CHRISTUS Affirms Commitment to Partner With Memorial Hospital
A meeting with CHRISTUS Heath, at their request, on Thursday November 5th assured Memorial Hospital CEO Michael McAndrew and Joe Bob Burgin, a member of the local hospital district board, that CHRISTUS is still very committed to developing a partnership with the local district. The discussion also focused on some of the issues that have slowed the pace of progress for the partnership. Lawyers on both sides are actively working on...
Another Charge and Bond Increased for Organic Farmer Arrested for Indecency With A Child
Now, another charge has been added–Continuous Sexual Assault of a child under the age of 14-years. Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings set the bond for that charge at $200,000. Now Richard Allen Hinds is in Hopkins County jail under two charges and a total of $250,000 in bonds. After initially setting bond at $35,000 Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings increased the amount to $50,00 for Richard Allen Hinds, 70, who was arrested by...
Meadows Receives Maximum Penalties
November 9, 2015 – Jonathan Heath Meadows agreed to plead guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance under one (1) gram, two (2) counts of evading arrest with a motor vehicle, and two (2) counts of manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance under four (4) grams, and to waive his right to appeal. In exchange, the District Attorney’s office agreed to have any sentences handed out by a jury to run...
Miller Grove Lady Hornets Win State Cross Country; Hornets Place Second; Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions Seventh
Saltillo Lady Lion Siena Collins won the State 1-A Cross Country race in the girls’ division with a 12.52.18 time Saturday, November 7 in Round Rock. Hot on her heels were Ashley Puser and Aleigh Bessonett of Miller Grove. Miller Grove High School Lady Hornets won the state team title. For the Hornets of Miller Grove, it was a second place finish in the boys 1-A division. Saltillo Lions and Lady Lions placed seventh in their...
Patsy Paul Flippin Bradford
Patsy Paul Flippin Bradford, age 85 of Sulphur Springs, joined her husband and family in Heaven on November 6, 2015. She was a lifelong resident of Sulphur Springs, Texas, born August 7, 1930, to Paul & Merle Anglin Flippin. She was a 1947 graduate of SSHS and then attended Draughan’s Business College in Dallas before becoming a secretary in Howard Smith’s law office located above J.C. Penney on the downtown square. Down the hall...
“Updated” 2015 Classic Car Show Winners
Saturday November 7th may have been a rainy day but it didn’t hamper the crowd that attended the 2015 10th Annual Classic Car Show on Celebration Plaza in Sulphur Springs. The number of cars entered this year was less than previous years. However, those attending enjoyed the beauty of the classic models and, for many, remembered either driving or wishing they could have driven one of the classics. Top 15 and Participants Pick...
Wildcats Season Ends With Senior Night and a Loss
A long Wildcats’ football season came to an end Friday as the Marshall Mavericks claimed a 39-0 district win at Gerald Prim Stadium on Senior Night. The Mavericks rode a strong second quarter to victory. They led only 7-0 after the first quarter but outscored the Wildcats, 19-0 in the second quarter. The Wildcats end the season officially with an 0-10 record after forfeiting a win at Sherman due to a player eligibility issue....
Blue Santa Begins Campaign
Local law enforcement officers are gearing up for this year’s Blue Santa toy drive for children in need this Christmas. Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jay Sanders discussed Blue Santa on KSST’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay Friday morning. Blue Santa has been a part of the local community for around 10 years according to Chief Sanders. Law enforcement officers working together with CanHELP collect toys for children who...
County Fire Marshalls Division Makes Arson Arrest
November 5, 2015 – An arrest has been made in connection with a fire that occurred Sunday morning at 11:35 a.m. on County Road 1100 in Brashear. Arrested on a charge of arson of a habitation was 47-year old Tammy Worley McCarter of Brashear, who lived at the location. Worley was arrested on a warrant Wednesday afternoon at 2:41 p.m. near her home on CR 1100. Justice of the Peace B. J. Teer set her bond at $20,000. County...
D. A.’s Office Reveals Covington Is a Captain in Aryan Circle
Mark Covington, 46, of Pickton sentenced Wednesday by a Hopkins County jury to prison for concurrent life sentence and to 20 years on separate counts of tampering with a witness is a captain in the Aryan Circle and based on his tattoos, he has committed acts of violence on behalf of the gang, according to Clay Harrison, Assistant District Attorney. Security had been tight during the Tuesday trial and the Wednesday penalty phase of the...
