4.4 Kilos Of Cocaine Found On A Bus Stopped On I-30
SH 19 Traffic Stop Yields Methamphetamine, 1 Felony Arrest Deputies located 4.4 kilos of cocaine on a bus stopped west of Sulphur Springs on Interstate 30 Thursday night. Another traffic stop April 8 on State Highway 19 north of Sulphur Springs yielded a small amount of methamphetamine and a Klondike woman’s arrest, according to sheriff’s reports. A Tyler woman was also transferred to Hopkins County jail on a controlled...
Man With Large Pipe Wrench Arrested On Intoxication Charge
A 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man found holding a large pipe wrench in the middle of Georgia Street, near a location where a disturbance had been around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, was arrested on an intoxication charge, according to police and arrest reports. According to Sulphur Springs Police, the Georgia Street resident’s tone and emotions kept changing while investigating the complaint. The man appeared to police to be under the...
Secondary Principal Brian Lowe Named North Hopkins ISD Superintendent Finalist
North Hopkins Independent School District Board of Trustees this week announced Brian Lowe as the lone finalist for superintendent of schools. District officials announced the opening after trustees on March 1 accepted Darin Jolly’s letter of resignation as North Hopkins ISD superintendent. Brian Lowe Dr. Jolly’s resignation as superintendent was effective March 4, 2021, allowing him to begin serving as assistant...
2 Jailed April 7 On Felony Warrants
Two people were jailed April 7 on felony Hopkins County warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. Calise Maurice Frazier (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Amanda Weatherford traveled to Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and took custody of Calise Maurice Frazier at the Parish jail at 11:36 a.m. April 7, 2021. Weatherford transported the 27-year-old Metairie, Louisiana man who was wanted on a Hopkins County...
April 8 COVID-19 Update: No New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Fatality Reported For Hopkins County
Hopkins County seems to still be headed in the right direction as far as COVID-19 is concerned. Thursday was another day with no new COVID-19 cases reported in Hopkins County residents, but had 13 residents reported to have recovered from their bout with COVID-19. Despite the ever increasing number of people receiving COVID-19 vaccines, the virus is still not gone from Hopkins County: 123 residents were estimated Thursday afternoon to...
City Asked To Consider Naming Area Of Pacific Park In Memory Of Prince Beachum
Sulphur Springs City Council was asked this week to consider naming an area of Pacific Park in memory of the Prince Beachum. Prince Beachum Patricia Morgan addressed the City Council during the regular April meeting on behalf of the Juneteenth Committee and community to make the request in recognition of the contributions Beachum, who died in March, made to the community. “Prince was a great guy. He did a lot for our community....
Former Resident and Author Kate Park to be Honored During May 1 Winnsboro Festival of Books
The Winnsboro Festival of Books set for May 1, 2021 The event to honor the late Kate Park WINNSBORO — Winnsboro Center for the Arts will host its annual Festival of Books Saturday, May 1, on the future site of the WCA’s new Center for Performing Arts at 206 Market Street. This year’s event honors Winnsboro’s own Kate Park who died last July at age 40 after a brave battle with Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD) and Progressive...
Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle On Mockingbird Lane
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and flown to an area trauma center Wednesday evening, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson. Emergency dispatchers received a call at 8:33 p.m. regarding a crash involving a pedestrian in the 1300 block of Mockingbird Lane. A 50-year-old Sulphur Springs man was reportedly walking east across Mockingbird Lane near Duckworth Street when a northbound vehicle, said to be a truck,...
3 Jailed On Felony Hopkins County Warrants
Three men were jailed on felony Hopkins County warrants, according to arrest and jail reports. Jeremy Brannon Conley (HCSO jail photo) Jeremy Brannon Conley was jailed Tuesday, April 6, 2021, on a warrant for surety off bond on an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle charge. The 39-year-old Montalba man was released from Hopkins County jail later April 6. His new bond on the felony stolen vehicle charge was set at $10,000. Conley, who...
Saltillo Academic UIL Team Ranks First Overall At District
The 29-member Saltillo High School UIL team swept the competition, amassing 369 points overall, securing their ranking as the overall first place team at the District Academic UIL contest, according to information released by Saltillo ISD. The Saltillo students earned three first place and two second place team awards, and 30 individual placing first through sixth place wins in at least 14 different categories at the March 25 District...
