell behind 2-0 in the second half, got a goal to cut the deficit to 2-1 and were putting on some heat to tie the game when disaster struck. In a scrum in front of their goal, the Lady Cats were called for a foul in the box resulting in a game-changing penalty kick for the Lady...

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Wildcats Soccer Team Wins Second Straight Game In Overtime Edging Royse City, 1-0
Feb25

Wildcats Soccer Team Wins Second Straight Game In Overtime Edging Royse City, 1-0

The Wildcats Soccer Team squeezed by Royse City, 1-0 in overtime Tuesday Night, February 25, to end the first half of district play with a 4-1 record. It was the Wildcats second straight overtime win to narrowly avoid point robbing penalty kick shootouts. Wildcat Omar Hernandez got the unassisted goal for the Wildcats. Hernandez recovered rapidly after it appeared he might have injured a knee last Friday against Texas High. Wildcats...

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Lady Cats Softball Team Breaks Drought With A Flood Of Runs Winning 12-2 over Mineola
Feb25

Lady Cats Softball Team Breaks Drought With A Flood Of Runs Winning 12-2 over Mineola

After a very slow start to the 2020 season for the Lady Cats Softball Team, things changed drastically Tuesday night, February 25, in a 12-2 win over Mineola at Lady Cat Park. The game was moved from Mineola because things were drier at Lady Cat Park. After Mineola took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Lady Cats answered with 3 runs of their own. The Lady Cats scored in every inning and pounded out 14 hits. The Lady Cats...

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