Vehicle Accident Leads to a Variety of Charges
Morgan Lane Brown, 22 , was available for docket call Thursday morning at 9 a.m. but had to await a magistrates hearing for a variety of misdemeanor charges due to an accident the night before. Brown is in Hopkins County jail following the accident. He was to appear in Eighth Judicial District Court for a pretrial hearing on the status of legal counsel for an indicted charge of Abandon Endanger Child with Intent to Return, a Felony...
Winnsboro Man Stopped for Suspicious Activity
John Michael Lopez, 19, of Winnsboro on CR 3368, west of FM 900 at 12:21 a.m. looked suspicious to Hopkins County Deputy Amanda Weatherford. Communications reported the 1998 Toyota on a Hopkins County back county road to be out of area. She stopped Lopez for suspicious activity. He was nervous and unsure of his destination when Weatherford began questioning his reason for being on the roadway. Lopez was asked for consent to search...
Chamber Connection
Congratulations Jaci Reed on becoming the new Dairy Festival Queen! What a wonderful end to the Dairy Festival week! Hopkins County is fortunate to have so many dedicated people working to make the Dairy Festival such a success. The Chamber is thankful to the Dairy Festival for working tirelessly in all that they do! Corner Grub House is now offering delivery during lunch hours Corner Grub House, located at 113 Gilmer in Sulphur...
Thursday Forecast
40% chance of showers and thunderstorms; High: 86; Low: 74; Wind: Northeast around 10 mph
Bonnie Brown
Mrs. Bonnie Brown, age 82 of Winnsboro, passed away on Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 in Winnsboro. She was born on March 29th, 1935 in the Coldwater Community to the late Calvin King and Emily King. She was a homemaker and a member of Coldwater Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by husband, Billy Brown, three brothers, Lauris, Darrell and Louis King; two sisters, Marie Jackson and Becky Breed. She is survived by numerous nieces and...
Paul Gerald Wilburn
Funeral Services for Paul Gerald Wilburn, age 82, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, June 23, 2017 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Michael Coker officiating. Interment will follow in Old Saltillo Cemetery with Danny Wilburn, John Wilburn, Chris Wilburn, Caemon Wilburn, Heston Wilburn and Adam Wilburn serving as pallbearers and Joshua Wilburn, Phillip Wilburn and Colton Marrow serving as Honorary Pallbearers....
The EDGE for Middle School Athletes
For a second year, the Sulphur Springs Athletic Department is offering The Edge for middle school athletes. It is a four week program taking place Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. each day until July 6. It began on June 12. The Edge for middle school athletes does not have endurance work like gassers, hill climbing and 100 yard dashes featuring in The Edge for high school athletes. It’s focus is more on...
Additional Charges for Mowrer; Bryant Also Charged
Additional charges were added Tuesday for Jeffrey Edward Mowrer, 25, arrested Monday for Tamper Fabricate Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair and Possession of a Controlled Substance less than 28-grams. Mowrer had fled Hopkins County Deputies attempting to serve an arrest warrant for burglaries that occurred in southern Hopkins County where Mowrer was staying with a female on State Highway 154 (see first arrest below). Along with...
