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30% chance of showers and thunderstorms increasing to 40% in the evening; High: 85; Low: 69; Wind: East around 5 mph
Training Building Tradesmen; Summer Campus Improvements; Baseball, Softball Remodeling
Finding tradesmen for construction jobs such as home building is said to be more difficult in current times. To address that need, Sulphur Springs High School is bringing back a building trades class to help train tradesmen of the future. The building trades class will be building a house on Fore Street in Sulphur Springs on a lot owned by the school district. The slab is expected to be poured this summer. School district Director of...
John Silvestri
Memorial Service for John Silvestri, age 77, of Emory will be held at 2 P.M. on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel in Sulphur Springs, Texas with Chaplain Pat Cooper officiating. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 from 5 to 7 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. John passed away on June 2, 2017 at his residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home
Roy Lee Dittmar
Rev. Roy Lee Dittmar, 79 of Greenville passed away at his home surrounded by his family. Rev. Dittmar was born on February 23, 1938, in Seminole, OK, to Rev. Franklin Leroy (Roy) Dittmar and Grace Irene Streeter. He was the retired pastor of Mount Zion Church in Commerce with 30 years of service. He was also a retired Jailer at the Hunt County Detention with ten years of service. Over the course of 58 years in the ministry, Rev....
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 24-30, 2017
May 24th At 8:12 a.m., cows were reported out on SPUR 514 near Yantis. Deputies were dispatched to PR 8692 near Winnsboro, at approximately 8:45 a.m., in reference to a theft. Actors, or actors unknown, damaged the victim’s Kawasaki Mule and siphoned the gas out of it. This case has been forwarded to investigators. Deputies made contact over the phone with an out-of-state complainant, at approximately 11:52 a.m. The complainant...
DPS Traffic Stop Discovers Tetrahydrocannabinol and Meth
Jason William Helmholtz, 40, and Jacqueline Mary Helmholtz, 47, both of Missouri, were speeding down I-30 when a DPS Trooper clocked them at 82 mph in a 75 mph zone. When the trooper approached the vehicle, he noted the odor of burnt marijuana emitting from inside the vehicle. Both occupants were asked to exit the vehicle. Jason was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. In the auto the trooper found a glass jar containing a...
Not Wearing Seat Belt But Meth Under the Seat
At 11:51 a.m. Cumby Police Ray Embro noted an auto exiting a gas station parking lot and the driver not wearing a seatbelt. Embro initiated a traffic stop on Frisco Street. Following a consent to search the vehicle, Embro located a white pill bottle containing a plastic baggy with white crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine under the driver’s seat. Two pipes with meth residue were also found under the front seat. Rowdy Dee...
Winnsboro Man Attempts to Ship Controlled Substance
June 2, 2017 – John Lamar Jones, 70, of Winnsboro, TX attempted to ship a package on May 31st at a UPS Hub on Gilmer Street in Sulphur Springs. Once again, alert clerks notified Sulphur Springs Police. The Special Crimes Unit investigated and on Thursday arrested Jones for Possession with Intent to Deliver or Manufacture a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than or equal to 4-grams but less than 200-grams, a Felony 1....
County Fire Chief Injured in Accident; Traffic Backed Up on I-30 Wednesday
An accident on I-30 westbound at Bill Bradford Road created a second accident when a driver of an semi-truck failed to control speed. Both accidents created a traffic backup for approximately 4 miles. Traffic was routed onto the service road for about an hour following the second accident. Andy Endsley, Hopkins County Fire Chief was injured in the second accident. Wednesday, two motorcycles and two autos were involved in a traffic...
