Wood County Sheriff’s Report June 26-July 2, 2019
June 26th At 9:36 a.m., cows were reported out on CR 3990 near Winnsboro. Deputies were dispatched to CR 2312 near Mineola, at approximately 10:36 a.m., in reference to criminal mischief. Actors, or actors unknown, damaged the reporting party’s property. At 10:47 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 515 near Winnsboro. Deputies were dispatched to PR 5174 near Quitman, at approximately 12:45 p.m., in reference to identity theft. This...
For Seniors Only! Ice Cream Freeze Off at Senior Center
Here’s a very cool gift for local Sr. Citizens…free homemade ice cream following the judging of every flavor entered at the annual contest set this Thursday. Be there on Thursday July 11 at 2 pm inside the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizen Center at 150 MLK Drive. It’s all free! The top three flavors as determined by the judges will win prizes. There are over twenty flavors pre-registered.
SSISD Trustees Approve 14 Personnel Changes
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees Monday evening approved 14 personnel changes. Overall, the seven resignations and seven new hires will impact five campuses. At Barbara Bush Primary, Mary Surber resigned as a transitional first grade teacher while Jessica Takacs was approved to join the faculty as a new special education teachers. Bowie Primary physical education Melissa Aaron’s resignation was...
An Update on New Chamber of Commerce Facility
If you have noticed the construction panels along the sidewalk on the south side of the Sulphur Springs downtown square, you’ll be glad to know that the work in progress is almost complete and the move-in date is fast approaching for the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce. Remember back in 2018, when the Chamber vacated their 300 Connally Street building and moved into temporary quarters with a Jefferson Street address, it was...
5 Arrested By Local Authorities On Warrants
Local authorities took at least five people into custody Monday on warrants on unrelated charges, most following traffic stops, according to arrest reports. Orbin Roy Reyes Orbin Roy Reyes, 37, of Sulphur Springs was arrested at 2:19 p.m. on East Industrial Drive by Sulphur Springs Police Office Justin Findley on Titus County warrants for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance, possession of less than...
2 Men Jailed For Failing to Comply With Sex Offender Registration Requirements
Two men were jailed Monday for failure to com ply with sex offender’s requirement to register annually for life. Vernon Vincent Vaughan III Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Charles Humphries reportedly took 42-year-old Vernon Vincent Vaughan III into custody at 11:17 a.m. at his West Industrial Drive residence. Humphries alleged the man, a convicted sex offender, did not report his address change with his...
Johanna Hicks: Keep Your Baby Rear-Facing As Long As Possible
Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Family & Consumer Sciences, 1200-B West Houston Street, P.O.Box 518 Sulphur Springs, TX 75483; 903-885-3443 – phone; 903-439-4909 – Fax; [email protected], email. By Johanna Hicks Although it is not yet the law in Texas to keep children rear-facing until at least age two, it is best practice to follow the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to keep children...
Winnsboro Police Department Report for July 1-7, 2019
Arrests Howard Weems, age 61, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 07/01/2019 for Possession of Controlled Substance PG1>=4G<200G Tanner Harrison, age 23, of Gilmer, was arrested on 07/05/2019 for Driving While Intoxicated. Accidents No Accidents to Report. Calls for Service The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 122 calls for service during this reporting period. Citations The Winnsboro Police Department issued 28...
DCTF Predicts Football Wildcats to Finish Sixth in Their District
Sulphur Springs Wildcats By Don Julian Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine is out and they have picked the Wildcats to finish in sixth place in their nine team District 8-5A in Division II. Some also picked the Wildcats sixth in preseason last year but the Wildcats finished third and made the playoffs. The Wildcats finished the season at 6-4 including a bi-district loss to Frisco. They were 5-3 in district play. This season,...
Marilyn Lucas
Marilyn Lucas, age 77 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019, at her residence. She was born on September 18, 1941 in Keechi, Texas to the late Robert Howell and Margaret Howell. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by husband James R. Lucas and son Robert E. Finney. Marilyn is survived by daughter Molly Hutton and husband Ronald of Winnsboro, Texas; son Russell Finney and wife Miranda of Winnsboro, Texas....
