Dorothy Elizabeth (Bruton) Davis
Dorothy Elizabeth (Bruton) Davis, age 90, passed away on March 3, 2021, in Sugar Grove, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Darrel Phillips and Rev. Melissa Graham officiating. She will be buried beside her husband in Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro, Texas. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday, March 8, 2021, at...
High Speed Vehicle Pursuit Winds Through Hopkins County To Winnsboro
A high speed vehicle pursuit that wound through Hopkins County from east of Como to Sulphur Springs, eventually concluded in Winnsboro with one arrest early Friday morning, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Aaron Chaney reported stopping a westbound maroon Honda Accord that had an obscured temporary license plate, a defective license plate light and was being driven in the turn lane as it passed...
Denton Man Jailed After Bond Revoked On Stolen Vehicle Charge
A 44-year-old Denton man was jailed Friday, after his bond was revoked on a 2020 stolen vehicle charge, according to arrest reports. Odis Clint Farrar (HCSO jail photo) Odis Clint Farrar was taken into custody at 2:05 p.m. March 5 in the 8th Judicial District Court in Hopkins County and escorted to the county jail by sheriff’s office staff, according to arrest reports. Farrar was accused on March 18, 2020, of stealing a pickup...
Two Jailed Early Saturday Morning On Felony Warrants
Two people were jailed early Saturday on felony warrants, according to arrest reports. Randolph-Lamar Street Arrest Joseph Hodges (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Shawn Albright and Officer Francisco Castro responded at 1:40 a.m. March 6 found a 66-year-old Sulphur Springs man out in public while intoxicated to the point he posed a potential danger to himself or others. A records check showed Joseph Hodges also had an...
Sulphur Springs Man Allegedly Evaded Police At High Rate Of Speed Through Residential Area
A 59-year-old rural Sulphur Springs man allegedly evaded police by driving at a high rate of speed through a residential area of town early Saturday morning. Michael Oneal Harrison (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro attempted to stop a Chrysler 200 at 12:25 a.m. March 6 on Freeman Street at Como Street for failure to signal 100 feet prior to a lane change. Instead of stopping, the driver continued at a...
SSHS Law Enforcement, Forensic Science Classes Test Skills At Mock Trial
Sulphur Springs High School Law Enforcement and Forensic Science students this week applied the many skills and lessons they have learned in the program. Many students participated in a mock trial conducted by the students in the second floor courtroom of Hopkins County Courthouse. Students were tasked with conducting a murder trial, with class members performing all court tasks except judge and bailiff. Each student acted in...
Hopkins County Records – March 5, 2021
Land Deed Transactions Brad Beers, independently and as trustee, to Annette Wilburn and Gerald Wilburn; tract in the MA Bowlin surveyBarbara Dorner and Bert Dorner to Gina Dorner Goldsmith; tract in the Nathaniel Harris surveyBarbara Dorner and Bert Dorner to Joey Loyd Dorner; tract in the JW Davis surveyBarbara Dorner and Bert Dorner to Jeffery Bert Dorner; tract in the William S. Johnson surveyJames Carr to Williams Stump; tract in...
Virtual Town Hall Slated March 10 To Answer Texas Employers’ Reopening Questions
State officials will be hosting a virtual town hall forum from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. March 10, for Texas employers to discuss GA-34, the Executive Order Governor Greg Abbott signed March 2 which goes into effect on Wednesday. The purpose of the online session is provide legal advise and allow Texas employers to ask questions regarding GA-34 and potential impacts it can have on their businesses. Click here to register for the online...
Cumby PD: Fort Worth Man Arrested On Firearm Charge
A 31-year-old Fort Worth man was arrested in Hopkins County with a firearm, according to arrest reports. Cumby Police Lt. Paul Robertson reported stopping a Kia Rio at 11:20 p.m. March 4, 2021 on Interstate 30 east at mile marker 110 for a traffic violation. Robertson said he discovered a firearm in a Ladarius Stokes’ waistband while conducting a roadside investigation, and that Stokes was a felon with prior convictions for...
5 Jailed Thursday On Warrants
At least five people were jailed Thursday and two on Wednesday in Hopkins County on warrants, according to arrest reports. Staci Lynn Burkham (HCSO jail photo) Staci Lynm Burkham was taken into custody at 4 p.m. Thursday at Hopkins County Courthouse and escorted by Courtney Steward to Hopkins County jail, where the 48-year-old Lone Oak woman was held on a Feb. 25, 2020 possession of less than 1 gram of a Penalty Group 1 controlled...
