Grand Jury Indicts 34 in December
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 34 indictments in the month of December. Samuel Avila Garcia was indicted for Sex Abuse of a Child Continuous: Victim Under 14-years of age. Hopkins County Criminal Investigators Corley Weatherford and Jase Anglin arrested Samuel Avila Garcia, 38, of Pickton for Sex Abuse of Child Continuous: Victim Under 14. Using a translator, the investigators advised Garcia of his rights. Garcia then...
Miller Grove News
by Brandon Darrow Saturday before last, I took a day trip to Austin, TX to see my cousin, Clinton Millsap, at his art show. He is a great artist and had over 90 drawings displayed and for sale that he had created in a 90-day time frame. He had drawings of all shapes, sizes, and colors hanging on the walls. He can draw pretty much anything – from butterflies to beasts that look like the came from a different planet. If anyone...
Chamber Connection December 15, 2016
Attention All Chamber Members…. Membership Directories are being prepared NOW!!! Chamber Members, we are going to print a little earlier than normal for the 2017 Membership Directory. We are going to have it ready for distribution the first part of January, so we need you to do a few things… Please go to sulphursprings-tx.com and click on the membership directory. Please check to make sure that we have the correct information for...
Cumby High School Robotics Team Currently Qualified for National and World Competition
Two teams in the Cumby High School robotics program are now qualified for national and world competition. The world competition will be broadcast on ESPN. Both teams developed robots that would toss 12-inch by 12-inch bean bags and jacks (as in the toy) of the same size in competition with other robots. According to Lee Gifford, robotics instructor at CHS, one team is experienced and the other is a rookie team. Gifford said the...
Thursday Forecast
High: 45; Low: 38; Wind: Northeast becoming east, southeast in the afternoon, 5-10 mph Old Douglas School 53rd Reunion Honors Class of 62/63 and other Saturday events can be found here
Lions Lose Close One to Bland
The Saltillo Lions’ basketball team lost a close one, 58-54, to Bland on the road on Tuesday. The Lions led by one, 13-12, after the first quarter. Bland used a big 19 point second quarter to take a 31-24 lead at the half. The Lions fought back in the third quarter and trimmed the lead to just four, 43-39, after three quarters. Then Bland hung on to win. The Lions got 15 points from Lyle Bench. Trevor Moore had 14 points. Adam...
Lt. George K. Harris, Sr.
Funeral services for Lt. George K. Harris Sr., age 57 of Sulphur Springs, TX, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 17, 2016 at First Baptist Church with Rev. Kyle Ray officiating and Scott Lee, Stacy Sears, Bill Reese, Kenneth Adams, Todd Brackhahn, and Bruce Roberts serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Robert E. Harris Jr., John Frederick Harris, Brooks Roberts, and the men of Journey Baptist Church. Interment...
Man in Empty Residence Arrested for Cocaine
Sulphur Springs Police responded to a call regarding individuals unlawfully in an empty residence on Calvert St Tuesday morning around 10:30 a.m. Carae Martez Williams, 21, met officers at the door with his clothes in his hand. Williams was advised he was not allowed in the residence. A pat down followed resulting in the discovery of a clear baggie containing what was believed to be cocaine. A videoed field test confirmed the...
Pickton Man Takes Shots at Repo Tow Truck
Hopkins County Deputies responded Tuesday night at 10:32 p.m. to a vehicle repossession involving shots fired on County Road 2400 in the Pickton area. The victim, a tow truck driver, stated that someone fired a weapon at him from the house where he was repossessing a vehicle. Deputies took note of bullet holes on the rear of the tow truck. Otto Hall, Jr, 76, of Pickton admitted he took shots at the tow truck. Hall is in Hopkins County...
