Rafael Castorena
Funeral services for Rafael Castorena, age 61, of Sulphur Springs are scheduled for Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 2:00PM at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Leo Wisniewski and Pastor C. J. Duffy officiating. Marcus Hill, Troy Hill, Manuel Hernandez, Sr., Manuel Hernandez, Jr., Eusebio Vazquez and Leonardo Castorena will serve as pallbearers. A visitation will be held Saturday, 25, 2016 at Tapp Funeral Home from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Mr....
17 Dogs Removed from Cruel Confinement; County Has Animal Cruelty Investigator
Seventeen dogs were seized by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Corporal Koby Hume and the SPCA of Texas Thursday morning in the Como area. The 12 adult dogs and five puppies were transferred to be housed in the SPCA of Texas Storage Facility temporarily until a more permanent arrangement is made. Charges of Cruel Confinement of the animals are pending. No arrest has been made. Hume, who has been newly assigned as Animal Cruelty Investigator...
Rifle, Jewelry Recovered; Hinson Confesses; Two Additional Suspects Sought
A trip to Emory Wednesday paid dividends as Hopkins County Criminal Investigator Dennis Findley recovered a Browning high powered rifle and scope, located additional rings, necklaces, charm pendants and heard the confession Kenneth Hinson to burglarizing a residence. He also garnered the names of two additional suspects in the case. Items already recovered from the burglary in the Arbala area prior to yesterday included three items, a...
County Law Enforcement Seeks Ross for Sexual Assault of a Child Under 14
Hopkins County law enforcement officers continue their search for Michael Scott Ross, 55, of Dike. Ross is wanted on charges of continuous sexual assault of a child less than 14 years of age. Ross is a white male, 6 ft. 1 in., 190lbs. with brown hair and brown eyes. He wears glasses and has tattoos on his arms, legs, back and abdomen. Ross was indicted by a Hopkins County Grand Jury in January of this year. The sexual abuse began in...
Alvarez-Flores Pleas to 3 Years in TDCJ
Wednesday afternoon in 8th Judicial District Court, Juan Antonio Alvarez-Flores plead guilty to manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance, penalty group 1 (methamphetamine) more than 1 gram, less than 4 grams in a drug free zone. He was sentenced to three (3) years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was arrested and charged with the Felony 2 offense in January of this year. It was his first arrest in three years....
Robertson Sentenced to Five Years for Attempted Arson
Walter Lee Robertson, 66, was sentenced to 5 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following a plea bargain Wednesday afternoon in 8th Judicial District Court. The agreement sends Robertson to prison for Attempted Arson. In 2006, Robertson received a differed probation for second degree felony arson. According to Hopkins County Sheriff’s records Robertson had written his half-sister a letter telling her she had been...
Hopkins-Rains County Students Attend Esteemed Youth Leadership Conference
While others spent time at the beach, pool or simply hanging out with friends, Hopkins-Rains County students learned about buisness and free enterprise. Sylvia Feijen of Saltillo and Sheyenne Mitchell of North Hopkins attended this year’s Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Annual Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) at Tarleton State University from June 13-17, to gain a leg up in the path to their dreams. “YLC is an excellent...
How To Keep Your Plants Alive During The Hot Summer!
If you want moderate summers try Minnesota, but this is Texas, and every summer is as hot as it can be. Don’t give up on your pretty plants, help them out and keep them alive all summer long. Here is a few helpful tips to keep your plants alive all summer: When it comes to summer, your potted plants are by far the most susceptible to heat. While other plants can distribute heat throughout the surrounding ground, potted plants...
Tenacity for Justice Renews Restitution Order
Tenacity for justice served proved true for the District Attorney’s office Wednesday morning in Eight Judicial District Court. District Attorney Will Ramsay, knowing that a 10-year probation was nearing an end and that restitution, ordered as a condition of probation, had not been made, filed a motion to continue the order of probation while having the probationer accept a State Jail Felony. In March 2006 Kathy Lynn Haygood pled...
