Former Wildcat Ryan Humphries and His Sam Houston State Bearcats Enter Playoffs Saturday
Sulphur Springs’ sports fan Tory Humphries passes along some news concerning the Sam Houston State Bearcats’ football team. Humphries son, Ryan, plays for the Bearcats. He says the Bearcats just finished their football season with a 6-0 record and they are the champions of the Southland Conference. The Bearcats enter the NCAA FCS Division I Playoffs as the #2 seed nationally. Sam Houston opens the playoffs Saturday (April...
Como Woman Jailed On Parole Warrant
A 31-year-old Como woman was jailed Friday night on a parole warrant, according to arrest reports. Rachel Ruth Garza Anderson (HCSO jail photo) Rachel Ruth Garza Anderson turned herself in at the sheriff’s office around 8:45 p.m. April 23, 2021. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chris Baumann took the 31-year-old Como woman into custody and escorted her from the lobby into the jail, where she was booked she was booked...
Arkansas Woman Stopped In A Stolen Arizona Rental Vehicle On I-30
Troopers arrested a 26-year-old Arkansas woman stopped in a stolen Arizona rental vehicle Friday afternoon on Interstate 30 east in Hopkins County, according to arrest reports. Danielle Loraine Mogg (HCSO jail photo) Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Warren Williamson stopped the driver of a 2021 Chevrolet 1500 with Arizona license plates for driving too close to another vehicle on I-30 east near the 140 mile marker in Hopkins...
Marijuana, Fake $100s Found During I-30 Traffic Stop
A woman and man were arrested after state troopers located marijuana and fake $100s during an Interstate 30 traffic stop earlier this week, according to arrest reports. Romeo Elliott (HCSO jail photo) Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Landry Martinez stopped a 28-year-old Memphis, Tennessee man around 5:20 p.m. April 21 for driving a Toyota Corolla in the the left lane on I-30 west near near mile marker 133 without passing...
4 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
Four people were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants, three on controlled substance-related charges and one for violating his probation, according to arrest reports. Nicholas Hameed Sadeh (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Alvin Jordan took Nicholas Hameed Sadeh into custody around 3:50 p.m. April 22 at the sheriff’s office and escorted him into jail. The 30-year-old Commerce man was booked...
Luther Petrea
Funeral service for Luther Jack Petrea, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Mike Eason officiating. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery with Asa Joslin, Tommy Sanderson, Jacob Peugh, Luke Wright, Wesley Jordan and Casey Janway serving as pallbearers and Bascum Chapman, John Trice, William Dodd and Kevin Keen serving as honorary pallbearers....
Wildcats Golf Coach Jeremy DeLorge Commends Golfer Kip Childress For Making It to Regional Tourney
Wildcats Golf Coach Jeremy DeLorge said senior Wildcats’ golfer Kip Childress finished in the top 30 in a field of 94 golfers at the two-day Region II Golf Tournament held Wednesday and Thursday (April 21-22) at Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club. Coach DeLorge noted that Childress, an East Texas Baptist University signee, has been an outstanding golfer over all of his four years at SSHS. The coach said he thanks Childress for his...
Lady Cats Softball Team to Take on Hallsville in Playoff Seeding Game Postponed to Monday Evening
The Lady Cats Softball Team had a seeding game with Hallsville scheduled for Friday evening (April 23) at 6 p.m. at Mount Pleasant weather permitting. The game was rained out, so plan B is now in effect, calling for playing the game Monday at 6 P.M. at Mount Pleasant. The Lady Cats and Lady Bobcats tied for first place in district play with 11-1 records. Both teams won their game at home. The winner between the two co-district champs...
State Closes Free COVID-19 Testing Center In Sulphur Springs
The state officially closed the free COVID-19 testing site in Sulphur Springs, according to Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management. As more vaccine has become available to Hopkins County providers, more people are becoming vaccinated and the COVID-19 case count has continued to go down and so have the number of people being tested at the free testing site. The free COVID-19 oral testing site in Sulphur Springs had...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Athletes Compete at Region II Track Meet Friday and Saturday at UTA
Four Lady Cats and two Wildcats are scheduled to compete at the Region II Track Meet Friday and Saturday (April 23-24) at UT-Arlington. Preliminaries are scheduled for Friday with finals on Saturday. For the Wildcats, Korderrian “Bull” Turner will compete in the long jump and triple jump. Jermaine Cleveland will compete in triple jump. For the Lady Cats, Bre-Asia Ivery is in the 100-meter dash and the long jump. Claire Bybee is in the...
