Hopson Back in Hopkins County Jail to Face Credit Card Abuse Charges
June 29, 2023 – MICAH ISIAH HOPSON, age 22 of Sulphur Springs, was contacted by Sulphur Springs Police this week. A record check found active warrants for his arrest. MICAH ISIAH HOPSON, 2023 HOPSON was an employee at a local farm and home store in Sulphur Springs. Earlier this year, video surveillance verified Hopson was going through a fellow employees belongings and taking pictures of their credit cards. When confronted by...
Individual Tickets For Designer Handbag Bingo Slated For Sale
Starting Saturday, July 1 individual tickets for Designer Handbag Bingo will be available for sale for $55 at the website listed below. There are very few individual tickets available and are not expected to last long, so those wishing to participate in the fundraiser should get tickets as soon as possible on that date. Please note that scammers on Facebook are offering tickets for sale. These people do not have tickets. Each party is...
A&M-Commerce’s Pearson Honored With TAMUS Veteran Support Award
COMMERCE, TX—A Texas A&M University-Commerce staff member was recently honored with an award celebrating his commitment to serving student veterans. Dustin Pearson, veteran services manager at A&M-Commerce, received the 2022-23 Faculty/Staff Veteran Support Excellence Award from The Texas A&M University System. The award is presented each year to an A&M System employee who directs the growth of...
AAA Predicts Record-Breaking Travel Volumes For July 4th Weekend
June 28, 2023- AAA has projected an estimated 50.7 million Americans to be traveling 50 miles or more from home this Independence Day weekend, setting a new record for this holiday. Domestic travel over the long weekend will increase by 2.1 million people compared to 2022. This year’s projection surpasses the previous July 4th weekend record set in 2019 of 49 million travelers. Air travel is also expected to set a record breaking...
Road Rage Lands Arkansas Man in Jail
June 28, 2023 – A call from a passenger traveling eastbound on I-30 was received Tuesday by Hopkins County Authorities. The caller reported another motorist had brandished a firearm during a road rage incident. While Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies were dispatched and attempted to locate the white Ford F-150, the caller continued to give location updates and descriptions of the occupants of the Ford. Eventually deputies caught...
Uhaul Parked at Boat Ramp Causes Suspicion
June 28, 2023 – A call to law enforcement about a Uhaul van parked at a boat ramp ended with a Cumby, TX man in jail. Around 3pm Tuesday, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested at a FM 2285 boat ramp on Lake Sulphur Springs. The caller thought it was suspicious that the vehicle was a Uhaul van. Deputies made contact with the sole occupant, 54 year-old Christopher Grady Greaves. Greaves, who reports himself as...
Golden Back in Hopkins County Jail After Criminal Trespass
June 26, 2023 – LA’QUANTA CELISSE GOLDEN, age 38, was arrested by Sulphur Springs Police this week after she visited a Downtown Sulphur Springs business. Golden, formerly of Sulphur Springs but now lists herself as homeless, had previously been served a criminal trespass warning for the business. When she returned this week, that business called police. Law enforcement can issue a Criminal Trespass Notice with cooperation...
Chamber Connection – June 28 By Butch Burney
Business After Hours Join us for a fun and interactive Business After Hours next month at Red River Credit Union from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 20. Business After Hours is a great way to interact and network with other business professionals and members of the community. You don’t have to be a Chamber member to attend and there is no cost. Red River Credit Union is located at 822 Gilmer St. Leadership Sulphur Springs Even if...
Calling All Kids, Free Stew This Year At Stew Contest
The 54th Annual Hopkins County Stew Festival, presented by Alliance Bank, has been able to keep its costs down because of our generous businesses in the community, and the cost just got even cheaper for some families. Signature Solar and the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce announced last week that children 12 and under will eat free at the festival on Saturday, Oct. 28, due to Signature Solar’s generous sponsorship. Children will...
Cumby Police Stop Speeding Vehicle: Find Drugs
June 26, 2023 – Cumby Police stopped a Range Rover near mile marker 111, Sunday afternoon. The vehicle was travelling eastbound at 94 miles per hour. The driver, BRIAN STEWART ROBERTSON age 48 of Grapevine TX, was found to be out-on-bond with restrictions. Those restrictions forbid him to be in contact with a certain woman and child. A woman and child were seen inside the vehicle. Robertson was asked to exit the vehicle. As he...
