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Marty Secord Is Coach of Frisco Wakeland, the Wildcats Opponent Friday Night At Prim Stadium
Aug29

Marty Secord Is Coach of Frisco Wakeland, the Wildcats Opponent Friday Night At Prim Stadium

Gerald Prim Stadium, located at the corner of Houston and League streets in Sulphur Springs. The Wildcats Football Team opens the regular season Friday night, Aug. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at Gerald Prim Stadium against Frisco Wakeland. The Wolverines are coached by Marty Secord. He was the first coach at Wakeland and he is the only head coach they have ever had. Like Wildcats Football Coach Greg Owens at Sulphur Springs, Wakeland Coach...

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HCSO: 2 Arrested For THC Possession Following 2 Separate Traffic Stops
Aug29

HCSO: 2 Arrested For THC Possession Following 2 Separate Traffic Stops

An 18-year-old Saltillo woman and 26-year-old Alabama man were reportedly arrested for THC possession following two unrelated traffic stops by sheriff’s officers Wednesday night. Felicia Renee Valenzuela Hopkins County Sheriff’s Investigator Wade Sheets arrested Felicia Renee Valenzuela of Saltillo at 9:29 p.m. Aug. 28 on Houston Street at League Street for possession of 4 grams or more but less than 400 grams of a Penalty...

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Sulphur Springs Man Reportedly Found Walking Down Road Naked
Aug29

Sulphur Springs Man Reportedly Found Walking Down Road Naked

A 63-year-old man was reportedly found walking down North Jackson Street naked Wednesday afternoon. The complaint of the naked man in the street was called in to police dispatchers around 4:10 p.m. Aug. 28. When officers arrived, they reported finding a man sans pants in the 1000 block of North Jackson Street. The man was reportedly walking toward a residence. He was reportedly instructed to put a pair of pants on, which he did,...

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Police Identify Sulphur Springs Man Accused of Leading Pursuit In Vehicle Of Woman He Assaulted
Aug29

Police Identify Sulphur Springs Man Accused of Leading Pursuit In Vehicle Of Woman He Assaulted

Terence Ramon Beachem Sulphur Springs Police have identified the man accused of assaulting a woman, taking her car, engaging in a vehicle then foot pursuit with police Wednesday afternoon as 47-year-old Terence Ramon Beachem of Sulphur Springs. Beachem was arrested at 1:41 p.m. Aug. 28 on Helm Lane at Kadi Lane by Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Jameison Hawkins and Sgt. Brandon Mayes for burglary of a habitation with intent to commit...

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Weatherford: Como Man In Custody On Controlled Substance Charge Confesses To  Building Burglaries
Aug29

Weatherford: Como Man In Custody On Controlled Substance Charge Confesses To Building Burglaries

Sheriff’s Officers Recover $10,400 Worth Of Lawn Maintenance Equipment Shawn Wayne Austin A 38-year-old Como man arrested Tuesday afternoon at his County Road 2329 residence for methamphetamine possession allegedly confessed to two building burglaries. Shawn Wayne Austin had been identified as a possible suspect in a burglary, so deputies went to his residence about 2 p.m. Tuesday for further investigation into the matter....

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Chamber Connection For Aug. 29, 2019
Aug29

Chamber Connection For Aug. 29, 2019

By Lezley Brown, President/CEO of Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce The 50th Anniversary of Stew Contest will be here before we know it! Cooks have begun reserving their spots, and it’s going to be quite a celebration. Just so you know, cook letters and entry forms have been mailed out. Your letter, if you cooked last year, should have arrived in the mail. However, if you need them, all forms are on our website at...

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Police Chase Man Driving A Vehicle He Allegedly Stole Following An Altercation
Aug28

Police Chase Man Driving A Vehicle He Allegedly Stole Following An Altercation

A Hopkins County man allegedly forced his way into two residences, engaged in a physical altercation, and lead police on a vehicle and foot pursuit Wednesday afternoon before being apprehended. He was transported to the hospital for an injury allegedly sustained during the physical altercation, according to police. Sulphur Springs police dispatchers reportedly received a report of what sounded like a gunshot being fired at a West Park...

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Investigators Recover Property Taken In Weekend Burglary, Other Theft
Aug28

Investigators Recover Property Taken In Weekend Burglary, Other Theft

Property recovered by Hopkins County sheriff’s investigators. Hopkins County sheriff’s investigators Wednesday afternoon were in the process of inventorying several chainsaws, a leaf blower, Zero-Turn mower and weed eaters reportedly stolen during a weekend burglary and at least one other theft in Hopkins County, according to sheriff’s reports. The mower and weed-eater were reported to have been taken during a...

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2 Dallas Area Teens Allegedly Found Smoking Marijuana Across From Mt. Zion Church
Aug28

2 Dallas Area Teens Allegedly Found Smoking Marijuana Across From Mt. Zion Church

Two Dallas area teens were reportedly found across from a church, smoking marijuana Tuesday night. The pair reportedly caught deputies attention because they were parked cross from Mount Zion Church. The location was at the State Highway 11 west and County Road 4724. The maroon Jeep with the lights off was parked at a stop sign. The time was around 8:56 p.m. Aug. 27. As the sheriff’s officers approached the SUV they reported...

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Nature’s One Recalling Children’s Drink Mix Due To Undeclared Milk Allergen
Aug28

Nature’s One Recalling Children’s Drink Mix Due To Undeclared Milk Allergen

Nature’s One of Lewis Center, Ohio Monday announced a voluntary recall of PediaSmart® SOY Vanilla Beverage Mix because milk is not listed under the “contains” label statement. PediaSmart® SOY Vanilla Beverage Mix is a powder beverage sold in 12.7 ounce (360 gram) canisters. “Each lot is tested for milk allergen by independent 3rd party laboratories before release for sale: no milk allergen was detected in any lots of the...

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