Winnsboro Man Accused Of DWI With 3 Kids In The Truck With Him
A 29-year-old Winnsboro man is accused of DWI with 3 kids in the truck with him Saturday night, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 18, 2021 for Jose Juan Arellano-Soria Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Arturo Ugalde stopped a Ford F150 pickup around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 for traveling 81 miles per hour in a 70 mph speed zone on State Highway 11 east near Como-Pickton CISD....
Monday January 18, 2021 is MLK Day, a Day of Service
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday which honors the slain civil rights leader. Because it is a federal holiday, most federal and state employees have the day off. Locally, you will find most city and county government offices closed and no postal service or banking services. Around Hopkins County, many schools are observing a student holiday, while other schools are holding classes today. Some local businesses may...
Hopkins County Genealogical Society Zoom Meeting Offers Interesting Indian Program
A Zoom meeting on the topic of The Historical Timeline of the Five Civilized Tribes will be presented on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 7:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada). Members and guests may register to attend the virtual meeting. Speaker will be Kathy Huber. She has been the Genealogy Librarian for the Tulsa (OK) City County Library for over 25 years. She manages the Genealogy Center and oversees all...
Jan. 17 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 10 New Cases, 50 Recoveries, 1,173 Vaccines Administered In Hopkins County
The Texas Department of State Health Services’ Jan. 17 COVID-19 Case Counts dashboard showed 10 new COVID-19 cases, 50 novel coronavirus 2019 recoveries and one fatality on Sunday. Fourteen additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered while the COVID-19 patient count in Trauma Service Area F increased on Jan. 16, according to the DSHS Test and Hospital Data and COVID-19 Vaccines dashboards. positive COVID-19 result...
Jan. 16 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 17 New Cases, 80 Recoveries
While twice as many new COVID-19 cases were reported on Saturday than on Friday, 80 additional recoveries were reported in the Texas Department of State Health Services Jan. 16 COVID-19 Texas Case Counts dashboard. The COVID-19 Vaccine dashboard shows 130 additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Hopkins County as of 11:59 p.m. Jan. 15, while the Test and Hospital Data dashboard showed a slight increase in...
SSMS Finishes First At 2021 Middle School District OAP Competition
The SSISD Fine Arts Department Saturday afternoon announced that the Sulphur Springs Middle School Theatre students finished first in the 2021 Middle School District One Act Play competition with their performance of David Saar’s “The Yellow Boat.” Six students also earned individual accolades for their acting. Emma Boatman was named Best Performer. Earning All Star Cast honors were Aiden Woodard, Layla Pogue and...
Woman Arrested On Warrant Hid Methamphetamine In Her Bra
A36-year-old Sulphur Springs woman arrested on a warrant reportedly hid methamphetamine in her bra, according to arrest reports. Leigh Ann Smith (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department Officer Sean Hoffman was made aware of a warrant issued for Leigh Ann Smith’s arrest. Hoffman located Smith in the office of a Helm Lane apartment complex and placed her into custody just before 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Smith...
Woman Jailed On Assault, Controlled Substance Charges Following A Disturbance With Her Roommate
A 34-year-old Sulphur Springs resident was arrested on assault and controlled substance charges, following a disturbance with her roommate Friday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Hillary Kay Spigner (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Bobby Osornio and Sgt. Richard Greer responded around 4:45 p.m. Jan. 15, 2021, at the County Road 1174 residence to what was reported at that time to be a verbal...
Three Receive Deferred Adjudication In District Court This Week
Three people received deferred adjudication and one woman’s felony charge was dismissed in the 8th Judicial District Court this week, according to court reports. Dylan Cole Anderson (HCSO jail photo) Dylan Cole Anderson received a 5-year deferred sentence Jan. 14 for a Feb. 1, 2020 possession of 1 gram or more but less than 4 grams of a Penalty Group 1 controlled substance charge. As part of a deal reached with prosecutors in...
County Road 1100 Suspicious Vehicle Complaint Resulted In Discovery Of Methamphetamine, 2 Arrests
January 16, 2021 – A CR 1100 suspicious vehicle complaint resulted in the discovery of methamphetamine and two arrests early Saturday morning. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Scott Davis and Deputy Aaron Chaney responded just before 1:30 a.m. Jan. 16, 2021, to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area of County Road 1100 and County Road 1109. They located a Chevrolet Captiva parked partially in the road with its...
