Update: Cumby City Council To Consider Allowing Police To Make Traffic Stops for Executive Order Violations
Special Election, A Sewer Line Repair Also On April 14 Cumby City Council Agenda Cumby City Council has a full agenda for Tuesday evening’s meeting, which will be conducted beginning at 6:30 p.m. April 14 via Zoom. Zoom Meeting The Council had planned to stream the meeting on YouTube for community members to view, with a designated phone number will be provided for community comments at the designated time. However, due to...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On 2 Warrants
A 42-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Saturday night at Sulphur Springs Lake on two warrants. James Brandon Cockrell Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Justin Wilkerson and Chris Baumann went to Sulphur Springs Lake. They contacted James Brandon Cockrell, who was in a Ford F150 pickup at the north boat ramp around 10 p.m. April 11, deputies alleged in arrest reports. Deputies requested communications operators conduct a...
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs Hosting Blood Drive April 15
Sulphur Springs, Texas, April 14, 2020 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. A special THANK YOU to all who have dropped off supplies, treats, meals, drinks, donated PPE and other equipment, make financial donations, etc. for our hospital and our associates. We are forever grateful! We are extremely proud of our associates on the frontline serving...
I-30 Traffic Stop Nets THC Edibles And Marijuana, Controlled Substance Arrest
An Interstate 30 traffic stop Saturday resulted in location of THC edibles and marijuana and an Arkansas man’s arrest for controlled substance possession, according to arrest reports. Cumby Police Department patch Cumby Police Officer Jonathan Painter reported seeing a gray vehicle pass traveling at a high rate of speed as it passed his station patrol vehicle on Interstate 30 east near mile marker 112. Painter’s police...
Walmart Theft Suspect Allegedly Caught After Jumping Fence At Restaurant
A Walmart theft suspect allegedly ran through a a neighborhood and jumped several fences before police caught him in a Shannon Road restaurant parking lot Sunday evening, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs police were dispatched to Drexel Drive at San Jacinto Street, where a man allegedly involved in a theft at Walmart had reached after fleeing the store just before 4:30 p.m. April 12. A witness was allegedly driving behind...
April Designated Child Abuse Prevention Month In Hopkins County
Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom and the County Commissioners Monday morning proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Hopkins County. With more than 97 confirmed victims of child abuse and neglect were reported in Hopkins County in 2019, Newsom urges “all citizens to join in a national effort to raise awareness and help reduce child abuse and neglect in years to come.” All are encouraged to “work...
Commissioners Court Approves Agreement With Delta County For Public Health Authority
Hopkins County Commissioners Court, during their regular meeting Monday, approved an inter-local agreement with Delta County for a public health authority. Hopkins County Commissioners Court on March 26 held a special meeting to reappointed Dr. I. L. Balkcom IV as Hopkins County’s public health authority, a capacity Balkcom has served in for a number of years. After weeks, Delta County on April 7 received confirmation of one...
4 In Custody In Hopkins County Jail On Capital Murder Charge
April 13, 2020 – A Sulphur Springs woman and three men were in custody at Hopkins County jail Monday morning on a capital murder charge, allegedly stemming from a dispute involving rent and payment, according to Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum. The victim was allegedly beaten at a Sulphur Springs address on April 10, then burned in a vehicle. Arrested for capital murder were Charli Ciera Wadley-Hodges, 24; German Manuel...
Meal A Day Menu — April 13-17, 2020
The Senior Citizens Center may be temporarily closed along with Sulphur Springs Public Library and city lobbies due to COVID-19, but the dedicated Meal A Day volunteers continue to work five days a week preparing and delivering meals to shut-ins in the community. The Meal A Day Menu for April 13-17, 2020 includes: Monday — Beef Spaghetti, English Peas, Garlic BreadTuesday — Sweet and Sour Chicken, Rice, Egg Roll, Oriental...
Hopkins County Records — April 11, 2020
Applications for Marriage Licenses Joshua Harris Houston and Miranda Leanne WilliamsClint Austin Traylor and Alicia Nicole MulkeyJeremy Wade Pettus and Jennifer Michell BradshawGarret Shane Hood and Francia Yorllina AlvarezNathan Wiliam Regan and Valorie Nell FrazierCharles Daylan Dickens and Mandi Renea StonakerBrandon William Hodges and Carolyn Marie BiggsBryan Luna and Denise Valentina FrancoBrian Christopher Reed and Casandra Jo...
