911 Call From Inactive Phone Results In Search Of Residence, 3 Controlled Substance Arrests
A 911 call from an inactive phone to emergency dispatchers Sunday night ultimately resulted in sheriff’s officers responding at a Cumby address, where a search resulted in three controlled substance arrests. Rodney Edward Petrea Sr. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson, Sgt. Scott Davis and Deputy Bobby Osornio responded at 6:26 p.m. Nov. 21, 2021, on Williams Street in Cumby. They were told a 911 call...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – Nov. 15-21, 2021
Winnnsboro Police Department’s media report for the week of Nov. 15-21, 2021, included the following: Shaunin Maynard(Wood County jail photos) Arrests Jonnie Bradley, 42 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 16, 2021 on multiple Winnsboro Municipal warrants. Shaunin Maynard, 40 years of age, of Winnsboro, was arrested on Nov. 18, 2021, for possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance. (Released...
Scotty Thompson
Scotty Thompson Funeral service for Scotty Thompson, age 67, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Peerless Baptist Church with Bro. David Burns officiating and Jack Schwen assisting. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Howard Crenshaw, Roger Thompson, Jimmy Ross, Josh Boatman, Jason Vaughn, Francisco Castro, Cody Huddleston, Kenny Crowson, and Jeremy Thompson serving as...
Two-Vehicle Crash Temporarily Closes Section Of East Industrial Drive Sunday Night
A section of East Industrial Drive was closed for a short time Sunday night, due to a two-vehicle crash just east of the Broadway Street overpass in Sulphur Springs. Camaro damaged in a two-vehicle crash Sunday night, Nov. 21, 2021, on East Industrial Drive A red Camaro was reported to have just taken the 124 exit off of Interstate 30 west and entered Industrial Drive around 10 p.m. Nov. 21, 2021. A suburban was reported to have been...
County Road 4724 House Heavily Damaged By Blaze
A County Road 4724 residence was heavily damaged by a blaze Sunday night. A resident was home, but managed to escape without injury. A neighbor reported seeing smoke through his window around 10 p.m. Nov. 21 a large amount of flames down the road from his CR 4724 residence and contacted neighbors to see if it was a controlled burn or from a residence. The owner, who lives just down from the structure, looked, saw the rent house on...
Wilma Jean Steele
Funeral service for Wilma Jean Steele, age 96, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church in Sulphur Springs, Texas, with Charles Moore officiating. An interment will be held on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at 3 p.m. at Oak Lawn Cemetery in West Plains, MO with Jason Stephens, Matt Stephens, William Steele, JJ Steele, Patrick Covington and Adam Leavins serving as...
Amended Road Use Agreement For Pine Forest Solar Projects, Incentives For Proposed Project On Nov. 22 Commissioners Court Agenda
An amended road use agreement for Pine Forest Solar Projects and tax incentives for a proposed project are on the Nov. 22 Commissioners Court agenda, along with a truck purchase and an agreement for the county fire department. During the 9 session, Hopkins County Commissioners Court is expected to consider approving the purchase of a 1-ton crew cab 4×4 truck for Precinct 3. Four items on the agenda have to do with solar projects....
5 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Charges
At least 5 people were jailed on felony charges Nov. 17-19, 2021, in Hopkins County, according to jail reports. Live Oak Street Stop Jesus Leovardo Gonzalez Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Zack Steward and Alvin Jordan spotted a black Chrysler 300 like the one Jesus Leovardo Gonzalez of Sulphur Springs, a wanted person, was reported to be driving. The officers conducted a traffic stop on Live Oak Street at Jonas Street...
Franklin, Hopkins Counties Continue To Have Lowest Area October 2021 Unemployment Rates
Franklin and Hopkins counties continued to have the lowest October 2021 unemployment rates in the nine-county Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area, both less than 4% each. Franklin County for the fourth consecutive month had the lowest unemployment rate of 3.8%, with 201 of the 5,269 work force reported to be unemployed as of the October 2021 Texas Labor Market Information data released Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. That’s down...
Margarett Toon
Margarett Toon Celebration of life for Margarett Toon, age 71, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, November 22, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Seymore Cemetery with Alekzander Brown, Preston Worsham, Brian Haren, Roger Dyer, J.W. Thompson and Brandon Adams serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home....
