Wildcats 7 on 7 Team Wins Three and Loses None at Commerce Competition Saturday
The Wildcats’ 7 on 7 football team won all three games they played at a Commerce competition on Saturday (June 8). The Wildcats topped Commerce, Scurry-Rosser and Leonard. Wildcats Offensive Coordinator Matt Young said he liked how the varsity moved the football down the field completing pass after pass. He said the varsity achieved a goal of completing 80% of their passes that hit receivers hands. Kaden Wallace was quarterback...
Joe Waldrop
Funeral service for Joe Allen Waldrop, age 92, of Emory, will be held Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Emory Baptist Church. Bro. Scott Lowery will conduct the service with David Johnson, eldest grandson, doing the eulogy. Burial will follow the service in Lone Star Cemetery in Point. Mr. Waldrop died peacefully at his home on Saturday, June 8th. He was born in Rains County on December 16, 1926 to Joseph Bailey and Sarah Luretta Robinson...
I-30 Traffic Stop Yields Medications, 1 Arrest
A 52-year-old Arkansas man who pulled over when police stopped another vehicle on Interstate 30 Sunday morning, was allegedly found to be in possession of three different kinds of medication for which he could not provide a prescription, troopers alleged in arrest reports. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped vehicle about 10:30 a.m. June 9 at mile marker 130 on Interstate 30 for speeding. The Malvern, Arkansas man...
Cumby Police Arrest Dallas Man Felony Assault Warrant
A traffic stop by Cumby police resulted in a felony arrest Saturday evening. Cumby Police Chief Paul Robertson reported stopping a Toyota Camry at 6:10 p.m. June 8 for a traffic violation. A records check showed the 23-year-old Donvanique Lamar Wilson, 23, of Dallas man to have an outstanding Dallas County warrant. Consequently, Wilson was taken into custody at 6:15 p.m. and taken to jail for family violence assault that impeded...
Woman Arrested For Alleged Possession Of Pain Medications
June 10, 2019 – A routine traffic stop on Peach Street Saturday resulted in location of two pain medications and a felony arrest. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman reported initiating a traffic stop on a Ford Focus. He alleged the woman inside could be seen moving around as if to conceal something, before bring the car to a stop in the 500 block of Peach Street at 1:32 p.m. June 8. On contact, Hoffman said the driver...
Tip Leads To Felony Warrant Arrest
A Quitman resident was arrested at local motel Saturday evening on a Wood County warrant. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Lance Burdick and Chris Baumann received information that 21-year-old Charles Allen Bell of Quitman, a wanted man, could be found at a hotel in the 1400 block of East Industrial Drive in Sulphur Springs, according to arrest reports. A records check confirmed Bell was indeed wanted in Wood County for...
Commissioners Vote To Modify Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. Abatement
Hopkins County Commissioners Court on Monday voted to modify an Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. abatement by 10 percent, to match a reduction in staffing. According to Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Executive Director Roger Feagley, the abatement to the county was $28,000, with requirements that the company maintain 147 employees. The company, however, now has a 125. The loss can be attributed to attrition, positions...
