June 9 Mahoney Homecoming is 70th Annual Event
Jerry Voss, native of Mahoney, Texas Jerry Voss is a third-generation farming landowner in the Mahoney community of Hopkins County, and a member of the Mahoney Cemetery Association. He recounted a bit of history during a KSST Good Morning Show interview on Friday May 31, 2019. “The rural area became a community after Colonel Mahoney settled there in 1857 on ranching land. During it’s peak years, it boasted a school, two...
Wolfe City Man Jailed For Violating Terms Of Probation
Michael Wayne Putman, 45, of Wolfe City was taken into custody at 8:16 a.m. Monday at the adult probation office by Cpl. Todd Evans for violation of probation, which he was on for theft of property valued at $2,500 or more but less than $30,000. The charge is for an alleged “for report of community supervision violation,” the sheriff’s deputy wrote in Putman’s arrest report. According to jail reports, Putman is...
Failed Cooper Bank Could Cost FDIC Over $27 Million Dollars
Late Friday regulators closed the Enloe State Bank in Cooper, Texas. This is the first bank failure in Texas in over five years. The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) has sold the insured deposits and some of the assets of the bank to Legend Bank of Bowie, Texas. The FDIC has also stated that approximately $500,000 of the bank’s deposits exceeded the insured’s limits. Those customers who had accounts exceeding...
Deputies Find Wanted Man Hiding Behind Living Room Chair In Pickton Residence
A wanted man was found hiding behind a chair at his Pickton residence Monday afternoon. David Keith Harrison Hopkins County Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Baumann, aware the parole board had issued a warrant for 49-year-old David Keith Harrison, went to the man’s County Road 2400 residence. Baumann, in arrest reports, noted the property owner gave him permission to search the residence for Harrison. Harrison was found hiding...
Are You a Texas State Champion Ice Cream Maker? Enter the June 8 Contest, Enjoy Hot Air Balloons Too!
Josh Whitlock, Children’s Minister at Shannon Oaks is 2019 Contest Organizer This year’s Hopkins County Dairy Festival “ice cream” event will be hosted at Shannon Oaks Church at 5:30 pm on Saturday June 8, 2019. Besides being lots of delicious family fun, winning this contest will give you bragging rights as the Texas State Champ! From the seasoned to the beginner ice cream “chef”, you have a chance...
Solar Panels To Be Installed At Hopkins County Fire Station Through Incentive Program
Hopkins County Fire Department will soon be utilizing solar power to generate energy for the station, thanks to a grant incentive program which will allow the panels to be installed on the facility at no charge to the county. Hopkins County Commissioners Court during their regular meeting Monday approved documents authorizing James Showalter Solar Installs to install a 51.6 kilowatt capacity a solar electric power generating system,...
Winnsboro Police Department Report for 05/27/2019 – 06/02/2019
Arrests: No Arrests to report. Accidents: The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a two vehicle accident on 5/30/2019 at Walnut and College St. Injuries were unknown, if any. The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a two vehicle accident on 5/31/2019 at Main and Broadway. No Injuries reported. Calls for Service: The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 158 calls for service during this reporting period....
2 Jailed Following Complaint Of Intoxicated Person at Gas Station
Tracy Odell Marshall A complaint of an intoxicated person at a South Broadway Street gas station Saturday night resulted in not only a woman’s arrest for public intoxication, but also a Dike man being jailed on a controlled substance charge, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Eddie Moon, Sgt. Joshua Shufeldt and Officer Derrick Williams responded to a complaint of a suspected intoxicated person inside the...
Over 11 Grams Of THC Oil Found During Traffic Stop
A defective headlight on a Honda Element traveling on State Highway 154 at 10:06 p.m Sunday reportedly caught Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Chris Sorley’s attention and lead to a traffic stop . Bashir Ibrahim Sorley reported smelling a marijuana odor emitting from the vehicle on approach. When asked if he had any kind of marijuana inside the vehicle, 23-year-old Bashir Ibrahim of Fargo, North Dakota, allegedly showed...
Vender Wright Crowned Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic 2019
Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic 2018 Mary Ivey crowns Vender Wright the 2019 Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic. Vender Wright was crowned Saturday night as the new Ms. Hopkins County Senior Classic at the end of the end of the pageant which showcases the beauty, vitality, spirit, and talent of women age 60 and older. Wright had the audience clapping and singing along during the talent contest as she encouraged everyone to...
