Jim McLeroy Celebrated For 30 Years Of Service As City Attorney
Longtime Sulphur Springs City Attorney Jim McLeroy was celebrated for his 30 years of service to the City of Sulphur Springs at a retirement reception Wednesday evening at The Venue. Jim McLeroy, retiring city attorney McLeroy notified city officials earlier in the year of his plans to retire at the end of 2021, giving city officials time to find a replacement, and time for him to work with that individual for a few months to make the...
HCSO: Marijuana, Methamphetamine And Pills Found During Traffic Stop
Marijuana, methamphetamine and pills were reportedly found during a West Industrial Drive traffic stop Tuesday night, according to arrest reports. Monica Jane “MJ” Groves Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Zack Steward and Justin Wilkerson reported stopping a Ford F150 pickup at 8:09 p.m. Dec. 28, 2021, for failing to signal 100 feet prior to a turn on West Industrial Drive at South Broadway Street. On contact,...
Sulphur Springs Man Jailed For Second Time This Year For Violating Probation
A 40-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed for the second time this year on a warrant for violating his probation, according to arrest and jail reports. Cory Frank Horton (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Francisco Castro reported seeing Cory Frank Horton, a man he knew to be wanted, driving a Nissan Altima and stopped him. After having him step out of the car, Castro advised Horton of the warrant and took him into...
Construction of Fitness Court Enters Next Phase
Construction of a fitness court in Pacific Park enters the second phase this week with additional ground work. Crews were out working Tuesday morning, cementing a blue layer of the project to the concrete foundation. The project should really start taking off, now that the foundation has had the requisite month to set. The second phase of construction on the outdoor fitness court was in progress Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Pacific...
Passenger In Monday Morning Chase Held In County Jail In Lieu Of $225,000 In Bonds
Driver Who Fled Has Yet To Be Apprehended The driver who managed to get away from Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies during an early morning traffic stop and Monday morning chase has yet to be located Tuesday afternoon. The 32-year-old passenger apprehended after a brief foot chase Dec. 27 remained in Hopkins County jail Tuesday evening in lieu of $225,000 bond. Jose Aleman-Sandoval AKA Cristian Mejia According to arrest...
Saputo Sewer Main Project Finishes Under Construction Budget
The City of Sulphur Springs has closed out the Saputo sewer main project, a project spanning several months but which finished under the construction budget. City officials will soon be submitting all of the documentation and paperwork for the project to the appropriate state authorities as stipulated for the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program funding. Map showing the Saputo Sewer Main project This $750,000 sewer project...
Como Man Accused Of Threatening Stepfather With Knife, Then, Assaulting Officer
A 42-year-old Como man was accused of threatening his stepfather with a knife during an altercation, then compounding his legal troubles by becoming unruly at the hospital and assaulting the deputy who took him there to be treated, according to arrest reports. Christopher Scott Brown(HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Josh Davis and Drew Fisher responded just after 8 p.m. Christmas Day on Gaskins Street in...
Commissioners Court Approves 1% COLA For County Retirees, MOUs, SART Resolution
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved funding for two groups of people, retirees and a rail district. A line item transfer, MOUs with Sulphur Springs ISD and approving a resolution designating a Sexual Assault Response Team were also approved by during Monday’s Commissioners Court session. Hopkins County Auditor Shannah Aulsbrook asked the Commissioners Court to consider approving a cost of living adjustment for people who...
High Speed Chase Along I-30 Ends With 1 Arrest Christmas Night
A high speed chase along Interstate 30 east in Hopkins County resulted in one felony arrest Christmas night, according to arrest reports. Aqulius White (HCSO jail photo) Cumby Police Officer Justin Talley reported seeing an eastbound gray car pass him on Interstate 30 at a high rate of speed, 93 miler per hour in a 75 mph zone, near the 111 mile marker on I-30 east at 9:43 p.m. Dec. 25, 2021. Talley initiated a traffic stop on the...
Heartfelt Giving: Miller Grove 5th Grader Donates Savings To Help Patients In Need
Mya Hernandez (Photo Courtesy CMFH-SS) Tis’ the season of giving: a special gift from 10-year-old Mya Hernandez, a 5th grader at Miller Grove ISD, was received by CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital over the Christmas holiday. Mya’s mom, Nicki Dutton, told hospital personnel that Mya saved her money for several months to give to someone in need. She was inspired by her little brother, who was born with a heart defect, which made her...
