Sartin Sentenced
Hollis Blane Sartin, 40, of Pickton was sentenced to six months State Jail time for the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and when he finishes that sentence he will go to the Substance Abuse Treatment Center (SAFP), a section of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, according to District Attorney Will Ramsay. Ramsay said that when Sartin completes all of that, he will then be on probation for 10 years and should he fail to keep...
Fears Confirmed–Forney Man Arrested for On-line Solicitation
His drive from Forney to Sulphur Springs confirmed his fears. When Chad Alan Williams, 39, of Forney planned his rendezvous with who he thought to be a teenaged female in Sulphur Springs, he communicated that he would text her when he arrived at the appointed location on League Street. He was fearful that police would be present and the intended sexual encounter would spell trouble for him. When he arrived and sent his text to the...
Meal-a-Day Volunteer a Hero
Karon Weatherman, Director of the Meal-a-Day Center in Sulphur Springs, noted a heroic act by one of the volunteers who deliver meals. Shasta Hoffman, who works for Cypress Basin Hospice, drives a Meal A Day route every Wednesday according to Weatherman. Wednesday, June 3, when Hoffman went to one of the Seniors on her route she noticed that the house was full of smoke. Weatherford said that when Hoffman went in to check on the...
Price Named Mayor; Glass Mayor Pro Tem
For the first time in city history, ladies now are mayor and mayor pro tem. Kayla Price was selected as mayor and Emily Glass was mayor pro tem during the June 2nd regular session of the Sulphur Springs City Council. Outgoing mayor Freddie Taylor received a gavel. Councilmen Craig Johnson, Clay Walker and Oscar Aguilar were sworn in for new terms. The Sulphur Springs City Council took a step toward improving its’ 1970’s...
County Judge Issues Declaration of Disaster
Monday afternoon Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom issued a declaration of disaster for the county. The declaration follows a month of heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms that swept across much of the county. Newsom said his tardiness in issuing the declaration is attributed to the lack of electrical power and problems with the county’s phone system immediately following the May 25th severe weather. Although the initial...
2015 Rainfall Exceeds 30 Inches Through May
So how wet was May. Average rainfall for May is about 5-inches. This year in May there was 8.63 inches of rain recorded at the official site at the city of Sulphur Springs Water Treatment Plant. So far, for the first five months of 2015 we have had 30.28 inches of rain. That’s 9.59 inches of rain above the average of 19.69 inches. Rain was recorded on 23 of the months 31 days. The biggest rainfall day was May 17, a Wednesday,...
Cumby Math Teacher Arrested On Child Porn Charges
May 31, 2015 – Saturday, a Cumby ISD math teacher was arrested for impersonation—name and persona to create a page—and for possession of child pornography. Lucas Ray Hill, 38, is accused of stealing an identity and establishing a fake social media account which he used to exploit children including the requesting of and soliciting of child pornography. Hill had maintained a large library of pages and pictures in the...
Wayward Peacock to be Reunited with Owner and His Remaining Flock
‘rey Jorge’ will be returned to his owner this week. Sightings around Sulphur Springs of a solitary Peacock have been surfacing for the last 2 weeks. Initially it was speculated that the Memorial Day storm had caused the bird to stray from his home. His journey home had many stops, including the Hospital, convenience stores, homes and high traffic areas. However one common factor in each of his choices was a shinny...
“Updated” Memorial Hospital Partners with CHRISTUS Health
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors has announced the selection of CHRISTUS Health as its proposed partner in the ongoing management and operation of the hospital. The organizations have signed a non-binding letter of intent, taking the first step toward finalizing their relationship. When the deal is completed, CHRISTUS Health will acquire the majority share of and will manage the hospital, clinic, and related...
Man’s Bond Set at $1.4-Million for Sexual Assault Charges
A 20-year old Sulphur Springs man was arrested Thursday morning at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department for sexual assault of two girls under the age of ten. Hunter James Dixon was charged with continuous sexual assault of a child and with aggravated sexual assault of a child before Justice of the Peace Brad Cummings who set bond for Dixon at a total of $1.4-million. Sheriff’s Chief Criminal Investigator Lewis Tatum...
