Grand Jury Indicts Mapps For Murder, Tampering With Evidence
Wednesday afternoon, September 23 2015, a Hopkins County Grand Jury indicted Tilton Joshua Mapps for murder and for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. Mapps, 20, was charged with the murder of Jonathan Trahern Young, 26, at Pacific Park June 8th of this year. The charge related to physical evidence was added on July 8th of this year. Mapps became a suspect in the murder after local law enforcement questioned several...
2015 Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest and Arts & Craft Show
2015 Fall Festival Creative Arts Contest and Arts & Craft Show Excitement is building for the 2015 Hopkins County Fall Festival. You have probably already heard about the Freedom Ride, Battle of the Bands, and the Golf Tournament. Many more events are in store, beginning Saturday, October 17, with the Fall Festival Parade and continuing through the following weekend. The Creative Arts Contest give Hopkins County residents an...
Sulphur Springs is Finalist for Two State-wide Awards
The City of Sulphur Springs is a finalist for two awards from a state-wide group. The city is one of three cities in each category. The two categories for the city are best downtown renovation and best downtown promotional event. City Development Director Shane Shepard said the Texas Downtown Association has noted Sulphur Springs for the renovation of the building formerly a post office and then a public library, and now currently...
Law Enforcement Praise Two Boys for Reporting Attempted Sexual Assualt
Sulphur Springs Police Detective Sgt. David Gilmore arrested 51-year old Darrell Lynn Payne of Sulphur Springs last Thursday for two counts of attempted sexual assault. The case involved boys ages 14 and 15. The two boys told their parents of the incident and the parents reported to police that a neighbor who lived down the road had proposed committing a sex act on the boys September 4th. He confessed to doing what the victims...
Mount Vernon Tigers Win Homecoming Game; Romero Named Homecoming Queen
Selena Romero was named Homecoming Queen and a 20-14 win Friday night sweetened the Mount Vernon High School Homecoming as the Tigers won their first game of the season. The Mount Vernon Tigers defeated the Lone Oak Buffaloes Friday, September 18, 2015 in Don Meredith Stadium. They are now 1-2 for the season. Homecoming Court (l to r) Junior Duchess Bradyn Loy, Senior Nominee Tori Mitchell, Senior Nominee Jamie Seawright,...
Miranda Lambert’s Red 55 Winery Continues Growth
Red 55 Winery in Lindale, Texas began when recording artist Miranda Lambert was approached by a company to brand a wine. Lambert was not 21 at the time, so she asked her parents what to do. Her parents decided to begin their own winery. They approached Susan Jones who had begun her work as a vintner as a hobby. The Lambert’s were introduced to Jones in 2003 by Casey Musgraves. Jones started a vineyard and worked with it part...
Dike Man Steals and Disguises Catepillar Back Hoe
A 63-year old Dike man is accused of stealing a caterpillar back hoe from a crew repairing a bridge on Highway 69 in January of 2012. The man had disguised the equipment to look like a John Deere. Robert Charles Vaughn was arrested at his home and has been charged with theft. JP B.J. Teer set bond for Vaughn at $30,000.
Local Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child
24-year old Rene Herrera of Sulphur Springs has been charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child before JP Brad Cummings who set his bond at $100,000. Judge Cummings also made wearing a GPS device a stipulation of bond.
Two Attempted Sexual Assault Charges Filed Against Sulphur Springs Man
A 51-year old Sulphur Springs man being questioned by Sulphur Springs Police Detective Sgt. David Gilmore admitted being involved in two counts of attempted sexual assault. The cases involved two boys. JP Brad Cummings charged Darrell Lynn Payne with two counts of attempted sexual assault and set bond at $30,000 on each count. As a stipulation of bond, Payne must wear a GPS device so he can be tracked by lawmen.
Third Person Charged in Meth Find
A third person has been arraigned following a Wednesday traffic stop near Cumby that netted 134 grams of methamphetamine and $3400 in cash. Also charged is 18-year old Bethany Kay Stevenson. Stevenson was an occupant in the vehicle stopped for a traffic violation at the 112 mile marker near Cumby on eastbound I-30. She along with 59-year old Randall Scott Green of Sulphur Springs and 52-year old Jackqulyn Henery Erwin of Talco woman...
