James Goggans
Funeral service for James Goggans, age 16, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Lantz and Jason Dietze officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Jack Bain, Shane Hinton, Bridger Mayhew, Jonah Foster, Phoenix Capobianco, Alex Cooper, Clancy Mayo, and Aubrey Williams serving as pallbearers. Uncles Jon Drago, Joe Drago, and Wes...
Grant Application, Proposal For Project Near Downtown On June 1 Council Agenda
A grant application, proposal for a project near downtown, final approval of two rezoning requests and multiple board appointments are on the June 1, 2021, Sulphur Springs City Council agenda. The City Council will be asked to consider approving an application for a Texas Department of Transportation 2021 Transportation Alternatives Set Aside (TA) Project grant. City staff members are expected to brief the council on the proposal...
Dinner Bell Menu For June 9, 2021
Otis and Wanda Jenkins are the Community Partners for this day. Grab and Go remains the distribution method for meals. Drive under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of The First United Methodist Church campus at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Orange Chicken Thighs over Rice Pilaf California Blend Vegetables with Parmesan Bread Crumbs Garden Salad Buttered French Bread Slices Gooy Butter Cake Follow Covid...
PJC Board of Regents Approve Dual Credit Agreement, Revise COVID Policy
At their Monday, May 25 meeting, the Paris Junior College Board of Regents gave annual approval to the dual credit memorandum for high schools, and modified mask rules to reflect Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order. While giving approval to the dual credit memorandum, regents learned that the Pioneer Academy Charter School in Greenville is a new addition. They will bring students to the PJC-Greenville Center for...
Man Attempts To Steal A Second Vehicle After Crashing Stolen Car
A 40-year-old Mount Pleasant man allegedly attempted to steal a second vehicle Monday, after crashing a stolen car in Sulphur Springs, according to police reports. David Lee “Boo-Boo” Miles (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman and Lt. Brad Horton responded around 1 p.m. May 31, 2021, to assist other officers in locating a man reported to have fled the scene of a crash in the 1500 block of West...
Main Street Disturbance Report Results In Controlled Substance Arrest
A Main Street disturbance report resulted in a controlled substance arrest Sunday night, according to police reports. Clayton Ryan Hanson Sulphur Springs Police Officers Francisco Castro and Shawn Albright encountered Clayton Ryan Hanson upon arrival at the Main Street address where the possible disturbance was reported shortly before 10 p.m. The 23-year-old reportedly admitted he and his wife had engaged in a verbal dispute. As...
Oklahoma Vehicular Homicide Suspect Surrenders In Hopkins County
An Oklahoma vehicular homicide suspect surrendered to authorities in Hopkins County during the noon hour Saturday, May 29, 2021, according to arrest reports. Jaime Arturo Weiselogel reported to Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office about the warrant. Deputy Jason Lavender was called in from patrol to escort the 47-year-old into the county jail, after the McClain County, Oklahoma, warrant was confirmed by dispatchers using his ID...
Memorial Day 2021: Local Veterans, Community Remember Those Who Paid The Ultimate Price For Our Freedoms
The few trickles of rain that fell Monday morning did not deter Hopkins County veterans and community members gathered on the downtown square Monday morning, May 31, 2021, to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms – military personnel from all branches of service whose lives were lost during any US war. The event began at 9 a.m. with the lowering of the flags from each branch of the military. A prayer for...
Some SSHS Sports Camps Get Started Tuesday Along With The Edge For Wildcats Tennis
The summer sports calendar at Sulphur Springs High School gets underway in a big way Tuesday (June 1). There will be three sports camps starting as well as The Edge in tennis. Camps include a combined volleyball and girls basketball camp for one price as well as baseball camp and softball camp. All three camps will run Tuesday through Thursday. The combo volleyball and girls basketball camp will take place at the Main Sulphur Springs...
Oldest Registered Paint Horse in America Resides in Hopkins County, and He’s a ‘Ten’!
He’s a Ten! The Story of the Oldest Registered Paint Horse in America by Enola Gay Mathews Ten as a 12-year old 1994 American Paint Horse Association horses are truly ‘marked for greatness’, and this story is evidence of that. I had the pleasure of meeting the oldest registered Paint horse in the USA during the Spring of 2021. I didn’t have to travel far, as...
