SH 11 Traffic Stop Nets Several Bongs Loaded With Marijuana, 2 Handguns
A State Highway 11 traffic stop Saturday afternoon netted several bongs loaded with marijuana, two handguns and two arrests, according to arrest reports. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper reported stopping a Jeep SV around 2:45 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, for speeding on State Highway 11 in Hopkins County. As he approached the Jeep, he noticed the front seat passenger holding on her lap a bong he estimated was about...
First Phase Of Kids Kingdom Restoration Project A Great Success
Community Helps Commemorate Playground’s 25th Anniversary With Giving The first phase of the Kids Kingdom restoration project, undertaken by the Sulphur Springs Leadership Class of 2021-22 last weekend, was a great success, according to the class. The first phase included staining, painting, spreading mulch and undertaking some of the construction-type restoration to the park on its 25th anniversary. The Leadership Class was...
Commerce Man Accused of Aggravated Assault
A Commerce man was accused of aggravated assault over the weekend, according to arrest reports. Seth Alan Severson AKA Seth Alan Steverson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office investigators reported getting a warrant for Seth Alan Severson’s arrest for an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon offense alleged to have occurred on April 21, 2022. No additional details about the alleged offense were reported...
Nude Woman Arrested For Disorderly Conduct
A nude woman was arrested late Sunday night for disorderly conduct, according to arrest reports. A Sulphur Springs Police officer responded at 11:29 p.m. Sunday night on Reservoir Street to a complaint of a nude woman leaning against a dark pickup. Upon arrival, the policeman noted a white female was indeed leaning against a Ford pickup and was nude except for a pair of shoe. The officer stopped to talk to the woman to check on her....
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – April 18-24, 2022
Winnsboro Police Department each week provides a media report with information about department activity. WPD activity for the week of April 118-24, 2022 included: Winnsboro Police Department Arrest Elizabeth Willis, 36 years of age, of Sulphur Springs, was arrested on April 20, 2022, on a Winnsboro Municipal Court warrant for no driver’s license. Calls for Service The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of...
Thomas Hugh Gulledge
Funeral service for Thomas Hugh Gulledge, age 75, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. Fred Randles officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Academy Cemetery with James Taylor, Philip Hoffman, Bryan Cooey, Thomas Gulledge, Ryan Cooey, and Nolan Cooey serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Mack Gillem and Ronny Randolph. Visitation will be...
Brightstar Academy Musicians Present Annual Recital
Members of the Bright Star Christian Academy will be presenting their annual solo and ensemble Recital on Thursday, April 28th, at 7pm in the sanctuary of Bright Star Church in Como, Texas. The program will include nine solos and five ensembles, one of which will perform the Ukrainian National Anthem, performed in honor of their bravery and patriotism to their Nation. The band is under the direction of Richard Shanks and Jeff Smith....
Obituary – Barry Wayne Waters
Barry Wayne Waters Barry Wayne Waters, age 54, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at his home in Omaha, Texas. A memorial service honoring Barry will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. A private burial will take place at a later time at Restlawn Cemetery in Sulphur Springs. He was born on February 25, 1968, in Dallas, Texas. Barry was the son of Curtis Waters of...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment For Young Children
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the approval to Gilead Sciences Inc. of the COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) to include pediatric patients 28 days of age and older weighing at least 3 kilograms (about 7 pounds) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, who are: Hospitalized, orNot hospitalized and have mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19,...
10 SSHS Students, 3 Teams Qualify To Compete At State Academic UIL Contest
The Sulphur Springs High School Wildcat UIL Academic Team competed at the Region 2 UIL academic championships this past Friday and Saturday, April 22-23. Wildcat competitors finished 2nd place overall with 190 points. Highland Park took first with 245 points. Hallsville finished 3rd with 128 points. Ten SSHS students qualified for State UIL in 7 events. The State UIL meet will be held at the University of Texas at Austin on May 5...
