Sulphur Springs Cross Country Competed in the District 15-4A Meet Wednesday
Sulphur Springs Cross Country competed in the District 15-4A meet October 11th at Pittsburgh High School! JV Boys got first place as a team! Gabe Mayo came in first place, while Sawyer Shutt came in second and Rafael Florez came in third. Gabe Mayo 2023 Cross Country Kannon Gibson came in fifth place, followed by Uriah Lee in sixth. Isaac Stanley came in ninth and Elrey Vargas came in tenth. The Sulphur Springs Lady Cats JV Girls got...
Trick or Treat At Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab October 31, 2023
October 12, 2023 – Grab all the spooky people in your house and head over to 411 Airport Road for Halloween treats at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab.
Sulphur Springs Varsity Tennis Takes Bi-District Championship
October 10, 2023 – SSHS Varsity Tennis will advance in the playoffs as they conquered Kilgore for the Bi-District Championship recently. The following are the results of the matches: Girls Doubles – Ella Sant and Jessie Li, Coral Perez and Stori Shropshire, Gianna Carter and Anna-Claire Newsom ALL WON their doubles! Mixed Doubles – Mac McCoy and Flor Gudino took a WIN! Boys Doubles – Ian Westlund and Malachi...
Pen of 3 Success For Fourteen Sulphur Springs FFA Members
This past weekend the 3rd Annual Pen of 3 Commercial Heifer Show was held at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Pictured on the left is Catherine Starzyk who won the Senior Herdsman award. She was interviewed in front of two judges and answered questions about her pen of heifers. Pictured on the right is Kohen Moss who was the Open Division Champion. Fourteen Sulphur Springs FFA Members showed and sold a pen of heifers. They...
Sulphur Springs Man Attacks Son at Hotel
September 28, 2023 – A Sulphur Springs man was arrested yesterday after he allegedly attacked his 13 year old son. COREY GENE EDWARDS, age 32, was at the Broadway Street hotel at around 6PM. Motive for the attack, or the reason for Edwards and his son to be at the motel is unknown. COREY GENE EDWARDS, 2023 Edwards allegedly punched his son in the head several times with his closed fists. He then attempted to evade arrest by...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused of Stealing $35k
September 18, 2023 -A Sulphur Springs resident was recently arrested in Hopkins County on a Smith County Warrant. The man, JAMES MICHAEL MORRIS JR, is accused of MISAPPLICATION OF FIDUCIARY PROPERTY. James Michael Morris, Jr aka Bubba 2023 Morris is alleged to have entered into an agreement with a man with the intent to build a boat dock. An initial payment of $53,000 was given to Morris in 2021. The project was never started and...
Former Sulphur Springs DPS Officer Named First Female Ranger Major in 200 Year History
September 12, 2023 – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces the promotion of Texas Ranger Captain Wende O. Wakeman to the rank of major, making her the first female Ranger major in the organization’s storied two-hundred-year history. “Major Wende Wakeman’s years of hard work, her tremendous strength of character and her unwavering determination have all led her to this moment,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “I...
Sulphur Springs Emergency Sirens Will Be Tested August 31
August 31, 2023 – Emergency sirens will be tested in Sulphur Springs at noon today by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management Office. The test is to gauge the reliability of the emergency warning system and is conducted to find any potential flaws in the system so they can be corrected prior to a real emergency situation. The sirens could be sounded not only for weather warnings such as tornadoes, which are the most common in the...
Sulphur Springs Man Stopped with Half Pound of Concealed Meth
August 28, 2023 – A Hopkins County Deputy was on routine patrol this weekend on I-30 when he noticed a vehicle fail to signal a lane change. The Hyundai was traveling east on I-30. The deputy pulled out and began following the car. The driver exited the interstate near Cumby and again failed to signal. A traffic stop was performed in the parking lot of a gas station on the south service road. When contacted, the driver was...
Tina Young Becomes the First African American Woman to Serve as Postmaster for Sulphur Springs Texas
August 21, 2023 – On Friday, August 18th, 2023, the community gathered in a courtroom in the Sulphur Springs City Hall to witness history. On this past Friday, Tina Young took the Oath Of Office as, not only Sulphur Springs’ 25th Postmaster, but also as the first African American Woman to hold the position. Sulphur Springs City Manager, Marc Maxwell, served as Master of Ceremonies and guided the day’s special...
