Sulphur Springs Woman Accused Of Tossing A Bag Of Marijuana Out Car Window
Aug19

Sulphur Springs Woman Accused Of Tossing A Bag Of Marijuana Out Car Window

Destinee Freneisha Weeks A 20-year-old Sulphur Springs woman ended up with not only a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge but also a felony tampering with evidence charge. She allegedly tossed a bag of marijuana out of a vehicle window during a traffic stop, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Nick Floyd reported he first noticed the Dodge Challenger because it appeared to be speeding. Radar showed the car...

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Winnsboro Man Accused Of Swinging Knife At Another Man During Fight About A Sulphur Springs Woman
Aug14

Winnsboro Man Accused Of Swinging Knife At Another Man During Fight About A Sulphur Springs Woman

A 23-year-old Winnsboro man was accused Tuesday evening of wrestling another man to the ground, then swinging a pocket knife at him. The disturbance started when Cody Gene Pyron became upset a woman chose the other man as her boyfriend instead of him, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs police officers were dispatched around 6:30 p.m. to Quail Ridge Apartments, where they were told an active disturbance involving a knife was...

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Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Holding Girlfriend At Gunpoint
Jun28

Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Holding Girlfriend At Gunpoint

Justin Arley Bryant A Sulphur Springs man, 19, was taken into custody at Buford Park Thursday evening after he allegedly held a woman at gunpoint when she attempted to end their relationship.Sulphur Springs police were reportedly dispatched at 7:28 p.m. June 27 to Buford Park, where a female was allegedly being held by a man at gunpoint. Upon arrival at the park, officers reportedly located the female and the suspect, identified in...

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Frisco Man Allegedly Caught With Stolen Firearm
May30

Frisco Man Allegedly Caught With Stolen Firearm

Patrick Deshaun Holman Patrick Deshaun Holman, 23, of Frisco was jailed Wednesday night after police found a stolen firearm in his possession during a traffic stop, according to arrest reports. Holman was reportedly a passenger in a Toyota Camry stopped on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 122 for traffic violation at 10:38 p.m. May 29 for a traffic violation, Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams alleged in the arrest report....

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Man Jailed Following Disturbance With Woman
May25

Man Jailed Following Disturbance With Woman

A 29-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested early Saturday at motel was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and resisting arrest, following a disturbance with a woman in a hotel parking lot. Sulphur Springs Police Cpl.Chris Rosamond reported contacting Jamie Lee Lindsay and a female at 12:36 a.m. about a disturbance he observed between the two in the parking lot of a motel in the 1500 block of East Industrial Drive Rosamond...

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County, City Settle Lawsuit without Blame in Death of Ross
Mar08

County, City Settle Lawsuit without Blame in Death of Ross

In a change of interpretation of the magistrate’s ruling, both the City of Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County have publicly stated the amount paid to the family of Chance Ross following Monday mediation in Sherman Division of the Eastern District Court of Texas. Tuesday night the Sulphur Springs City Council approved a sum of $1,000 from the city and $349,000 from the city’s insurance carrier to settle the award. Included in the...

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Federal Magistrate Seals Proceedings and Award Made in Chance Ross Family Case Against City
Mar07

Federal Magistrate Seals Proceedings and Award Made in Chance Ross Family Case Against City

When the Sulphur Springs City Council meets Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in Executive Session, one item discussed will focus on pending litigation. In open session the council will discuss and take action on the Executive Session item regarding pending litigation. That litigation is the decision of a Federal Magistrate handed down Monday in Federal Court regarding the case. The council will be presented the findings of the magistrate and...

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Ross Family Seeks Justice For Chance In Federal Court
Feb11

Ross Family Seeks Justice For Chance In Federal Court

A Hopkins County family is seeking a jury trial in the Sherman Division of the Eastern District Court of Texas. Shelly and Tony Ross seek damages for emotional distress, medical and funeral expenses, plus attorney fees in case number 4:16-cv-00095-ALM-CAN  filed with the court by the David D. Davis Law office of Grand Prairie. Named in the suit as defendants are the city of Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Sulphur Springs Police Lt....

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Willard Lewis “W.L” Bowen
Jul09

Willard Lewis “W.L” Bowen

Memorial services for retired Sulphur Springs Fire Department Captain Willard Lewis “W.L.” Bowen, 89, of Sulphur Springs, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, July 10, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Pastor Nickie Pinson officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial with military honors will follow the service at Peerless Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Floyd Lawson, Brian Adams, Jay Stonaker, Billy Howard, Leland...

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Devin Olvera Andrews
Sep07

Devin Olvera Andrews

Devin Olvera Andrews, age 23, of Mount Vernon, Texas, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022, in Lubbock, Texas. Devin Olvera Andrews Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Sam B. Harvey Funeral Home Chapel in Mt. Vernon, Texas. Funeral services will immediately follow at 2:30 p.m., with Cade Rich officiating. Interment will be at the Mt. Vernon City Cemetery. Pallbearers are Bryan Crow, Austin...

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