3 Early Notices of Retirement, 7 Resignations Approved For SSISD
Mar07

3 Early Notices of Retirement, 7 Resignations Approved For SSISD

District To Continue Using Same Auditing Firm, Chapter 313 Consultants Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees approved two agreements and a grant application; canceled the May 2 trustees election; and considered a number of personnel decisions during their March 6 meeting.   Personnel Ten personnel changes were approved by Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees following an executive...

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Herman Earl Hazlewood
Oct06

Herman Earl Hazlewood

Herman Earl Hazlewood, age 88 of Emory, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015 in Tyler.Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Gafford Chapel UMC in Sulphur Springs; Bro. Henry Suche officiating. Herman was born on May 20, 1927 in Hopkins County to the late W.A. and Tula Koontz Hazlewood. He served honorably in the U.S. Navy, after completing his service, he worked at the VA hospitals in Dallas and...

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7 Booked Into Hopkins County Jail On Felony Warrants
Nov18

7 Booked Into Hopkins County Jail On Felony Warrants

At lease seven people were booked into Hopkins County jail on felony warrants over the last week, Nov. 10-17, 2022, according to sheriff’s office and arrest reports. I-30 East Arrest Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Brantley stopped a GMC Box just before noon Nov. 16, 2022, on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 138 for a traffic violation. A records check using the driver’s Texas ID card revealed a Dallas...

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More Than 135 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury
Jan31

More Than 135 Indictments Signed By Hopkins County Grand Jury

When the Hopkins County Grand Jury last met they signed more than 135 indictments, pushing those cases forward for prosecution. Approximately 110 people were named in the charges, including 18 individuals accused of more than one offense. In some cases, more than one person is alleged to have been involved in the same offense, according to the indictment list released by the District Clerk’s Office for the December 29, 2021...

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4 Men Jailed In 4 Days On Controlled Substance Charges
Nov27

4 Men Jailed In 4 Days On Controlled Substance Charges

At least 4 men were jailed in 4 days on controlled substance charges, according to arrest reports. Posey Lane Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward and Deputy Isaac Foley stopped a Ford pickup at 8:02 p.m. Nov. 26, 2021, on Posey Lane at Hines Street after observing the truck run a stop sign by failing to come to a complete stop at the intersection, according to arrest reports. Ernesto Arellano...

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5 Hopkins County Residents Jailed On Felony Warrants
Dec08

5 Hopkins County Residents Jailed On Felony Warrants

December 8, 2019 – At least five people were jailed locally overnight Friday on felony warrants. Elmer Junior Crosby III Elmer Junior Crosby III, 25, of Sulphur Springs was taken into custody at 11 a.m. Dec. 6, at Polunsky Unit by Deputy Elijah Fite and transported to the county jail, where he was held warrants for manufacture or delivery of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone and...

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Cumby Names 2016 Valedictorian, Salutatorian, Introduces Graduating Class
May30

Cumby Names 2016 Valedictorian, Salutatorian, Introduces Graduating Class

Landon Mabe is the Valedictorian of Cumby High School with a grade point average of 4.31. Mabe is the son of Kathryn Mabe and has attended Cumby ISD since Pre-Kindergarten. Landon has won many awards in UIL since elementary school.He is the President of the local National Beta Club chapter and the Local National Honor Society.  Landon was also a member of the Cumby Robotics Team who won the Vex National Robotics Championship this...

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Cumby ISD graduates 21 Seniors on May 27
May24

Cumby ISD graduates 21 Seniors on May 27

Cumby ISD will hold Commencement on Friday May 27 at 7 pm in the Ferguson Building of Texas A and M University-Commerce.  There are 21 graduates in the Class of 2016. Valedictorian is Landon Mabe, who plans to attend Rice University with a goal of becoming a pediatrician. Salutatorian Brent Brewer plans to go to Lake Forest College in Chicago, Ill. L to R (Front Row) Madison Leigh Thomas, Julia Goncalves, Bailey Shay Braddock, Jordan...

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David Daniel Rushin
Apr07

David Daniel Rushin

Funeral services for David Daniel Rushin, age 91, of Edgewood, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jimmy Rodgers officiating. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel Cemetery with David Rushin, Joseph Winchester, Matthew Winchester, Scott Winchester, Joe Cagle and BJ Anderson serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be at10:00 a.m. prior to the service on Wednesday,...

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Hopkins County Records – March/April 2024
Apr04

Hopkins County Records – March/April 2024

Daily Instrument Register For 3/11/24 Thru 3/13/24 Village Chicken Farms LLC to Kai Cove LLC; Tract in the William N Baker Survey Coy Johnson to Emmett Loper and Haley Loper; Tract in the Lots 11 & 12 Pwwelwaa Addition Survey Billy Dale Hooper to Aimee Nicole Childress and Jason Dale Hooper; Tract in the John Binion Survey Katherine Payne and Rickey Payne to Cody Payne; Tract in the M A Bowlin Survey LJ Martin Ranch LLC to David...

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