HCSO: Woman Caught With 5 Grams Of Methamphetamine
A 40-year-old Sulphur Spring woman was jailed early Christmas Eve 2022 after being caught with 5 grams of methamphetamine. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Drew Fisher and Isaac Foley reported stopping a Dodge Challenger at 1:21 a.m. Dec. 24, on Church Street at Loop 301 for defective license plate lights. During the traffic stop, Deputy Fisher asked and was refused consent to search the black car. Fisher deployed his...
Fallon: SAFER Act Introduced As A Policy Solution To Situation On Texas’ Southern Border
News Letter Release — Dec. 23, 2022 Texas District 4 Congressman Pat Fallon led 17 of his colleagues in the introduction of the American Safety and Fairness Through Expedited Removal Act, known as the SAFER Act. This legislation would provide Customs and Border Patrol another tool to counter border policy crisis by restoring expedited removal of illegal immigrants. Fallon, in a newsletter Friday evening, stated that the millions of...
2 Travis Faculty Members Recognized as Gomez & Gomez 2022 Dual Language Exemplary Teachers
Two members of the faculty at Travis Primary have been recognized as Gomez & Gomez 2022 Dual Language Exemplary Teachers, Sulphur Springs ISD ESL Director Craig Toney announced at the December school board meeting. Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees and administrators recognize Lidia Mejia and Karen Miranda for honors they received through the dual language program. Both Lidia Mejia and Ana Karen Miranda received the...
Blood Drive Rescheduled Due To Weather
Due to record low temperatures, the Carter BloodCare had to cancel the blood drive slated at the hospital Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. The bus was unable to maintain the correct temperature range needed to collect the blood donations to help bolster area blood supplies through the holidays.. The blood drive has been rescheduled for next Wednesday, December 28, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Carter BloodCare has been holding on strong to maintain a...
Marsha Num Yone Watson
Marsha Num Yone Watson passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Wesley House. She was born on September 8, 1943 in Lanai City, Hawaii the daughter of Bong Cho Choi and Mallak Yee Choi. She married Caleb P. Watson III on January of 1995. Marsha was raised on the islands and loved her island life, she loved to travel in her younger years and was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband, daughters, Lisa...
Betty Jo Baxley
Funeral services for Betty Jo Baxley, age 79, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 26, 2022 at West Oaks Funeral Home with L. D. Baxley, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Travis Baxley, Austin Baxley, Joseph Baxley, Delane Baxley, Halston Potts and Blayke Pegues serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., one hour prior to service time at West Oaks Funeral...
Kansas Pair Jailed On Controlled Substance Charge
Campbell Man Arrested In Court On Controlled Substance Warrant A Kansas pair was jailed this week on one controlled substance charge each, after deputies found approximately 12 grams of the substance in their vehicle during a traffic stop. That same day, a Campbell, Texas man was arrested in court on a controlled substance warrant. South Broadway Street Traffic Stop At 4:40 a.m. Dec. 20, 2022, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office...
Zoning Board Considers Request To Subdivide A Carter Street Property, Which Requires A Variance
Sulphur Springs Zoning Board of Adjustments during the regular December meeting considered a Carter Street property subdivision variance request. The applicant, Dave McIlrath of McIlrath Properties of Greenville asked for a variance for lot sizes for 407 Carter Street in Sulphur Springs. The developer plans to split the lot into two lots to build brick homes on the lots, which are more than 5,500 square feet in size. That’s...
FDA Approves New HIV Drug For Adults With Limited Treatment Options
News Release Today (Dec. 22, 2022), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Sunlenca (lenacapavir), a new type of antiretroviral medication for adult patients living with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), whose HIV infections cannot be successfully treated with other available treatments due to resistance, intolerance, or safety considerations. After the starting dose is completed, Sunlenca is administered as...
Texas Electric Grid: Senator Bob Hall Files Legislation to Address Resiliency, Reliability Of The State Electric Grid
District 2 News Release Today (Dec. 21, 2022), District 2 Senator Bob Hall filed Senate Bill 330 to address the resiliency and reliability of the Texas electric grid. Senator Hall has advocated for strengthening the resiliency of the grid and implementing measures to harden the grid against both natural and man-made threats each session since he was first elected to office. Senator Bob Hall, Texas District 2 As seen during Winter...
