Truss in Hopkins County Jail Following Child Exploitation Investigation
August 24, 2023 – On Tuesday, the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office said they received reports of children at risk of “serious harm, adult actor(s) actively involved in child exploitation including online activities.” An investigation was opened immediately and with the information received, authorities said they were able to determine a possible location of the suspect in Franklin County. Hopkins County investigators went to the...
Adams Turns Himself In, Faces 4 Counts of Homicide
August 24, 2023 – Gerald Lee Adams turned himself into the Hopkins County Sheriff this week. He was escorted to the jail and booked. Gerald Lee Adams in 2020. Photo courtesy of public social media website. Adams, a 61 year-old resident of Paris, TX, was involved in multi-vehicle accident on SH 19, near CR 4764, just south of Birthright. Four were killed and seven were injured. The traffic collision occurred in December of 2022....
White House Announces New Student Loan Repayment Program
August 24, 2023 – The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, like other income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, calculates your monthly payment amount based on your income and family size. The SAVE Plan provides the lowest monthly payments of any IDR plan available to nearly all student borrowers. The new plan can significantly decrease your monthly payment amount compared to all other income-driven repayment plans. Your...
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is Hiring
August 22, 2023 – Full time and part time positions are available at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office as local Sheriff Lewis Tatum has added (3) new full time positions to next year’s budget, which will start October 1, 2023. In addition, salaries are increasing for all county employees including the newly needed Patrol Deputy positions which will start at $59,400 after October 1. Other positions are also...
Fields Back in Hopkins County Jail
August 22, 2023 – SHAINA CHEYANNE FIELDS was arrested this week after she violated her parole. SHAINA CHEYANNE FIELDS aka Samantha Peasley aka Makeisha Jones, 2023 Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies received an anonymous tip as to the location of Fields. A warrant for her arrested was confirmed. When Deputies arrived at the Precinct 2 address, they met with the homeowner. He gave consent for them enter his home. He told...
Joy Of Hope Holds First Press Conference
August 21, 2023 – At 11AM Monday August 21st, 2023, Joy Of Hope, Inc held a press conference at the Hopkins County Courthouse. It was an occasion to get the word out to the people of Texas. For the blind or vision impaired, it was a message of outreach and that help is coming. Assistant Chair Brent Barclay, Secretary Andrew Yoder, O.D., Executive Director Johnny Wheat, Member Mary Hendrix, PhD, Chairman Judge Robert Newsom,...
Truck Driver Arrested, Charged with 3rd DWI
August 21, 2023 – 50 year-old Michael Shawn House was arrested over the weekend in Hopkins County. His semi was involved in what State Troopers describe as a minor accident on I-30 near mile marker 122. Michael Shawn House, 2023 When Troopers arrived at the scene of the collision, they detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from House. House allegedly admitted to drinking alcohol prior to the crash. He failed various roadside...
Tina Young Becomes the First African American Woman to Serve as Postmaster for Sulphur Springs Texas
August 21, 2023 – On Friday, August 18th, 2023, the community gathered in a courtroom in the Sulphur Springs City Hall to witness history. On this past Friday, Tina Young took the Oath Of Office as, not only Sulphur Springs’ 25th Postmaster, but also as the first African American Woman to hold the position. Sulphur Springs City Manager, Marc Maxwell, served as Master of Ceremonies and guided the day’s special...
Joy of Hope Promises to Help the Vision Impaired
August 17, 2023 – Joy of Hope, Inc is the vision of founder Johnny Wheat. His goal is to open a live-in facility for blind people here in Hopkins County. It will be a learning center to teach vision impaired people how to live without having to rely on others 100% of the time. This facility will rival ones in Austin, TX and other parts of the Nation. Joy of Hope board members include Sulphur Springs Optometrist Andrew Yoder,...
Veteran Meal-A-Day Volunteer Driver Plans to Leave
August 16, 2023 – With eleven years of Meal-A-Day delivery experience, this college bound volunteer will leave us… someday. Her delivery efforts began with her mother at the wheel. Now old enough to drive on her own, she continues to serve others. Soon she will head off to college, possibly Yale. (Notice the shirt.) Anyone can make a difference at Meal-A-Day. You can drive, navigate, cook, or donate to the effort. If you...
