Two Buys, Two Dates, One Arrest
May 22, 2018 – Two separate purchases of methamphetamine on two separate dates led to warrants for the arrest of Jackson Blaze Gilreath, 22, of Sulphur Springs. The purchases of approximately 2.6 grams of meth from Gilreath were made by the Special Crimes Unit. Gilreath was arrested at Clayton Homes Monday at 2:12 p.m. by officers of the SCU. He is in Hopkins County Jail charged with one count of Manufacture Deliver Controlled...
Capacity Attendance at Annual Reilly Springs Cemetery Memorial Day
More than 200 persons were present for Reilly Springs Cemetery Memorial Day services on the third Sunday in May at the quaint community where flags still fly and families still worship. Services were conducted in the sanctuary of the former Reilly Springs Methodist Church by members of the cemetery Board of Directors. Ted Boggs led the opening prayer, music and memories were presented by Bill Owens, Tonya Miller Ross brought the...
Today is Primary Runoff Election Day
This is Primary Runoff Election Day in Texas. In Hopkins County, voting places have been consolidated for this election. There are four polling places, open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., in the city of Sulphur Springs and one in Precinct 2 that will accommodate voters include the Lutheran Church on Texas Street, the Courthouse downtown, Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church on Fuller Street, and League Street Church of Christ and...
Tuesday Forecast
40% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High 87; Low: 68; Wind calm becoming south, southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon
Ward Sentenced to 10 Years Monday
In a trial before Eighth Judicial District Court Monday afternoon, William Hunter Ward was sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The trial before the court was on a Motion to Revoke for an offense that occurred on March 26, 2012. Ward had been indicted and convicted of Manufacture Delivery of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 less than 1-gram in a Drug Free Zone, Felony 3. He has been arrested several...
SSHS Commencement Ceremony Moved to Civic Center Arena
According to a Press Release from the Office of Rusty Hardin, Assistant Superintendent for Sulphur Springs Independent School District, graduation for the Sulphur Springs High School Class of 2018 has been moved to the Civic Center Arena this Friday, May 25th, due to the weather forecast of possible rain. Doors will open at 7:00 pm and the Commencement Ceremony will start at 8:00 pm. Practice for graduating seniors is that morning at...
Local Emergency Planning
Wednesday, May 23, 2018, Hopkins County Emergency Planning and the County Fire Department will host a Local Emergency Planning event conducted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, the U. S. Department of Labor/OSHA, and U. S. EPA Region 6. The event will take place at the Hopkins County Civic Center, 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Representatives from counties,cities, and municipal...
Winnsboro Police Department Report May 14-20, 2018
Two arrests, one non-injury accident, 100 calls for service, along with 28 citations issued and 42 warnings written filled the seven day May 14-20, 2018 Winnsboro Police Department report period. Alan Hanson, 33, of Winnsboro was arrested May 16th on a Violation of Parole, Wood County Warrant. Krystal Crouch, 38, of Winnsboro, was arrested May 17th on Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, less than 1-gram charges. The...
Billy John Winstead
Billy John Winstead, 59, of Cumby passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018 in Sulphur Springs, TX. Billy was born in Commerce, Texas on February 25, 1959, the son of Billy Joe Winstead and Betty Jane (Lytle) Winstead. He was a graduate of Cumby High School and a retired mechanic. He married Ruby Ann Stewart and they were married for more than thirty years. Billy will be remembered as a hard working man that never met a stranger. He would...
