Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 2 New Cases On August 2, 56 Active
Two new positive COVID-19 cases and no additional patient recoveries were reported for Hopkins County at 5 p.m. Sunday, August 2nd, after one day in which no new cases were reported. positive COVID-19 result Seven patients were also reported to be in the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs on August 2. No other information was known of the patients in the CMFH-SS COVID-19 unit at this time. Of the 154...
Jenna Elmore Earns State, National Honors
Emily McJohnston Also Recognized For Achievement At National Beta Contest Cumby ISD recently celebrated two students, Emily McJohnston and Jenna Elmore, for their achievements in National Beta events. Elmore was also lauded for earning additional state academic honors as well. Jenna Elmore Jenna Elmore, who is entering 8th grade at Cumby ISD this fall, achieved an exceptional score as a participant in the Duke University Talent...
Traffic Stop Reveals Weapon
A traffic stop by Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams at 10:34 a.m. July 31, 2020 on Interstate 30 revealed a weapon in the vehicle and resulted in a felony arrest, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo for Jerome Sherrod Gibson Williams reported stopping a Nissan Altima at mile marker 117 on I-30 for a traffic violation. The driver was identified as 35-year-old Jerome Sherrod Gibson of Memphis. A records check...
Dallas Man Jailed Following 17-Mile Vehicle Pursuit Along I-30
A 29-year-old Dallas man was jailed on four felony charges following a 17-mile vehicle pursuit on Interstate 30 late Friday night. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cameron Robinson reported the chase began when he attempted to stop a Hyundai Sonata with a defective stop lamp at 11:34 p.m. July 31, 2020 on College Street at Industrial Drive. Instead of stopping, the driver began evading the officer with the vehicle. No HCSO photo...
Granbury Woman Jailed On Controlled Substance Charge
A 36-year-old Granbury woman was jailed Friday morning on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available for Kristin Cheree Molder Hopkins County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tanner Steward stopped at 7:42 a.m. July 31 to check on a vehicle parked in the driveway of a closed business on the north Interstate 30 service road. As he approached, Steward reported seeing a woman making furtive movements in...
Brothers-In-Law Arrested Following Physical Fight
Two Pickton men, brothers-in-law, were arrested following a physical disturbance on County Road 2386 on July 31. That makes twice in two months the younger of the pair has been arrested on an assault charge, according to sheriff’s and jail reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office emergency dispatchers at 8:18 p.m. July 31 received the first of four 911 calls about a disturbance in which two men were reportedly fighting....
Saltillo ISD Outlines Back To School Plans for 2020-2021
Saltillo ISD Superintendent David Stickels Friday afternoon, in a prerecorded video posted on The Saltillo ISD Lions Facebook page, outlined the basics of the district’s back-to-school plans for the 2020-2021 school year, which begins on Aug. 17. The district will offer two learning options for students, in-person at the school or remote learning. All plans follow recommendations and safety measures from the Centers for Disease...
Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 4 New Cases, 14 Recoveries On July 31
Four new positive COVID-19 cases and 14 additional patient recoveries were reported for Hopkins County at 5 p.m. Friday, July 31, marking the fourth consecutive day in which new cases have been reported and the third day this week that recoveries have been reported for Hopkins County. positive COVID-19 result Six patients were also reported to be in the COVID-19 unit at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs on July 31....
Candidates Can File For A Place On Rural School Board Election Ballots
Candidates can now file for a place on 5 rural school board election ballots this fall. The filing period began July 18 and will continue through Aug. 17. Cumby, Miller Grove, North Hopkins, Saltillo, Sulphur Bluff and Yantis school districts are all scheduled to hold school board elections on Nov. 3. Cumby ISD At Cumby ISD, candidate applications are available for two seats on the school board in the Administration Offices from 8...
Greenville Man Arrested In New York On Hopkins County Warrants
A 23-year-old Greenville man was arrested and jailed in New York on two Hopkins County warrants. No HCSO jail photo available for Dakota Paul Carroll Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office personnel was alerted Dakota Paul Carroll had been picked up and was in custody in Onondaga County jail in Syracuse, New York on the Hopkins County charges. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Lt. Amanda Weatherford and Deputy Elijah Fite transported the...
