Sentencing Hearing for Miller Set for Tuesday in 8th Judicial District Court
Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. in Eighth Judicial District Court, a sentencing hearing before Judge Eddie Northcutt will be heard for Matthew Miller, 21, of Greenville. Miller will plead guilty to Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. In October 2017, Sulphur Springs Police responded to an early morning call in the 300 block of Texas Street. There they located a victim with a very large laceration on the left side of his neck. The...
Tennessee Woman Arrested for Illegal Narcotics
Sulphur Springs Police stopped a2007 Ford Explorer at the 123 mile marker on I-30 Sunday afternoon. As the officer approached the vehicle, he observed a scale sitting in the passenger front seat and Tracie Lynne Fournier, 55, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, attempting to exit the rear of the vehicle. She threw a metal object and a white powder on the ground behind the vehicle. Inside the white container was a rock like substance that...
Open Container in Vehicle Leads to Illegal Narcotics Find by DPS
Sunday evening, a DPS traffic stop at the 130 mile marker on I-30 led to the discovery of methamphetamine and marijuana. An open alcoholic container in the vehicle motivated a probable cause search by the trooper. During the search, approximately 4oz of methamphetamine, 8.5oz of marijuana, digital scales, and multiple baggies of various colors located in a small black bag in the back seat of the vehicle. James Wayne Johnson, 30, of...
Cumby Police Find Suspected Cocaine During I-30 Traffic Stop
Two small bags of suspected cocaine weighing under 1-gram was found by Cumby Police during a vehicle search at the 110 east-bound mile marker on I-30. Francisco Javier Malagon-Perez, 31, of Denton, the driver of the Kia Sorento is in Hopkins County Jail on a $5,000 bond, charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, less than 1-gram, a State Jail Felony.
Blake Klemptner
Funeral services for Blake Klemptner, age 27, of Dike will be conducted at 11:00 a.m, Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Donnie Powers officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with Gene Childs, Jason Childs, Clayton Fite, James Ellis Fite, Dereck Klemptner, Corey Argenbright, Nathan Reneau and Geoff Thompson serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday,...
No Dinner Bell for Wednesday, July 4th; Returns July 11th
There will be no Dinner Bell on Wednesday, July 4. Celebrate the Founding of Our Great Nation with your families and friends.. See you July 11 at the Dinner Bell at the First United Methodist Church. Happy July 4th!
Kenneth Ray Spencer
Funeral service for Kenneth Spencer, age 75, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Shannon Gammill and Toney Hurley officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Shane Gammill, Johnathon Gammill, Hardy Coston, Kenny Crowson, L.J. Massey, Jerry Spencer, Alan Spencer and Tommy Dickens serving as pallbearers and Joe Jennings, Mike Flippin,...
Video Presentation: Dedication of Registered Texas Historical Landmark at Local Home
[Editor’s Note: Included in this article is a video of the dedication and below that, a slideshow of pictures from the past] Saturday, June 30, 2018, a Registered Texas Historical Landmark designation was unveiled at the home of Monty and Vivian Dennis Monzingo, a colonial style house built in 1939 at 333 College Street and known locally as the Ashcroft House. Mayor John Sellers presented a history of the house, introduced the...
