Kougher Sentenced to Life Plus 20 Years for Indecency with Child Charges
It will be 40 years before Bradley Curtis Kougher, 41, will be eligible for parole following a decision by a Hopkins County jury in Eighth Judicial Court Thursday evening. Kougher was found guilty of a Felony 1 Indecency with a Child and a Felony 2 Indecency with a Child. It took the jury less than 15 minutes to find him guilty and just over an hour to determine his sentence. He was sentenced to life in prison for the Felony 1 and 20...
Wildcats, Lady Cats Soccer Battle Strong Teams in First Day of Tournament Play
Humble 1, Wildcats Soccer 0 In their opening game in the 2018 Longhorn Challenge in Austin Thursday, the Wildcats’ soccer team just came up short against Humble losing 1-0. Wildcats Soccer Coach Nicky Wiggins said Brandon Diosdado, Rafael Lopez, D.J. Abron, Alexis Escobedo and Andrew Escobar played well. He added Lopez, the goalkeeper, had six saves. The Wildcats managed four shots on goal. Coach Wiggins said Humble was a very...
Helen Marie Queen Threadgill
The life of Helen Marie Queen Threadgill will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 15, 2018, at West Oaks Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas, with Charles Moore officiating. Interment will be Saturday, January 20, 2018, at the Shiloh Cemetery, Mt. Enterprise, Texas, at 11:00 a.m. Helen died January 11, 2018. Helen was an exemplary member of the greatest generation. Her life priorities were her faith and service to God, her...
Friday Forecast
High: 43 with chill factor 9-19; Low: 26 Wind: North, northwest 10-20 mph, gusting to 30 mph
Anna Marler Beggs
Memorial Service for Anna Marler Beggs, age 85, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will be held at a later date at Cumby Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Ms. Beggs passed away on Thursday, Janauary 11, 2018 at her residence. Anna Marler Beggs was born on October 7, 1932 in...
Game Day: Wildcat, Lady Cat Soccer in Tournament Play
Both the Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer teams will be playing in their second tournament of the season this Thursday through Saturday (January 11-13). The Wildcats are in Austin for the 2018 Longhorn Challenge. It’s being played at the newly renovated Charles Alan Wright Fields at the Berry M. Whitaker Sports Complex at UT Austin. The Wildcats open play at 1 p.m. Thursday against Humble from the Houston area. The Wildcats,...
Testimony Given in Kougher Case Involves Witnesses from Hopkins County to Canada
The story of Bradley Curtis Kougher, 41, who is on trial in Eighth Judicial District Court for one count of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child Under 6-years of age, a Felony 1; Sexual Performance by a Child under 14-years of age, a Felony 1; Indecency with a Child Sexual Contact, a Felony 2; and Attempted Sexual Performance by a Child, a Felony 2 is revealing a series of situations stretching from Hopkins County Texas to Canada....
Board Member Election for Texas Corn Producers Begins Monday, January 15
The Texas Corn Producers Board will hold elections in three of its five voting regions to elect five board members where current members’ seats are expiring. The TCPB election is conducted by voting regions and will be held from Jan. 15, 2018, until Jan. 29, 2018. There are two seats open for election in Voting Region Three, which includes Hunt, Delta, Lamar, Hopkins and a large number of counties in North-Central, Northeast and...
Commissioners’ Court to Discuss Courthouse Annex in Friday Work Session
Following the Friday 1 p.m. Hopkins County Commissioners’ Court special meeting, Commissioners will meet in a budget work session to discuss the construction of a courtroom annex adjacent to the New Hopkins County Jail. The courtroom annex was on the Monday, January 8th regular session agenda but commissioners tabled the item when questions regarding the building of a second building for offices for the District Attorney and District...
