Traffic Stops Result In Controlled Substance Arrests
Traffic stops over the weekend resulted in controlled substance arrests. State Highway 19 North Traffic Stop Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward reported stopping a white Chrysler Concord with a defective high center mounted stop lamp and no front license plate around 7 p.m. Aug. 29 on State Highway 19 north at some bridges. David Jordan Andrews (HCSO jail photo) Upon contact with the driver, the deputy noticed a...
Intoxicated Man Accused of Assault on a Peace Officer
An intoxicated 36-year-old man was accused of assault on a peace officer late Sunday night. Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Chris Rosamond was dispatched at 11:20 p.m. Aug. 30, to Pilot Travel Center, to a report of an unconscious person. Upon arrival, Rosamond reported EMS was already at the Hillcrest Drive location. When medics contacted the man, he allegedly swung at them and became aggressive and belligerent. The man allegedly...
Commerce Pair Allegedly Unknowingly Contacted Sheriff In Attempt To Sell Pills
A Commerce pair’s attempt to sell pills for some quick cash didn’t go quite as planned. The pair unknowingly contacted the Hopkins County sheriff in their attempt to sell pills late Sunday night, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photos available for Stephen Anthony Braumuller or Evan Clay Chapin Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum alerted deputies about the contact by someone offering to sell hydrocodone pills for...
Mesquite Man Allegedly Crashed Stolen Vehicle, Then Ran From Police
A 42-year-old Mesquite man allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle, then ran from police Saturday evening. Sulphur Springs Police responded at 6:03 p.m. August 29 to a disturbance report; a man allegedly stole a Cadillac CTS that was crashed into a tree on Dena Drive, according to police reports. Lee Clinton Hobdy The suspect allegedly fled on foot toward East Loop 301. A person fitting the suspect description was reportedly found at a...
California Man Accused Of Violating Protective Order
Hopkins County – August 28, 2020 – A 60-year-old San Diego, California man was accused of violating a protective order Friday night. No HCSO jail photo available for Warren Dell Shaw Sulphur Springs Police Cpl. Chris Rosamond reported stopping Warren Dell Shaw around 10:25 p.m. August 28 on Interstate 30 on mile marker 127 for speeding in a rented Ford Edge. A records check showed Shaw to be wanted by San Diego authorities...
‘Jenny V. Glasscock of Bright Star’ Role Portrayal Enjoyed at Historical/Genealogical Event
Socially distanced inside the Winnifred Building at the Hopkins County Historical Park on August 27, 2020, a sizeable crowd was treated to an entertaining role portrayal of a leading citizen of Hopkins County’s past. Paula Altenbaumer presented the colorful and ambitious Jenny V. Glasscock, costumed as she might have been as an 1860’s hotel owner. Jenny’s husband Thomas J. Glasscock pioneered the tourism trade once...
Even During A Pandemic, Extension Agents Find Ways To Assist, Educate, Connect With Texans
Hopkins County Extension Agents have found ways to continue to assist, educate and connect with Texas, even during a pandemic. While face-to-face events have been cancelled due to COVID-19, Extension Agents Dr. Mario Villarino and Johanna Hicks and Assistant Agent Jessica Taylor have risen to the challenge of continuing to offer educational programs and continue 4-H programming. Hopkins County Assistant Extension Agent Jessica Taylor,...
Law Enforcement Seeking Information About CR 4131 Trailer Theft
Hopkins County law enforcement officials are asking for the public’s help in locating a stolen trailer with 2 center gates from County Road 4131 just south of Cumby. The trailer was reported stolen “around midnight” Aug 28-29. The stolen trailer is a red 2012 TexLine 24-foot trailer, with the Texas license plate number DZHH04, and the VIN: 5HNCA2420C1000101 This trailer was stolen from CR 4131 overnight; the canvas...
MGISD Hires Contractor For MultiPurpose Center
Miller Grove ISD Board of Trustees took another step forward in their bond project. The school board this week chose a contractor for the MGISD multipurpose center, to be paid for with the $2 million in bond approved by the voters on May 4, 2019. “We did the competitive sealed proposals. We got 6 bids out of 10 packets that went out. One was way high. The other 5 were pretty close. They were good competitive bids,” MGISD...
License Plate Reader Helps Deputy Catch Wanted Pair
August 29, 2020 – An alert from a license plate reader reportedly helped a Hopkins County catch a wanted Sulphur Springs pair traveling east on Interstate 30 Friday evening, according to arrest reports. Emily Kay Edmondson While on duty, Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Lavender received an alert for a wanted/missing person from a license plate reader on a trailer near mile marker 84 on I-30 in Rockwall. He he...
