HCSO: Commerce Associate Judge Arrested In Hopkins County On Assault Warrant
Tequila Rochell Johnson A 38-year-old Commerce woman, who is shown in arrest reports to be employed as an associate judge for the City of Commerce, was arrested at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on a Class A misdemeanor assault charge. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office had reportedly been conducting an investigation of her for the alleged assault of her boyfriend in Hopkins County. Based on that evidence, a Class A misdemeanor warrant was...
FDA Cautions Pet Owners Not To Feed Texas Tripe Inc. Raw Pet Food Due To Salmonella, Listeria
Some lots of Texas Tripe brand raw frozen pet food are being recalled due to several samples of Texas Tripe raw pet food testing positive for Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes, bacteria that can cause illness and death in humans and animals. The FDA followed that on Aug. 15 with a caution for pet owners to check any Texas Tripe raw frozen food products before feeding their pets to be sure the food is not among the lot numbers...
SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb Awarded Scholarship To Attend Leadership Academy
SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb Sulphur Springs Independent School District Superintendent Michael Lamb was announced by The Bob Thompson Executive Leadership Institute as the recipient of a scholarship to attend the 27th annual Superintendent Academy, a nationally known advanced leadership development program for school superintendents, according to a press release. Only 25 superintendents were chosen from a list of nominees from...
Nearly A Dozen Personnel Changes Approved At SSISD
Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees during their regular meeting this week approved 11 staff changes in readiness for the new school year, which begins on Aug. 20. The trustees also approved teacher appraisers and appraisal calendars. One new teacher was hired, 1 aide resigned, one aide was reassigned and the rest were new support staff. LaToya Hood’s resignation as a special education aide at high...
Suspect Who Fled From Cumby Police Has Reportedly Been Arrested Inside The Royse City Walmart
A vehicle pursuit initiated by Cumby police ended at a Royse City Walmart, which was evacuated to allow authorities to find the suspect. The suspect ran from his wrecked vehicle and attempted to hide inside the store. The man was taken into custody in Rockwall County. He was expected to transported by Cumby police to Hopkins County jail, after being arraigned in Rockwall County. The incident reportedly began when a Cumby police...
1 Man Jailed For Violating Probation, 2 For Bond Forfeiture Wednesday
Three men were taken into custody Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, by local officers on unrelated felony warrants, according to sheriff’s reports. Justin Dean Cowart Justin Dean Cowart, 32, of Yantis was taken into custody at 10:30 a.m. at the adult probation office by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Shing on warrant for violation of probation, which he was on the second-degree felony offense of online solicitation of a...
Sheriff’s Officers Arrest Campbell Man In Cumby On Controlled Substance Charge
August 2019 – A suspicious person complaint resulted in discovery of methamphetamine and a 30-year-old Campbell man’s arrest Wednesday morning. Kenneth Wayne Busby Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Brantley and Investigator Wade Sheets responded at 9:37 a.m. Aug. 14 to a report of a suspicious person on FM 275 north. Deputies located and contacted 30-year-old Kenneth Wayne Busby of Campbell. A records check...
Chamber Connection for August 15, 2019
By Lezley Brown, president/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce I’ve been waiting for this day for quite some time! It’s the day I get to tell you that we are officially moving into our new building at 110 Main Street in Sulphur Springs. We are excited to be in the middle of everything on Celebration Plaza. Come see us! Cook letters and entry forms have been mailed out for the 50th anniversary of the Stew Contest! Your letter, if...
Cumby ISD Trustees Expected To Call For Bond Election At Aug. 15 Meeting
Cumby ISD facilities committee members Bobby Yarbrough, Joe Salinas and Jimmy Helfferich discuss curing a community meeting different points for school improvements if a school bond is passed in November. Cumby ISD Board of Trustees are expected to call for a bond election at their Aug. 15 meeting. Cumby Independent School District Board of Trustees are expected to meet for three different sessions on Thursday. During on, the school...
Blood Drive Planned Friday At Sulphur Springs High School
Sulphur Springs ISD will be having a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, in Sulphur Springs High School Conference Center. For more information, contact Kristin Monk at 903-885-2153, ext. 1107.
