Cumby Police Arrest Dallas Man Felony Assault Warrant
A traffic stop by Cumby police resulted in a felony arrest Saturday evening. Cumby Police Chief Paul Robertson reported stopping a Toyota Camry at 6:10 p.m. June 8 for a traffic violation. A records check showed the 23-year-old Donvanique Lamar Wilson, 23, of Dallas man to have an outstanding Dallas County warrant. Consequently, Wilson was taken into custody at 6:15 p.m. and taken to jail for family violence assault that impeded...
Woman Arrested For Alleged Possession Of Pain Medications
June 10, 2019 – A routine traffic stop on Peach Street Saturday resulted in location of two pain medications and a felony arrest. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman reported initiating a traffic stop on a Ford Focus. He alleged the woman inside could be seen moving around as if to conceal something, before bring the car to a stop in the 500 block of Peach Street at 1:32 p.m. June 8. On contact, Hoffman said the driver...
Tip Leads To Felony Warrant Arrest
A Quitman resident was arrested at local motel Saturday evening on a Wood County warrant. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Lance Burdick and Chris Baumann received information that 21-year-old Charles Allen Bell of Quitman, a wanted man, could be found at a hotel in the 1400 block of East Industrial Drive in Sulphur Springs, according to arrest reports. A records check confirmed Bell was indeed wanted in Wood County for...
Commissioners Vote To Modify Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. Abatement
Hopkins County Commissioners Court on Monday voted to modify an Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. abatement by 10 percent, to match a reduction in staffing. According to Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Executive Director Roger Feagley, the abatement to the county was $28,000, with requirements that the company maintain 147 employees. The company, however, now has a 125. The loss can be attributed to attrition, positions...
The Hopkins County Ice Cream Contest Winners Are…
Top honors in the Hopkins County Ice Cream Contest were awarded to Kim Dillard for her butter pecan ice cream. Dillard received a trophy and $100 check for having the first place Super Scoop entry. She also went home with the $250 Visa gift card. Earning second place honors in the Super Scoop with a creamy strawberry ice cream was James Ross. He received a $50 check. Tonya Ross earned second place honors in the Big Dip Classic...
Hopkins County Dairy Festival Parade
The Hopkins County Dairy Festival Parade went off without a hitch, with local pageant royalty, elected officials, local businesses and even a few church groups in on the fun. Among the entries helping show they are Over the Moon for Dairyland during the festival’s 60th anniversary were the contestants in this year’s Dairy Festival Queen’s Pageant and Coronation and the “little kids” who will be helping...
Taylor Wayne Connatser
Taylor Wayne Connatser of Sachse, Texas, passed away June 2, 2019, at the age of 25. He was born January 4, 1994, in Texarkana, TX, to William Wayne and Mistie (Masters) Connatser. Taylor is survived by his mother, Mistie Watson; father, Wayne Connatser; grandparents, Diane and Ken Rawls, Peggy Minter, Jimmy and Monte Masters; great-grandparents, Byrd and Dorothy Hawkins; siblings, Maranda and Mason Watson, Paige Connatser; uncles:...
Intoxicated Person Complaint Results in Controlled Substance Arrest
Milton Pineda A 47-year-old man was arrested on a controlled substance charge just before 7 a.m. Friday, June 7, after police found him in possession of suspected methamphetamine. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Brandon Murphy was dispatched to the 1200 block of Texas Street, to a report of a person thought to possibly be intoxicated and to be in possession of weapons. Murphy reported finding a man, identified in arrest reports as...
Dairy Fest Kicks Off Friday With Opening Ceremony, Hot Air Balloons
Hopkins County Dairy Festival opening ceremony The Hopkins County Dairy Festival kicked off Friday with an opening ceremony, complete with ribbon cutting. A representative from Sentator Bob Hall’s office sent certificates “extending most sincere congratulations” on the opening ceremony which commemorates the the festival’s 60th anniversary. Opening ceremony and ribbon cutting for the 60th annual Hopkins County...
Hopkins County Records For the Week of June 7, 2019
Applications for Marriage Licenses Brandon Douglas Fain and Danielle Marie Watley Dustin Roach and Tayona Webb Nolan Keith Garmon and Kylie Jalayne Singleton Alex Blake Aguilar and Hope Ferrell Jeremy Don Reynolds and Kathy Sue Whitson Christopher Layne Rogers and Lauren Marie Pedron Niko Quinn Sandoval and Ashley Marie Moran Brandon Wayne Ross and Elizabeth Midgley Fischer Felip Hernandez Hernandez and Maria Chavarria Rodriguez Land...
