Video Presentation: Democratic State Senate Candidate Scudder Speaks to Retired Teachers Association
In a local meet and greet held Tuesday morning at The Oaks Bed & Breakfast in Sulphur Springs, two candidates vying for Texas Senate Seat (District 2) shared their opinions to a group of local educators and retired educators. Kendall Scudder (Democrat), who is from Sulphur Springs, is campaigning for his first bid for the local seat. He runs unopposed in the Democratic Primary, and looks forward to the general election in...
Educators Eye Texas Senate District 2 Race
In a local meet and greet held Tuesday morning at The Oaks Bed & Breakfast in Sulphur Springs, two candidates vying for Texas Senate Seat (District 2) shared their opinions to a group of local educators and retired educators. Kendall Scudder (Democrat) and Cindy Burkett (Republican) each spoke and took questions from the group. Scudder, who is from Sulphur Springs, is campaigning for his first bid for the local seat. He runs...
No Game Tuesday; Wildcats, Lady Cats Face Mt Pleasant Friday
Wildcats’ Cipoletta on Coaches’ Show On KSST Radio and Cable Channel 18’s Saturday Morning Coaches Show, Wildcats Basketball Coach Clark Cipoletta repeated that the Wildcats always get the other team’s best. He felt it happened again last Friday as the Wildcats defeated Texas High, 63-48 at home. The Tigers trailed by only six points at one point early in the fourth quarter before the Wildcats pulled away at...
Winnsboro Police Report January 1-7, 2018
Winnsboro Police made two arrests, responded to two accidents, issued 53 citations, wrote 53 warnings, and responded to 161 calls for service during the January 1-7, 2018 report period. Walter Smith, 25, of Big Sandy, was arrested January 1st on a Dallas County warrant. Paul Brown, 38, of Dangerfield, was arrested January 5th on a Harrison County warrant. Police responded to a minor two vehicle accident in the 300 bl0ck of East Coke...
Allene Humphrey
Funeral service for Allene Humphrey, age 91, of Pickton, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Pickton, with Rev. Mike Hoover officiating and Rev. Mike Haun assisting. Interment will follow at New Pickton Cemetery with Paul Poarch, Brian Petraitis, J.D. Poarch and John Reed serving as pallbearers and Phillip Poarch serving as honorary pallbearer. Visitation will be held one hour...
Psalms 100 will open Gospel Revue at Reilly Springs Jamboree January 20, 2018
With almost 35 years in a gospel music ministry, Buddy and Ina Gore and Psalms 100 are gearing up to have a busy 2018. Their first appearance will be at the Reilly Springs Jamboree on Saturday January 20 as they put on an opening concert for Metroplex-area gospel minister, Mary Fay Jackson. The Gores met Mary Fay over two decades ago when they joined the ICGMA, or International Country Gospel Music Association. Both have been the...
SCU Investigation Results in Meth Arrest
As the result of an investigation by the Special Crimes Unit, Micah Wayne McCarty, 46, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested Monday around noon near his residence on South League Street. McCarty sold a quantity of Methamphetamine weighing over 1-gram but less than 4-grams in a Drug Free Zone. He is in Hopkins County Jail being held on a $30,000 bond for the Felony 2 charge.
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested for Injury to a Child
Sulphur Springs Police were called to 1531 East Industrial in reference to an assault on a child. Police were told that Alex Christopher Adams, 39, had assaulted an 11 year old child. Visible injuries were present on the child. Adams said he had wrestled with the child. Adams was charged with Injury to a Child, a state jail felony and public intoxication. He is in Hopkins County Jail held on a $15,000 bond.
Jury Takes Eight Minutes to Decide Custody of Cattle
It took eight minutes for a Hopkins County Court at Law six person jury to determine custody of the hundreds of head of malnourished cattle seized by Hopkins County Deputies and the SPCA of Texas on December 4-6, 2017. The cattle found on 2700 acres in the County will be sold at auction and not returned to George Lawrence Bergin, 61, of Sulphur Springs. Bergin is charged with Cruelty to Livestock-Fail to Provide, a state jail felony....
