Flood Warning Extended Through Midnight Monday
The National Weather Service has issued an extension to the flood warnings for northern Hopkins County as flooding along the South Sulphur River as well as North Sulphur River and at Cooper Lake continues with rain falling Sunday afternoon and early evening. The flood warning is extended through midnight Monday. State highways, Farm to Market Roads, and county roads in Hopkins, Delta, Hunt and Franklin Counties have been affected....
Blue Santa Toy Collection Begins Monday
Blue Santa, a law enforcement effort to provide toys for children in need this Christmas, will have a major collection effort on Monday and Tuesday. They will be collecting toys at Wal-Mart. Members of the public are encouraged to drop off new toys at the location. Blue Santa is expected to assist 1500 to 1600 families this ye
Christmas in Heritage Park Moved to Two Day Event December 4th & 5th
Due to the threat of heavy rain, there has been a change of plans for Christmas in the Park in Heritage Park. Rick Wilson with the Hopkins County Historical Society at Heritage Park Friday morning said “water is knee deep everywhere at Heritage Park.” The activities set for Saturday, November 28th have been canceled. Two nights, December 4th and 5th, are now the dates for the Heritage event. The event will now coincide...
Additional Charges Added In Buy-Bust Case
Wednesday morning, the four individuals who had been arrested November 17th for engaging in organized criminal activity had one more charge added. All four, three of whom remained in Hopkins County Jail on the original charge, are now also charged with aggravated assault in retaliation and bond for each on that charge was set at $40,000 by Justice of the Peace B. J. Teer. For Curtis Anthony August-Adams, 17, it meant returning to...
Talco Woman Sentenced to 20 Years
She did not wait for her December 7th trial date. Instead of waiting, Jackqulyn Henry Erwin, 52, of Talco pled guilty to two first degree felony delivery cases and was sentenced to 20 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Her guilty plea was made in 8th Judicial District Court before Judge Eddie Northcutt Monday. She was scheduled for a final pre-trial hearing Monday. In September of this year, Erwin and a 59-year old...
Another Missed Date for New County Jail
One wonders if Hopkins County jail residents will be in their new home for Christmas. Once again, county plans have been stymied by failure of vendors to meet deadlines. Yet, county officials continue to plan for a December 1 Open House for those who desire to tour the jail. Inmates will not be moving into the new Hopkins County Jail anytime this week. Apparently installation of a required phone visitation system will not be taking...
Hospital Addresses CMS Concerns With Purchased Equipment
The Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board bought more non-budgeted equipment to address concerns from a survey by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Systems Monday night. For the OR they bought instruments and a sterilizer and scope cleaner and approved renovation of the sterile processing department and decontamination area. They have now spent over $500,000 for CMS concerns for infection control.
County Applies to Make Voting Process Permanent
The Hopkins County Commissioners Court held a public hearing Monday morning on use of countywide precincts during the November 3 Constitutional Amendments Election. The court also gave County Clerk Debbie Shirley the okay to ask the Secretary of State’s Office to make the system permanent. Monday after the court meeting, Ms. Shirley said the vote centers that reduced the number of polling places from 21 to 14 providing voters...
Shifts Available for Salvation Army Kettle Bell Ringers; Angel Trees to Provide Clothing for 385 Children
Tammy Flemens, Treasurer of Hopkins County Salvation Army, is looking for your help with the 2015 Angel Trees. There are 385 local children on the Christmastime clothing program, from newborn through age 18. If you can make purchases of clothing, coats, shoes or blankets these children need, please select names off the trees and purchase some or all of those needs listed. Deliver them unwrapped by Dec 10 to either of the tree...
Second Effort by McKinney Man Resulted in His Arrest For Online Solitication of a Minor
Zain Jahangir, 29, of McKinney lost his way. Jahangir had arranged a meeting with who he thought to be an under 17-year old minor for sex. When he arrived in Sulphur Springs, he could not find the arranged location. A phone call made set a new location for the meeting at a convenience store on Main Street. He was waiting at the new location in the vehicle he had described when local law enforcement officers arrived and arrested him...
