Winnsboro Police Department Report April 22 – April 28
Winnsboro Police arrested two, responded to 140 calls for service, issued 50 citations, and wrote 51 warnings during the April 22-April 28, 2019 report period. Brandon Frazier, 27 years of age, of Dallas, was arrested on 4/26/2019 on a Tarrant County Warrant. Sarah McBride, 28 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on 4/27/2019 for Driving While License Invalid with Previous Convictions, Possession of Marijuana < 2oz. in a Drug...
*Updated* Rocky is FOUND in Hopkins County.
Thank You to all the good helpers at KSST for getting the word out while Rocky was missing. He found his way home this morning, having been missing since April 18. Rocky is a 6-7 month-old black and tan young dog being sought by his owners. About mid-April, Rocky got out of his yard on the south side of Sulphur Springs. Due to KSST Trading Post exposure, Rocky was spotted and identified during the Easter weekend by homeowners on CR...
Man Reportedly Assaulted While Walking Down Road
A 39-year-old man was allegedly assaulted while walking down Lamar Street Saturday morning. He was reportedly sustained an injury to one side of his face, above his eye, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs police were called to the hospital late Saturday morning regarding the alleged assault. The 39-year-old was reportedly walking to work on Lamar Street when a man drove up in a white car, stopped, got out and sprayed the man...
Cinco de Mayo Celebration Planned for Saturday May 4 on Celebration Plaza
Regarded as the largest gathering of people on the downtown plaza, the Cinco de Mayo celebration is 2018 is said to have brought close to 10,000 people to the Sulphur Springs downtown district. Now, this year’s celebration is being planned for Saturday May 4, 2019 . The festival will begin at 1pm and conclude before midnight. According to Oscar Aguilar, one of the organizers, there will be music and entertainment acts, all kinds...
Selma Woman Arrested After Suspected Marijuana Found In Spare Tire Compartment
A routine Interstate traffic stop Sunday night resulted in location of hidden marijuana, a bottle of pills and an arrest. A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped a Honda Accord at 3:27 p.m. Sunday at mile marker 132 on I-30 after observing it traveling 86 miles per hour in a 75 mph speed zone. On contact, a 30-year-old Selma woman was identified using her driver’s license, according to arrest reports. The trooper...
Cumby Police Arrest Dallas Pair Reportedly Traveling In Stolen Car
Cumby Police arrested a Dallas pair, stopped Sunday morning in what turned out to be a stolen vehicle. Marc Anthony Martinez, 23, and Infant Venzor, 20, were taken to jail by Cumby Police Officer Zack Steward for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. According to arrest reports, Cumby Police Sgt. Ray Embro saw a blue Mitsubishi sedan with a defective tail light in the area of Frisco Street and the north Interstate 30 service road at...
Update: Police Release Name Of Woman Killed In Friday Crash On Loop 301
Police have identified woman who died Friday as a result of a two-vehicle crash on East Loop 301 Friday evening as 82-year-old Sylvia Hodges Mohler of Sulphur Springs. Local dispatchers were alerted about 6:15 p.m. Friday of a major crash on East Loop 301 at Church Street. According to police, a Buick and Chevrolet Avalanche were involved in the crash, one traveling southbound on Church Street and the other traveling west across East...
Russell Dale Askew
Funeral services for Russell Dale Askew, age 52, of Commerce will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Harold B. Nash, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow at East Caney Cemetery with Larry Dent, Gilbert Roland, Keith Spivey, Jerric Berry, Lester Dial, Tony Reed and Craig Hale serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Martin, Jared Harrison, Rory...
Miller Grove Track Results
Update from Miller Grove ISD Administration This weekend we had athletes competing at the regional track meet in Whitney. It was a great weekend for us. We qualified 4 athletes for the state meet. Girls state qualifiers – Jorja Bessonett regional champion in both the 3200 and 1600. Jolee Fox third place in the 3200 with a photo finish but got the wild card for the state meet and fourth in the 1600. Boys state...
Thurman Family Agricultural Endowment to Benefit Agriculture Students
The Thurman Family Agricultural Endowment at Texas A&M-University Commerce has been established by Steve Thurman and Kelly Thurman. The endowment will benefit students majoring in agribusiness and those participating on the Livestock and Meat Judging Teams. “The endowment is our small way of supporting Texas A&M University-Commerce as the university equips men and women for the challenges of an agriculture career,” Thurman...
