“Updated” Baseball Bat Used in Aggravated Assault Sunday
Sunday night around 11 p.m. Sulphur Springs Police and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call in the street in near Easy Street Apartments on the 400 block of Van Sickle Street. There they found one individual with a laceration above the left eye and the second victim had a stab wound. Both victims were transported to CHRISTUS Mother Francis Sulphur Springs Emergency Room for treatment. The individual with the...
**Updated** Double Stabbing Saturday Morning; Victims in Area Hospitals; Suspect in Custody
A double stabbing early Saturday morning resulted in two brothers being flown to medical hospitals in two separate cities, according to Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders. Sulphur Springs Police were called to apartments on 512 Church Street in reference to a disturbance. There they found a 16-year old male and a 21 year old male, brothers, stabbed by another subject. The suspect, Meldrick Roland, went to Hopkins County...
Wildcats Defeat Greenville; In Four Way Tie for Third
The Wildcats’ football team broke a three game losing streak in district and put themselves right back in the thick of the race for a playoff spot with a solid 28-7 win over the Greenville Lions in Greenville Friday night. The Wildcats wrap up district play with a senior night game at Prim Stadium against Hallsville next Friday night with the winner advancing into the playoffs and the loser left out. The Wildcats are now in a...
Local Resident Gets Yellow Rose of Texas Award
The Yellow Rose of Texas Award is bestowed, from the Governor’s office, in recognition of women who have made significant contribution to their communities and to Texas in the preservation of Texas history. This award was given to Corrine Snow of Sulphur Springs on October 28, 2016. At 112 years of age, Corrine is the oldest person in Texas, the 7th oldest in the United States and the 47th oldest person in the world. Her family...
Early Voting Available This Weekend; First Week Numbers Consistent
Early voter turnout continues to be consistent with 761 votes cast Thursday for a total of 3,288 voters out of the approximately 22,000 registered Hopkins County voters having cast a ballot with one week remaining. The last day for the election officials to receive a ballot by mail or paper ballot is October 28th. This weekend, the early voting place will be open Saturday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Sunday one may vote early from 1...
Persistence Foils Attempt to Evade Arrest
A credible Crime Stopper tip led Hopkins County Deputies to a residence on State Highway 11E Wednesday. The Sheriff’s office was seeking William David McPherson, 39, for Violation of Probation Burglary of a Habitation with Intend to commit other felony—that’s a Felony 1—and for Violation of Parole Assault Family Violence Impede Breath/Circulation—a Felony 3. When they knocked on the door of the residence, no one answered. However,...
Local Woman Attempts Escape From Arresting Officer
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies received a call of a suspicious person at a residence near FM 2653 and CR 4738, Wednesday evening around 9:30 p.m. When Cpl. Todd Evans responded he found Kristy Marie Green, 33, of Sulphur Springs walking in a bar ditch. He stopped to check on her welfare and when she was identified it was found that she was wanted by Rockwall County for Bond Forfeiture Possession of Controlled Substance Penalty...
Seven Sentenced Wednesday Afternoon
Wednesday afternoon in Eighth Judicial District Court seven pleas were entered and sentencing handed down, according to the office of the District Attorney. Pleas and sentencing included: Jeremy Don Campbell pled to 12 months state jail time for endangering a child. He also pled to 4 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for bail jumping. If he commits a new felony he will be eligible for 25 years to life. Campbell, 29 of...
Six Sentenced in Eighth Judicial District Court Wednesday
Six pleas were made Wednesday morning at Eighth Judicial District Court, according to the District Attorney’s office. Court was held in the courtroom at the Hopkins County jail. Pleas include: Shayne Lappin’s probation for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 Less Than 1-Gram was revoked. He was sentenced to seven months state jail. Jeremy Sharp pled to 12 months state jail for Possession of a Controlled...
No Problems Found in Local Electronic Early Voting
County Clerk Debbie Shirley stated that no problems are being found in the electronic voting process locally. All votes after Friday will be cast electronically. In November 2015, Hopkins County qualified to allow voters to cast ballots at any polling place in the county. That mandated that votes would only be cast electronically. Only ballot by mail votes are the exception. Friday is the last day for the election officials to receive...
