2 Complaints On West Spence Street Result In 3 Arrests
Three people were jailed following response by police at least twice in an hour in the 100 block of West Spence Street Wednesday evening. Sulphur Springs police first were dispatched just before 8 p.m. Aug. 28 to a complaint of a suspected intoxicated person trespassing in the 100 block of West Spence Street. Upon arrival, a patrol officer was greeted by a 27-year-old Sulphur Springs woman, who told officers she is homeless and stays...
Wildcats Team Tennis Highlights Thursday Game Day
Wildcats Team Tennis has an afternoon match on this Thursday, Aug. 29, game day. The Wildcats have a rematch with Bullard at 3:30 p.m. at Tyler Junior College. The two teams met in a Whitehouse tournament back on Aug. 15 and Bullard just got by the Wildcats, 10-9. The Wildcats won their last match, defeating Pleasant Grove 10-8, at the Wildcat Tennis Center last week. The Wildcats have a 2-9 season record. Also on this Thursday game...
Marty Secord Is Coach of Frisco Wakeland, the Wildcats Opponent Friday Night At Prim Stadium
Gerald Prim Stadium, located at the corner of Houston and League streets in Sulphur Springs. The Wildcats Football Team opens the regular season Friday night, Aug. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium against Frisco Wakeland. The Wolverines are coached by Marty Secord. He was the first coach at Wakeland and he is the only head coach they have ever had. Like Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens at Sulphur Springs, Wakeland Coach...
TxDOT Warns to “Plan While You Can” This Labor Day Weekend
TxDOT: PLAN A SOBER RIDE THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND TxDOT warns drivers about consequences of drinking and driving Aug. 29, 2019AUSTIN – On past Labor Day weekends, hundreds of impaired crashes have occurred in Texas, resulting in fatalities on our roads. As many Texans make travel plans to celebrate the remaining days of summer, TxDOT’s “Plan While You Can” campaign reminds them to make a plan for a sober ride before the festivities...
Bobby Burney
Funeral services for Bobby C. Burney, age 79, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 6:00 p.m., Sunday evening, September 1, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. C. J. Duffy officiating. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., one hour prior to service. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Chad Brown, Jake Phillips, Michael Boles, Berkley Burney, Russell Hammons, Payton Hammons and Ryan Hammons serving...
HCSO: 2 Arrested For THC Possession Following 2 Separate Traffic Stops
An 18-year-old Saltillo woman and 26-year-old Alabama man were reportedly arrested for THC possession following two unrelated traffic stops by sheriff’s officers Wednesday night. Felicia Renee Valenzuela Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Wade Sheets arrested Felicia Renee Valenzuela of Saltillo at 9:29 p.m. Aug. 28 on Houston Street at League Street for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a Penalty...
Sulphur Springs Man Reportedly Found Walking Down Road Naked
A 63-year-old man was reportedly found walking down North Jackson Street naked Wednesday afternoon. The complaint of the naked man in the street was called in to police dispatchers around 4:10 p.m. Aug. 28. When officers arrived, they reported finding a man sans pants in the 1000 block of North Jackson Street. The man was reportedly walking toward a residence. He was reportedly instructed to put a pair of pants on, which he did,...
Police Identify Sulphur Springs Man Accused of Leading Pursuit In Vehicle Of Woman He Assaulted
Terence Ramon Beachem Sulphur Springs Police have identified the man accused of assaulting a woman, taking her car, engaging in a vehicle then foot pursuit with police Wednesday afternoon as 47-year-old Terence Ramon Beachem of Sulphur Springs. Beachem was arrested at 1:41 p.m. Aug. 28 on Helm Lane at Kadi Lane by Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Jameison Hawkins and Sgt. Brandon Mayes for burglary of a habitation with intent to commit...
Weatherford: Como Man In Custody On Controlled Substance Charge Confesses To Building Burglaries
Sheriff’s Officers Recover $10,400 Worth Of Lawn Maintenance Equipment Shawn Wayne Austin A 38-year-old Como man arrested Tuesday afternoon at his County Road 2329 residence for methamphetamine possession allegedly confessed to two building burglaries. Shawn Wayne Austin had been identified as a possible suspect in a burglary, so deputies went to his residence about 2 p.m. Tuesday for further investigation into the matter....
Chamber Connection For Aug. 29, 2019
By Lezley Brown, President/CEO of Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The 50th Anniversary of Stew Contest will be here before we know it! Cooks have begun reserving their spots, and it’s going to be quite a celebration. Just so you know, cook letters and entry forms have been mailed out. Your letter, if you cooked last year, should have arrived in the mail. However, if you need them, all forms are on our website at...
