Failure to Appear on Sentencing Date Results in 15 Years Not 10
Justin Pendergraft, 33, of Sumner, Texas pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams and was to be sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if he turned himself in on his sentencing date. He had agreed to the terms. However, he did not appear and on Wednesday was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Pendergraft was speeding on South Loop 301 when DPS...
Lady Cats’ Volleyball Opens in Scrimmage Action Friday
On day two of the Lady Cats’ volleyball season Wednesday (August 2), there was another morning conditioning session. After a break, team tryouts continued for a second day. After the Wednesday sessions, Lady Cats Volleyball Coach Justin Maness is expected to assign players to the varsity, JV and freshmen teams. The Lady Cats return eight players from last year’s varsity team that won 30 games to set a new school record for...
Thursday Forecast
20% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 88; Low: 72; Wind: East, northeast around 5 mph
SSHS Band Beating the Heat
The Sulphur Springs High School band practice has begun as the musicians get ready for the first football game of the season . The Flute section practiced their “Foga”or “flute yoga” warm-up. All of the band members practiced scales as well as the school fight song and popular songs such as “Will you be my girl”. There are a total of 120 students in the band and they were divided into 9 different...
50 Wildcat Football Season Tickets Left as of 10 a.m. Wednesday
Wildcats’ football season ticket week coordinator Lynette King said the first person seeking a season ticket upgrade or additional tickets showed up at Sulphur Springs High School just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. Ms. King said they got what they were looking for. When the doors first opened at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday in the high school Media Center, Ms. King said there were 25 to 30 ticket holders who had renewed their tickets earlier...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Indicts 43 on August 1st
August 1, 2017 – A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 43 indictments Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Not all arrests have been made but those individuals who have been arrested and indicted include: Cedillo, 18, listed as homeless confessed to vandalizing the glass restroom on the west side of Celebration Plaza Wednesday night.. He stated that he shattered the glass with his ring. Cedillo wearing a ball cap and in the company of a...
PJC SS News
CERTIFICATION REVIEW PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding instructor John Plemons, left, reviews instructions for the upcoming certification welding tests with students Melissa Hamilton, center, and Erik Tussey, both of Sulphur Springs. Hamilton is a first semester structural welding student and Tussey is in third semester advanced welding. For information about the welding program call 903-885-1232 or go by the PJC-Sulphur Springs...
CHESS Homeschool Book Fair and Open House a Success
The 2017 CHESS Homeschool Book Fair & Open House was well attended at Central Baptist Church. Homeschoolers from all over the area came and browsed through the used curriculum, landing some awesome bargains. Booths for CHESS sports, robotics, and co-op offered a great deal of information. CHESS student handiwork and awards they had won were also on display. A teleconference with a representative with STOA, a national Christian...
McDearmont Named to Downtown Revitalization Board; Council Approves Items on Agenda
Dr. Scott McDearmont was named to the Downtown Revitalization Board Tuesday night during the Sulphur Springs City Council August meeting. The council also approved all items on their agenda. Among the items a resolution supporting BEF Foods application for an Enterprise Zone Project that will add additional equipment for a Macaroni and Cheese line. The council extended the case management contract and collections contract with GHS, a...
