A 15-year-old is being held at the juvenile detention facility in Greenville for burning down a County Road 2399 home, setting a truck on fire, committing a home burglary and stealing a shotgun and a rifle.
A 15-year-old is being held at the juvenile detention facility in Greenville for burning down a County Road 2399 home, setting a truck on fire, committing a home burglary and stealing a shotgun and a rifle.

Cynthia Matthews of Sulphur Springs is the winner of a trade paperback copy of “A Discovery of Witches,” courtesy of in the Viking/Penguin Books and the News-Telegram. Deborah Harnkess’ best-selling novel is the first volume in the “All Souls Triology.” Her second book, “Shadow of Night,” will be released in July. Matthews entered the online contest multiple times.
The News-Telegram's next contest deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 6. The winner of that contest will receive two tickets to see Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band at Gexa Pavilion (formerly Starplex at the State Fairgrounds) in Dallas on Thursday, April 19. Tickets are non-transferrable and will be available at will call on the day of the show. Winner must show photo ID to receive tickets.
GREENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former area school district employee intends to plead guilty to allegations he “sexted” a minor child last year.
A thunderstorm and conflicting activities may have contributed to the low turnout at Tuesday night’s Sulphur Springs Independent School District’s community meeting to gather input to complete a candidate profile for a new superintendent.

Thirty chili cooks brought their very best recipes to the 6th annual Hopkins County Chili Bowl competition, held Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center. A panel of nine local judges were tasked with the difficult job of naming a winner.
While the holidays generally bring out the good in most people, that’s not so for others. For some, the holidays signal the start of concerted efforts to con people out of their hard-earned cash.

Disheartened over the increasing commercialization of a Christian holiday and, to put it bluntly, the lack of Christ in Christmas, one local church is taking a stand and asking others to join them in reminding others the true reason for the celebration.
The main focus of the Tuesday evening Sulphur Springs City Council meeting was the rapid decline in the water level in Cooper Lake.

The scholarship pageant is the final event of a 10-day festival honoring the county’s dairy industry. Events this year included a hot air balloon rally, parade, milking contest, ice cream freeze off, carnival, 5K milk run, NETLA Jr. dairy show and dairy foods contest.
Six of Hopkins County’s best and brightest young women competed for the Hopkins County Dairy Festival crown Saturday night in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Hopkins County Regional Civic Center.
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