Felony Warrant Arrest Leads to Additional Charges
A Hopkins County Deputy noted a pickup truck belonging to Rex Wayne Reiber, Jr., 32, who had an active warrant and the deputy stopped the vehicle on FM 499E. Reiber was wanted for an Indictment Theft of Property over $2500 but less than $30,000. A female passenger in the truck, Ashley Denis Haynes, 32, of Cumby was also arrested when neither Reiber nor Haynes claimed a small black box containing a small amount of both methamphetamine...
Rose M Turner
Funeral Services for Rose M. Turner, age 60 of Como, will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. C.J. Duffy officiating. Interment will follow at Como Cemetery with David Turner, Billy Turner, Jacob Hurley, J. Davis, Kevin Davis, and Matthew Davis serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Megan Hurley, Savanna Thrash, Kayla Davis, and Mallory Mick. Visitation will be held from...
PJC Named To Schools.com Top 10 Texas Community Colleges List
Paris Junior College has been named to the Top 10 Texas community colleges in 2016 by Schools.com. Ranked seventh on the list, PJC was included in part because it tied for fifth-highest graduation rate of all Texas community colleges in 2015, and for its status as a Pathways Project institution. The Pathways Project is an American Association of Community Colleges initiative that aims to improve student success both in the classroom...
Sunday Forecast
Freeze warning until 9 a.m. then, High: 63; Low: 42; Wind: South, southeast 5-10 mph
Freeze Warning In Effect Until 9 a.m. Sunday
A freeze warning for the local area is in effect until 9 a.m. Sunday morning. Dry air and a clear sky will allow temperatures to fall to or below freezing. Urban areas will likely remain above freezing. Rural areas should experience a light freeze. Temperatures will be between 28 and 32 degrees from Sunday at 3 a.m. until 9 a.m. Damage to crops, tender vegetation and sensitive plants may occur unless plants are protected. Automatic...
Northeast Police Academy Graduation
Northeast Police Academy’s Fall 2016 graduating class held a graduation ceremony at Central Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs. Eleven men and women graduated. The Fall 2016 class was sponsored by the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department. Boy Scout Troop 69 led the flag ceremony and the Pledge of Allegiance. Heather Torres led the crowd in the singing of our national anthem. Brennan Bassham, Cole Daniel, Jim Dial, Charles...
ONE On Celebration Plaza
On November 11th, 2016, the Sulphur Springs community gathered together to bring unity through a melody. Several people gathered around the front of the stage to sing “What The World Needs Now Is Love”. The audience was led by Shannon Askew, Micah Petty, and Calvin Hickerson. The unity celebration was done in “reverse concert” style, where the audience is the main focus rather than the stage. dsc_0553 dsc_0554...
Unique Saturday Afternoon Prayer Service For Hopkins County Blogger
Down on Celebration Plaza, friends and family of Bobby McDonald gathered and petitioned before God for the local man’s health. County Judge, and friend, Robert Newsom opened the service and invited anyone, of any age, to say a prayer. The service was concluded by reciting the Lord’s Prayer. The community is asked to stay in continual prayer for Bobby McDonald.
Male Arrested After He Flees Scene of Accident Stranding Two Women and Two Children
Deputies called to a motor vehicle accident on I-30 at the 120 Mile Marker found two females and two children, ages 9 and 6, standing on the side of the road in temperatures below 50 degrees. The driver of the vehicle, one of the females, said Armando Roberto Perez, 32, of Brashear, a passenger in the vehicle, had grabbed the steering wheel of the auto while she was driving and had caused the vehicle to veer into two metal poles at...
