New Extension Agent Starts October 1st
August 14, 2023 – The new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Family and Community Health agent for Hopkins County was officially welcomed by the Commissioners Court on Monday. Lisa Sprague, center, starts October 1st, 2023 Johanna Hicks, former Family and Community Health agent for Hopkins County was on hand to welcome Lisa Sprague. Hicks retired after nearly three decades serving East Texas residents. She officially...
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Supports Meal-A-Day
August 14, 2023 – The Hopkins County Commissioners Court unanimously voted to support the Hopkins County based Meal-A-Day program. Director Dietlin accepts the Proclamation at Commissioners Court Monday. Meal-A-Day Director Amanda Dietlin was on hand to receive the proclamation and a check for over two thousand dollars. Dietline made a brief presentation and answered several questions from commissioners regarding where the funds...
Suspected Forger Back in Hopkins County Jail
August 12, 2023 – KEVIN LANK JONES was arrested at the Tarrant County Jail this week and returned to Hopkins County. KEVIN LANK JONES, 2023 Jones was arrested in Hopkins County in March of 2023 after he and a partner attempted to cash a forged check. They concocted a ridiculous story in an attempt to explain their actions. See that story here. His bond is currently set at $50,000.
Houston Truck Driver Arrested After 10 Mile Chase
August 12, 2023 – Sixty year-old BENIGNUS CHUKWUDILUM UZOMAH was arrested this week and charged with evading arrest with a vehicle. BENIGNUS CHUKWUDILUM UZOMAH, 2023 Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies received a report of a reckless west bound driver on Interstate 30 around 11 AM. A point of observation was set up at mile marker 131. The reported semi was located and a deputy began following it. He observed the driver acting in a...
Mexican National Sentenced for Child Exploitation
Hopkins County Man Sentenced for Child Exploitation Violations PLANO, Texas – A Sulphur Springs, Texas man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Hugo Enrique Menchaca, 42, pleaded guilty to transportation of child pornography and misuse of a Social Security number and was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison...
Saturn App Targets School Children – Seems Innocent Enough But It’s Really Social Media With Dubious Privacy
August 11, 2023 – Concerned parents around the country are pointing fingers at the latest social media app named Saturn. It’s is posing as a ‘Social Calendar’ and a replacement for a paper calendar, but it provides who more information to users, and does not effectively prevent non-students from creating accounts and accessing other’s information. By itself the class information, school sports rosters,...
Grifter Arrested in Hopkins County
August 11, 2023 – JOEL HINTON DOWNS was arrested this week in Hopkins County Texas. He is currently charged with two counts of: 31.03(E)(4)(A) THEFT PROP >=$2,500<$30K JOEL HINTON DOWNS, 2023 Downs has been arrested several time in recent years and charged with numerous crimes. In February 2021 he was arrested in Hunt County and charged with: THEFT PROP >=$750<$2,500 PROBATION VIOL/THEFT PROP >=$2,500<$30K THEFT PROP...
Leave Her Alone
August 11, 2023 – If your home is like ours, we have had a good crop of spiders this year. My personal favorite is the Orb Weaving Spiders who decorate their web with a vertical stabilimentum. This zipper like structure may serve as a warning to birds, as an attractant to insects, or camouflage for the spider as she rests in the middle. It’s a safe bet that a spider of this size is female, as the male is tiny in...
Seattle Investor Arrested on Warrant
August 11, 2023 – Akeem Lamar D. Bailey-Rich, age 29 years-old, was arrested on a warrant this week in Sulphur Springs. Akeem Lamar D. Bailey-Rich, 2023 Sulphur Springs Police performed a traffic stop on Bailey-Rich’s Pontiac around 1AM. The stop took place on the east loop near Interstate 30. A records check showed an outstanding warrant for: 1 46.04(E) UNL POSS FIREARM BY FELON A search of court records shows the felony...
Freudiger May Avoid Additional Jail Time
August 11, 2023 – Michelle Denise Freudiger, who shot her husband in the face after an argument, may be able to avoid additional jail time. Michelle Denise Freudiger was arrested in April after Wood County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call about a woman shooting a man in the face. Freudiger’s husband survived the shooting. Freudiger, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, entered a guilty plea in Judge...
