Hopkins County Records – June 19
Land Deed Transaction Donald Tinsley to Donald Todd Tinsley and Sonha Gail Tinsley; tract in the Houston St survey Donald Tinsley to Donald Todd Tinsley and Sonha Gail Tinsley; tract in the Houston St survey Atascosa Real Estate Group LLC to Anthony Hyden; tract in the Jeremiah Ward survey Alexander Schell Alt and Jaxie Stollenwerck Alt to Hooper Ranch Legacy LLC; tract in the James Ford survey Alexander Schell Alt and Jaxie...
Pickton Man Arrested for Assault
June 19, 2023 – A 33 year-old Pickton, TX man is in Hopkins County Jail after he allegedly assaulted a family member Saturday evening. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a Highway 11 address near Pickton, Tx after a call to dispatch reported a family assault. The accused had already left the residence by the time law enforcement arrived. The assailant’s mother and sister were interviewed and it was...
Severe Property Damage In Como-Pickton
June 16, 2023- Last night June 15th several buildings were damaged and some destroyed completely, one being one building of Hopkins County Precinct 2 Barn. The other buildings did not suffer such severe damage. With the shear destruction, it is suspected a tornado touched down and completely flattened the barn. Several limbs, light poles, and other debris such as sheet metal have been scattered around the surrounding area, however all...
ONCOR Outage Map
June 16, 2023 – Click here to visit the Oncor Outmap. You can see the progress of your outage and report a problem if they have not received word about your issues. Rural Customers on Farmer’s Electric Co-Op can use this Outage LInk:
Federal Holiday Juneteenth on Monday June 19th
June 15, 2023- Juneteenth is Monday June 19th. Juneteenth is a national holiday meaning that the both mail delivery and banks will be unavailable. Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence Day) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Deriving its name from combining June and nineteenth, it is celebrated on the anniversary of the order, issued by Major...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Indictments for June 2023
The following charges have been reviewed by a Hopkins County Grand Jury. That Jury found reasonable cause to charge these individuals with the listed offence. 2329823 ARNOLD,KERRY DEVON POSS CS PG 1/1-B >=1G<4G 2329824 BILLS,JONATHAN HUTCH ABANDON ENDANGER CHILD INT/KNOW/RECK/CRIM NEG 2329825 CRUMP,LEXI TAYLOR ABANDON ENDANGER CHILD INT/KNOW/RECK/CRIM NEG 2329826 BRYANT,DEREK GRIFFIN II POSS CS PG 2 >= 4G < 400G 2329827...
SSISD Hires Hudson Coach as Wildcats Head Basketball Coach
Meeting Monday, June 12, the Sulphur Springs School Board approved the hiring of Cannon Earp as the new Wildcats Head Basketball Coach. Coach Earp has been the Head Basketball Coach at Hudson for the past three seasons. A native of Crockett, Coach Earp was also a head coach before that at Fairfield for one year. His greatest success as head coach though came at Gladewater, who he coached to two state semifinal appearances in 2014 (1A...
Governor Abbott Signs Into Law 4 New Fentanyl Related Bills
June 15, 2023- Governor Greg Abbott has recently signed into law four new Bills each relating directly to combating the national fentanyl crisis. The laws signed by the Governor today represent a significant step in the state’s fight against the deadly opioid that will prosecute fentanyl deaths as murder, ensure death certificates reflect when people are poisoned by fentanyl, provide more life-saving NARCAN to Texas colleges and...
2023 Dairy Festival Milking Contest Results
Despite a delayed start of over an hour — the Junior Dairy Show ran over, the 2023 Hopkins County Dairy Festival Milking Contest Saturday progressed almost as smooth at butter, with only a few “surprises” — but certainly not enough to completely sour the fun. The 2023 Dairy Festival Milking Contest featured all of the 2023 pageant contestants, each assigned a cow to milk. Six heifers were used, with girls assigned numbers...
Speight Returned to Hopkins County to Face Child Sex Abuse Charge
June 14, 2023 – JOHN LEWIS SPEIGHT, age 66, was released from the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville on Tuesday this week. A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy was waiting to transport him back to the Hopkins County Jail. JOHN LEWIS SPEIGHT, 2023 Speight is chanrged with: 1 21.02(B) SEX ABUSE OF CHILD CONTINUOUS: VICTIM UNDER 14 His bond has not been set. This is not the first time Speight has been in Hopkins County Jail....
