One Dry September for 2017
The Mojave Desert doesn’t have anything on us. Sulphur Springs was very, very dry in September. We came close to an entire month without a measured drop at the City of Sulphur Springs Water Treatment Plant. Rainfall in September was .01 inches total. It came on one day. Friday, the 29th. The dry month followed one of our wettest. The 11.93 inches of rain in August was the second rainiest month of the year. Only April had more...
Tuesday Forecast
60% chance of precipitation in the afternoon and evening; High: 83; Low: 70; Wind: Southeast 10-15 mph
Dinner Bell Menu For October 4, 2017
Dinner Bell Menu for October 4, 2017 Autumn Winds Assisted Living, Mineola this week’s Community Partner. Smothered Chicken Mashed Potatoes Roasted Vegetables Garden Salad Peach Cobbler Crisp Lemony Delight–sugar free Served at 11:45 AM at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX.
Hopkins County Cross Country News
In Hopkins County cross country news, the Saltillo Lions finished in fifth place at the Ken Gaston Race by the Lake hosted by Arlington Sam Houston at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie last Thursday. The race included teams from Class 4A through Class 1A. Individually, Trevor Moore finished 22nd. Walker McGill was 27th, Branson McGill was 36th, Hendrick Rios was 37th, Dillon Beadle was 53rd, Lyle Bench was 56th and Matthew Gurley was...
Trojans and Lady Trojans of Cumby Cross Country Meet Results
The Tojans and Lady Trojans of Cumby ran in the 3rd Annual Commerce Tigers Invitational Cross Country Meet on Saturday, September 30th. Cumby High School Varsity Boys 38. 11th Alize Lopez 22:52 Cumby Varsity Girls: Cumby HS finished 6th as a team 4. 9 Lexi Busby 13:10 Cumby 31. 9 Rylee Krotky 15:14 Cumby 42. 12 Bailey Busby 16:24 Cumby 49. 9 Brooke Petty 16:56 Cumby 54. 10 Abby Baxter 17:25 Cumby 57. 11 Natalie Martinez 17:29...
FORGERY ARRESTS
A man and a woman were arrested for forgery after counterfeit money was found in their possession Saturday night in Sulphur Springs. City police officers were sent to the 1700 block of south Broadway on a report of suspicious activity. They discovered some counterfeit money and a firearm in an SUV the couple were in. 35-year old Willy Gibson of Shreveport, Louisiana was charged with forgery and with being a felon in possession of a...
Court Plea Agreement: 45 Years in Prison
55-year old Joe Lee Cathey was sentenced to 45-years in prison for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Eighth District Court in Hopkins County Monday. The sentence was part of a plea agreement. A jury showed up to hear the case but they were excused from service by District Judge Eddie Northcutt. Cathey was originally offered a 30-year prison term in exchange for a plea of guilty but he rejected the state’s...
Shannon Oaks Church Pumpkin Patch: Now Open
The Shannon Oaks Church Pumpkin Patch opened this past weekend on Sept. 30th, 2017, and will be open Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm until October 28th. The pumpkin patch will house a special “Pumpkin park” which includes fun activities for the whole family such as face painting, games, pumpkin bowling, mazes paintball, and more. This event is open to the public, and admission is $5 for everyone over...
