Man Arrested On Warrant and for Attempting to Selling Salt as a Controlled Substance
As Sulphur Springs Police served a warrant for the arrest of James Jerome Rusheon, 47, of Sulphur Springs, they also arrested a Princeton woman, 33-year old Caitlyn Janelle Pope. The arrest took place in the Walmart Parking Lot Saturday afternoon. James Rusheon Rusheon was located by SSPD on the parking lot while he was attempting to sell Pope 12.85-grams of a substance. He claimed the substance was salt but he was trying to sell it...
Local Man Arrested for Assault Public Servant
A disturbance in the 1500 block of East Industrial drew the attention of Sulphur Springs Police. The son of Ronnie Anthony Jones, 55, told officers that Jones had verbally threatened to kill him. Jones was verbally argumentative with police as well. Jones attempted to release an aggressive dog on officers as they attempted to take him into custody. Ronnie Anthony Jones Police deployed a Taser but did not deter Jones from his...
Winnsboro Police Department October 29-November 4, 2018
Winnsboro Police arrested three, responded to two non-injury accidents, responded to 168 calls for service, issued 56 citations, and wrote 50 warnings during the report period, October 29-November 4, 2018. Melinda Garrett, 50, of Leesburg, was arrested October 30th on a Winnsboro Municipal Warrant. Jeremy Crouch, 36, of Winnsboro, was arrested November 4th on a Franklin County Warrant. Brittney Wade, 27, of Gilmer was arrested ...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report October 24-30, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report, October 24-30, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 1; Thefts: 5; Burglaries: 1; Terroristic Threats: 2; Criminal Mischief’s: 0; Inquests: 1; Suspicious Circumstances: 4; Suspicious Vehicles: 8; Suspicious Persons: 6; Alarms: 5; Harassments: 2; Criminal Trespasses: 3; Scams: Frauds: 0; Abandoned Vehicles: 0; Cows Out: 22; Horses Out: 5; Welfare Checks: 10; Assaults: 2; Dog Bites: 0; Fires: 0; Noise Complaints: 3;...
TxDOT Urges Texas Drivers to End the Streak of Daily Death on Roadways
AUSTIN – Not all anniversaries are happy and Nov. 7 is one of the saddest of all. Since Nov. 7, 2000, at least one person has died on Texas roadways every single day. In an effort to end this deadly 18-year milestone, the Texas Department of Transportation, through its #EndTheStreakTX campaign, reminds drivers it’s a shared responsibility among roadway users and engineers to keep our roads safe. “We all have...
Halloween Costume Winners at Seniors Center Party
November 5, 2018 – The Halloween Costume Contest at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center revealed some great artistic talent! The “Great Pumpkin” masquerade was held during daytime hours on October 31, 2018. The winners are pictured here…see if you can pick them out! According to Center Director Karon Weatherman, the Costume Contest Winners were: Funniest: Al and Hillis Bass, Charlie Brown and Lucy...
Sunday Forecast
30% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 71; Low: 51; Wind: South, southeast 5-15, gusting to 20
Dinner Bell Menu For November 7, 2018
Dinner Bell November 7, 2018 Community Partner: Wendy’s Menu: Chili Chicken Nuggets Cornbread Muffins Winter Fruit Salad Are You Kidding Me Cake Mandarin Orange Dessert (a no added sugar dessert) It is cooler, just perfect for a bowl of red! Same time (11:45 a.m.). Same place (Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church). Won”t you come join us for food and...
Significant Weather Advisory for Hopkins and Rains Counties; Strong Winds Possible Around 11 p.m. Saturday
Significant weather advisory for Hopkins, Rains and Van Zandt Counties. At 10:33 p.m. Doppler Radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm along a line extending from near Greenville to Kaufman to Hillsboro with movement east at 40 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms. Lightning is also a hazard.
