Five People Arrested By DPS Following 2 Traffic Stops
Five people were arrested by DPS troopers following 2 traffic stops in Hopkins County overnight Saturday, including one that resulted in a vehicle crash, according to arrest reports. State Highway 19 Arrests A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper reported stopping a white Chrysler 300 around 8:30 p.m. Sept. 19. He observed the vehicle driving on the improved shoulder of State Highway 19. Texas Department of Public Safety As the...
Cumby Man Accused Of FM 1537 Church Burglary
A 20-year-old Cumby man was accused Sunday of a FM 1537 church burglary, according to sheriff’s reports. Cole William Peterson (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office communications operators dispatched Sgt. Tanner Steward, and Deputies Chris Baumann, Kevin Lester and Alvin Jordan at 5:48 a.m. Sept. 20 to FM 1537 at County Road 3509, to check the welfare of a male reportedly lying in the middle of the road,...
Hospital District 2021 Tax Rate, Budget Approved
Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors approved the 2021 budget and tax rate as proposed and, following an executive session, approved the hiring of an additional staff member for the hospital district. Tax Rate Ron Folwell, hospital district CEO and CFO, recommended no change to the tax rate. Based on the tax formula outlined by the comptroller’s office, the hospital district received $5,526,478 in tax revenue last year...
EMP Credits, Off-System Bridge And Chapter 381 ED Programs On Commissioners Court Agenda
Hopkins County Commissioners Court will hold a special court session Monday morning, Sept. 21, to consider items related to equivalent match projects, certain permits, a Chapter 381 agreement, longevity pay schedule and a grant contract. The commissioners will be asked to consider approving a resolution to perform authorized equivalent match projects, known as EMPs, and to receive excess EMP credit from Rains County and Hunt County...
Virtual Hearings Slated For Rezoning Of Mine, Spence Street Properties
Special Use Permit Sought for West Industrial Drive Communication Tower The City of Sulphur Springs’ Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct public hearings for 2 rezoning proposals and 1 special use permit request. One hearing will focus on the proposed rezoning of a 10.84-acre tract of property generally located at the corner of Spence and Fisher Streets from heavy commercial to single family attached. Sulphur Springs sign...
Deputies Arrest 2 On Felony Warrants
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 2 on felony warrants Friday, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available for Rickey Leon Flatt Deputy Alvin Jordan took Ricky Leon Flatt into custody at 1:15 p.m. Sept. 18 following a State Highway 11 west at County Road 4738, according to sheriff’s reports. The 55-year-old Texarkana, Arkansas man was booked into Hopkins County jail on an Arkansas violation of...
2 Men Caught With Contraband
Two men were caught with contraband overnight Friday, according to arrest reports. Jackson Street Controlled Substance Arrest No HCSO jail photo available for Kerry Lee Jones Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies were made aware of a drug transaction scheduled to occur Sept. 19. Sgt. Tanner Steward and Investigator Wade Sheets reported seeing 33-year-old Kerry Lee Jones of Cooper pick up another individual using a Chevrolet...
Sulphur Springs Man Arrested On Prostitution Charge
A 33-year-old Sulphur Springs man was arrested on a prostitution charge early Saturday morning, according to arrest and jail reports. The man allegedly made an agreement to purchase sexual activities for $100, then traveled in the vicinity of the individual he’d agreed to meet, sheriff’s officers alleged in arrest reports. The 33-year-old was taken into custody by Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Wade...
Man Accused Of Injuring Niece With Scissors
A 74-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused of injuring his niece with scissors Friday evening. Lester Carl Thomas (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tanner Steward and Deputy Chris Baumann were dispatched at 6:38 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, to a County Road 1174 residence, where a 911 caller alleged a person had been stabbed with scissors. Upon arrival at the rural residence, deputies found the 74-year-old...
Hopkins County Sept. 18 COVID-19 Update: 5 New Cases, 4 Recoveries, 73 Active Cases
For the third straight day, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management reported 5 new positive COVID-19 cases. For the first time in four days and only the fifth time so far this month, HC/SSEM also reported recoveries from COVID-19 on Sept. 18. That brings the weekly total of new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases to 15, and increases the monthly total to 53 and cumulative total since March to 296. Five of the Hopkins County...
