‘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...
SSISD Trustees Approve 2020 Tax Rate, 9 Personnel Changes, Budget Amendments
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees during a special called noon meeting Friday, Aug. 28, approved budget amendments, 9 personnel changes, the SSISD 2020 tax rate and the Virtual Academy plan. SSISD 2020 Tax Rate SSISD Tax Assessor Collector Sandra Gibby recommended a SSISD 2020 tax rate of $1.251380 per $100 cash valuation of property within SSISD, with $0.9409 of that rate going toward the local maintenance fund for daily...
$2,000 Reward Offered For Information On Cattle, Saddle Thefts in NE Texas
A $2000 reward is being offered through Lake Country Crime Stoppers for information about recent cattle and saddle thefts in the Northeast Texas area. The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office along with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association are investigating a theft of eleven, 450-pound heifers with purple ear tags in the left ear, that were taken from a ranch on Interstate 30 west of Sulphur Springs. The cattle theft...
Williams Sentenced For Role In Lee Street Home Invasion, Robbery
A 21-year-old Paris man has been sentenced for his role in a 2019 Lee Street home invasion robbery in Sulphur Springs, according to the 8th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Tyrees Tupac Shukar Williams (HCSO jail photo) Arrangements were made for Tyreese Tupac Shukar Williams to make an open plea in court earlier this month on two aggravated robbery charges and a burglary of a habitation with intent to commit another felony...
Motorist Hands Alcoholic Beverage To Deputy, Drives Off
A motorist allegedly drove off after handing an alcoholic beverage to the deputy, who stopped to check on the man parked at the roadside. The 54-year-old Arlington man was charged with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle and driving while intoxicated with an open container, according to arrest reports. No HCSO jail photo available for Reginald Dewayne Shackelford Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies Justin Wilkerson, Chris...
Arkansas Man Jailed On Hope, Terrell Warrants
A traffic stop on Interstate 30 at mile marker 112 by Sulphur Springs Police Officer Cleve Williams resulted in a 32-year-old Texarkana, Arkansas man’s arrest. No HCSO jail photo available for Brian Roshaud Williamson Williams reported stopping the a black truck Thursday night for a traffic violation. The driver was identified as Brian Roshaud Williamson. A records check showed the driver of the stopped Dodge Laramie to be wanted by...
