Temporary Fossil Park in Ladonia
August 30, 2023 – Along the banks of the North Sulphur River, construction is underway on Lake Ralph Hall which will evenutally cover 12 square miles. The Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD) is in charge of the project. Construction of the new lake has displaced a fossil park along the shores under a the State Highway 34 bridge, but fossil hunters are still in luck as a temporary park has opened while construction of...
West Texas A&M Will No Longer Require Students To Pay For Textbooks
August 29, 2023 – The president of the Canyon, TX campus announced by letter to students, faculty and staff that the university will be moving to eliminate the need for students to pay for textbooks by the Fall semester starting in 2024. The university is also encouraging faculty to explore how artificial intelligence can be used as a teaching aid. The purchase of reference books and digital materials like style guides may still...
Emory Resident Arrested for 3rd DWI
August 28, 2023 – Emory resident CARLTON DEWAYNE CAGLE, age 61, was arrested this weekend and charged with at least his third DWI. Carlton Dewayne Cagle, 2023 A report of a reckless driver was received by dispatch late Sunday night. The driver could not maintain his lane. A Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy traveled to 154 South and was able to locate the northbound vehicle. A traffic stop was performed and the white Malibu...
Sulphur Springs Man Stopped with Half Pound of Concealed Meth
August 28, 2023 – A Hopkins County Deputy was on routine patrol this weekend on I-30 when he noticed a vehicle fail to signal a lane change. The Hyundai was traveling east on I-30. The deputy pulled out and began following the car. The driver exited the interstate near Cumby and again failed to signal. A traffic stop was performed in the parking lot of a gas station on the south service road. When contacted, the driver was...
Burn Ban In Effect for Hopkins County
August 28, 2023 – The Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court voted to enact a burn ban for Hopkins County effective immediately. No outdoor burning of any kind will be allowed during the ban. The dry conditions and lack of rain have elevated drought conditions across the State of Texas and few counties are left without burn bans. Hopkins County recently entered the “Abnormally Dry” level on the Texas Drought...
Charged with Theft, Daniel Back in Hopkins County Jail
August 28, 2023 – Holly Rena Daniel is back in Hopkins County Jail. Her bond is set at $75,000. She now faces this charge: 1 31.03(E)(5) THEFT PROP >=$30K<$150K Holly Rena Daniel, August 2023 Daniel was arrested earlier this year and charged with: 1 32.51(C-1) FRAUD USE/POSS IDENT INFO # ITEMS <5 ELDERLY See that story here.
State Fair Announces Food Winners
August 28, 2023 – Do you say “Corn Dog” or “Corny Dog”? Order it either way at this year’s State Fair of Texas and you won’t be turned away from the Fletcher’s concession stand. The correct term although for the State Fair mainstay is actually “Corny Dog”. An annual must-have since 1942 for lots of fairgoers, although there are plenty of other options around the State Fair...
Pair Arrested on Warrants for Theft
August 27, 2023 – Two Sulphur Springs residents were arrested on warrants this week. Both were arrested previously in July of this year after they were caught stealing from a store on South Broadway in Sulphur Springs. Abigail Leeann Reyna and Selena Flor Gonsalez in 2023 At the time of their July arrest, they had already been issued an active criminal trespass warning for that store. This often means that a person had been...
High Speed Chase Lands Como Man in Jail
August 27, 2023 – A Hopkins County Sherriff Deputy noticed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on FM 2948 south of Como, TX. The vehicles speed at that time was verified at 72 mph in a 55 mph zone. Around 11:45 PM, the deputy initiated a traffic stop. The driver ignored the deputy and continued to drive at a high rate of speed in the GMC Sierra. The pursuit continued onto Highway 11 and into the town of Como, TX. The...
Hopkins County Enters Drought, Burn Ban Coming?
August 25, 2023 – Although North East Texas has avoided severe drought so far this summer, the latest repot from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows Hopkins County has now entered the lowest level of drought at the D0 or “Abnormally Dry” stage. As other counties in Texas are rapidly moving up the scale, some in Central Texas have achieved the most severe level of D4 or “Exceptional Drought” and more counties...
