Hopkins County Grand Jury Hands Up 83 Indictments
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed up 83 indictments late last week. A majority of the indictments were for Possession of a Controlled Substance. However, there were a number of other charges resulting in the indictments. Those arrested prior to indictment include: Ricky Lynn Hunt was indicted for two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child. Alejandro Castro Rodriguez was indicted for Smuggling of Persons. A grey Honda van with...
Soccer Bi-District: Lady Cats Game at Rockwall; Wildcats Game at Wylie
A possible Lady Cats and Wildcats soccer playoff doubleheader was not to be this year as complications arose. The Lady Cats’ soccer team, the number three seed in District 16-5A, will play Wylie East, the number two seed in District 15-5A, Thursday at 6 p.m. at Rockwall. The Wildcats’ soccer team, the number four seed in District 16-5A, will face Lovejoy, the champion of District 15-5A, at Wylie’s Pirate...
Aviation History: VC-137B 58-6971
One of three 707-153s bought “off-the-shelf” and converted to military use. 58-6971 was completed as a VC-137A by Boeing Aircraft of Seattle, Washington on April 7, 1959. On May 30, 1959 this aircraft was accepted by the U. S. Air Force, painted in Military Air Transport Service colors and markings and assigned to the (Special Missions) Squadron at Andrews AFB, MD. USAF procurement of the Boeing 707 was very...
Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum presents 8th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Sherriff Tatum hosted his eighth annual Easter Egg Hunt. There was face painting, contest giveaways, cake walks, egg hunts and much more! There was a bunch of families out enjoying the nice weather and all the fun activities. Trustees worked behind the scenes, cooking hot dogs, hamburgers, and Oil Field sausage, as well as helping to set out eggs for the different age groups. The sheriff’s office hosted a giveaway for kids from...
Chamber of Commerce Plans City Council Candidate Forum
The Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce will host a City Council Candidate Forum at the Sulphur Springs Middle School on Thursday, April 19th at 6 p.m. SSMS is located at 835 Wildcat Way in Sulphur Springs, and admittance to the forum will be through the back doors of the school. All City Council candidates have been invited to attend. The Hopkins County Democratic Party and the Hopkins County Republican Women will be providing...
EDC Sets April Ground Breaking for Load Trail in Heritage Business Park
A ground breaking ceremony in Heritage Business Park for Load Trail has been announced by the Economic Development Corporation. The April 3, 2018 ground breaking will take place at 10:30 am. Heritage Business Park is located off Loop 301 near Raven Industries and Armorock Polymer Concrete. Load Trail, a manufacturer of trailers and dump trailers, will be housed in a 150,000 square feet building at Heritage Business Park. New jobs at...
Updated: Sexton Now in Hopkins County Jail for Local Robbery, Other Charges
Arrested in Marietta, Oklahoma by U S Marshalls after committing an aggravated robbery at Jon’s Mini Mart on Hillcrest Dr. in Sulphur Springs, Tracy Kenyon Sexton, 52, of Springdale, Arkansas is now in Hopkins County Jail held on a $350,000 bond. Sexton admitted to the crime and was booked into Hopkins County Jail by Sulphur Springs Police Detectives. Sexton is also shown to have a parole warrant out of Arkansas and an aggravated...
SSISD Board Approves Lower Grade Campus Restructure
A restructure of lower grade campuses was approved by the Sulphur Springs School Board during a Monday, March 19, 2018, afternoon special session. The restructure will allow students to stay on the same campus longer. The restructure, which has been a desire of Superintendent Michael Lamb since his taking office (see video below), will ultimately place four classes of four grades on each of the four lower grade schools and will create...
Two in Custody for Local Mini Mart Robbery
The suspects are in custody in Oklahoma following a series of events that began with a robbery at Jon’s Mini Mart Friday afternoon. The suspects, identified as Tracy Sexton and Amanda Looper, left the Mini Mart and sought access to the interstate. However, they entered the Woodbridge Crossing area, which has no access to the interstate and returned to Hillcrest and then to the interstate and traveled west. Less than $1,000 was taken...
