Wood County Sheriff’s Report April 11-17, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report for April 11, 2018 to April 17, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 7; Thefts: 1; Burglaries: 1; Terroristic Threats: 3; Criminal Mischiefs: 2; Inquests: 1; Suspicious Circumstances: 5; Suspicious Vehicles: 10; Suspicious Persons: 1; Alarms: 6; Harassments: 0; Criminal Trespasses: 2; Scams: 3; Frauds: 0; Abandoned Vehicles: 1; Cows Out: 21; Horses Out: 2; Welfare Checks: 5; Assaults: 3; Dog Bites: 0; Fires: 0;...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies, Posse Observe National Drug Take Back Day Saturday
Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day and Hopkins County Deputies will be in the parking lot at Atwoods, 817 Gilmer Street, to take back any prescription medications you may have in your home that you wish to discard. Deputies and Sheriff’s Posse members will be at the location from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is the 15th opportunity in 7 years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired,...
Clarence Fulbright
Clarence Fulbright ,69, of Sulphur Springs, Texas entered eternal rest on April 14, 2018, at Rock Creek Healthcare and rehab. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 28, 2018, in Maxey Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Evans serving as Eulogist. Interment will follow to Fairland-Littlejohn Cemetery under the direction of Maxey Funeral Home.
Lady Cats Win First in Best-of-Three in Bi-District: Game 2 at Lady Cat Park Friday
The Lady Cats’ softball team batted around in two innings and collected fifteen hits in a 15-4 ten-run rule victory over Lovejoy Thursday (April 26) at Lovejoy that gave the Lady Cats a 1-0 lead in a best two out of three bi-district series. Game two is Friday at 7 p.m. at Lady Cat Park. Things did not start out all that well for the Lady Cats as they left the bases loaded in the first inning without scoring a run. Lovejoy then...
Former Local Radio Personality Enters Guilty Plea
Craig Thomas “Moose” Morgan plead guilty to Misappropriate Fiduciary/Financial Property more than $2,500 but less than $30,000, a Felony 3, in Eighth Judicial District Court Thursday afternoon. Morgan, former radio personality in the local market and chief of a volunteer fire department in the county, received two (2) years State Jail, probated for five (5) years and must pay $12,000 in restitution. He will serve 180 days in the...
Harness Sentenced in Cattle Theft
“The main goal is to punish these guys but also allow them to provide restitution to the victims,” according to a statement by the District Attorney’s office. The statement was made in reference to the difference in penalties received by Landon Dee Harness and Lane Wesley Keller following their guilty pleas to Theft of Cattle and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. Harness paid $5,000 in restitution Thursday, will spend every night...
Game Day: Lady Cats Enter Bi-District at Lovejoy
The Lady Cats’ softball team opens their best two out of three bi-district series with Lovejoy on this Thursday (April 26) game day. Game one is at the Lovejoy softball field in Lucas beginning at 7 p.m.. This will be the third time in recent years that the Lady Cats and Lady Leopards have met in bi-district. The two teams also faced each other last year. The Lady Leopards won the series two games to none winning at Lovejoy and...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Up 56 Indictments
April 26, 2016 – Fifty-six (56) indictments were handed up by a Hopkins County Grand Jury on April 25, 2018. Those indictments in which arrests have previously been made include: Javaron Tyray Ross was indicted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Ross, 21, was arrested in February at his Jackson Street address on an Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child warrant. A Sulphur Springs Police officer made the arrest and...
