Lavern Considered Stolen From Animal Shelter
Lavern is considered stolen from the Sulphur Springs Animal Shelter, according to Barbi Mitchell, Animal Control Officer. Lavern was to have joined her mate Shirley in traveling to a Pit rescue in Oregon in May. She is on medication and really needs it, according to Mitchell. If you see the dog, contact Barbi at 903-348-1868 or Annie, 903-348-3122. Lavern and Shirley are a bonded pair. Lavern is a Pit mix and Shirley is an Aussie mix....
Hopkins County Man Charges Deputies To Take Their Weapons
Billy Carl Chapman, 27, was arrested Sunday afternoon after an altercation with Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies. Chapman’s mother made a 911 call to report that her son was “tearing up the house.” When law enforcement arrived on the scene, Chapman verbally requested for the deputies to hand over their weapons. Chapman then charged the deputies and attempted to take their guns, wrapping his arms around one...
Flash Flood Watch Issued for Hopkins and Surrounding Counties
National Weather Service has extended a flash flood watch to include Hopkins and surrounding counties in Northeast Texas. Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to move through North Texas beginning Sunday and continue through late Monday night. Streams and rivers are already flooding due to rains upstream. Rain will begin Sunday afternoon and continue through Late Monday night. The heaviest rains are expected Sunday...
Assault on County Road Leads to Arrest
Nathaniel Ryan Lisenbee, 26, was arrested Wednesday night on a charge for Assault/Family Violence by Impeding Airway. Lisenbee also had two outstanding warrants for Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility and Driving with an Invalid License. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to County Road 4761 in reference to an assault report. Upon arrival, arresting officers met with a victim where it was found that Lisenbee...
SSPD Makes Arrest Shortly After Burglary Reported
Carae Martez Williams, 21, a Calvert Street resident, is in Hopkins County Jail following his arrest Wednesday morning burglary of a habitation and for possession of a firearm by a felon. The resident at 621 Houston Street called Sulphur Springs Police Wednesday morning to report a man in her home looking for a weapon. She said the man was wearing a camo jacket. As SSPD approached the residence, Officer Miller spotted a subject that...
Matthews Named Interim County Fire Chief
Hopkins County Fire Marshall Mike Matthews will supervise operations for the county fire department following the resignation of Kevin Yates, who resigned Tuesday as Fire Chief here after having taken a Fire Chief position in Louisiana. Matthews will serve as interim Fire Chief for the county as a search for a new chief begins in the next couple of weeks, according to County Judge Robert Newsom. Matthews is a Hopkins County native...
