Winnsboro Man Accused Of Swinging Knife At Another Man During Fight About A Sulphur Springs Woman
A 23-year-old Winnsboro man was accused Tuesday evening of wrestling another man to the ground, then swinging a pocket knife at him. The disturbance started when Cody Gene Pyron became upset a woman chose the other man as her boyfriend instead of him, according to arrest reports. Sulphur Springs police officers were dispatched around 6:30 p.m. to Quail Ridge Apartments, where they were told an active disturbance involving a knife was...
Cumby VFD Honored; Town’s History Of Fire Protection Dates Back To 1870s
Hopkins County Commissioners Court and Fire Chief Andy Endsley recognize Cumby Volunteer Fire Department for their dedicated service to the community. The commissioners court and county fire chief also recognized Cumby VFD and expressed appreciation to them for their continued dedication to the community, with volunteers responding with apparatus housed both at the main station in Cumby and the substation in Brashear. The county is...
Teen Reportedly Injured In County Road 4712 ATV Crash
A 16-year-old was reportedly injured and flown from the crash site to an area trauma center for treatment Monday evening. Hopkins County emergency dispatchers at 6:18 p.m. Monday were notified of an ATV crash with injuries on County Road 4712. Hopkins County and Cumby firefighters, and sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the location, according to reports. A 16-year-old was reportedly found trapped beneath a crashed ATV. Once...
Merger Of North Hopkins, South Sulphur VFDs Receives Approval Of Commissioners
North Hopkins VFD Chief Bobby Harris and South Sulphur VFD Chief Jim Rich shake hands in agreement over the combining of the two departments, approved by Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning, Aug. 12, 2019. A handshake between North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bobby Harris and South Sulphur VFD Chief Jim Rich marked what Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom called a “historic moment” in county...
Officials Proposing No Change To County Tax Rate
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning gave approval for the county tax rate to remain the same, at the recommendation of Tax Assessor/Collector Debbie Pogue Mitchell. She reported officials from her office and those of the appraisal district and auditor’s office met last week to go over tax rolls. Work proceeded to calculate a tax rate to propose to commissioners court. Recent legislative changes regarding tax caps...
Sulphur Springs Couple Jailed For DWI After Crashing Into Each Other
A Sulphur Springs couple reportedly crashed their vehicles into each other Sunday night. No one was reported to have been injured, but both the man and woman were arrested for drunk driving, according to arrest reports. Troopers responded at 11:27 p.m. Aug. 11 on the north Interstate 30 service road at mile marker 131 where the husband and wife allegedly crashed into each other and both driver’s had been drinking before driving....
RECALLED: 4 Lots of Contaminated Lidocaine Topical Cream, Gel Products
Ridge Properties LLC DBA Pain Relief Naturally is voluntarily recalling four lots of 4 percent lidocaine topical cream and liquid gel products sold at the consumer level. FDA analysis has found these products to have microbiological contamination and the potency is higher than the labeled amount for lidocaine, according to The risks from a contaminated pre-tattoo product are greater since the skin is being traumatized immediately...
Cumby ISD Back To School Bash Slated Aug. 10 At Park
The annual Cumby Back to School Bash will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 10, at Cumby City Park, and will feature lots of activities and offer servcies for CISD families and the community to participate in. New to the district students may register for classes at the designated school table. Community organizations, including local churches will also be participating in the event. Hot dogs, chips, cookies and drinks will...
Rains County Tabbed To Become The 4th Served by Hopkins County EMS
PTO Buyback Policy Receives Hospital District Board Approval Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services personnel could soon expand its coverage into Rains County, making it the third county outside of Hopkins served by the local service. Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors, following an executive session Friday, agreed to the expand Hopkins County EMS services into Rains County, if Rains County Emergency Services...
Hospital District Board Gets Slight Name Change, Appoints New Board Member
Heather Smith administers the oath of office to Kristi Shultz, who had just been appointed Friday to serve Suzanne Thomas Bankston’s unexpired term on Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors. Bankston moved out of the county and, thus resigned from HCHD. Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors during a special called meeting Friday approved a slight name change, accepted a resignation and appointed a new...
