Police Academy Cadets Observe Posse Meeting, Badge Presentation
Approximately eighteen cadet students of the Hopkins County Police Academy observed a monthly meeting of the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Posse on Tuesday July 10, 2018. The cadets are registered in a nearly year-long training for law enforcement certification. Some members of the school are already EMS or Fire certified, or are members of the Posse. Texas Ranger John Vance and Sheriff’s Patrol Captain Tanner Crump arranged...
Local Man Arrested for Murder in Dallas
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department, Sulphur Springs Police Department, and the SWAT team assisted in serving a Dallas County Murder Warrant in the arrest of Clyde Earl Taylor, III, 33, of Sulphur Springs. Taylor was wanted for the murder of a woman in Dallas. Taylor was arrested at his Craig Street residence at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. The young woman’s body was found on Zodiac Lane off Harry Hines in Dallas about three weeks ago. Video...
City Council Approves Capital Improvement Plan; Begins City Charter Amendment Process
Sulphur Springs City Council approved the Capital Improvement Plan for 2019-2023, approved an amendment to the case management software contract with GHS, voted to begin the City Charter Review/Amendment process, discussed a potential food truck ordinance, and heard speakers focused on recycling, downtown parking, and animal control. Josh Bray with Sanitation Solutions told the council that his company pays $55-$95 per ton to get rid...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report July 10, 2018
CROSSTOWN TRAIL –The railroad crossing is complete. The Capital Construction Division is now constructing the portion of the trail from the KCS railroad tracks to Coleman Park. When finished, this grant-funded project will connect Buford Park to Coleman Park and the high school/civic center complex. It will also replace the sidewalk on the north side of Connally Street. CANTEX FORCE MAIN – The materials for this project have been...
Hayward Found Guilty; Receives 5 Years Probated Sentence
July 10, 2018 – It took an hour to decide guilt or innocence and almost two hours to determine the sentence Tuesday in Eighth Judicial District Court. A Hopkins County Jury found Brooke Sierra Hayward, 23, of Sulphur Springs, guilty of Evading Arrest Detention with a Motor Vehicle, a Felony 3. However, the jury did not find that a deadly weapon enhancement, the use of a motor vehicle as a deadly weapon, should be added to the...
Ratcliffe Supports Kavanaugh Nomination to Supreme Court
Following President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U S Supreme Court Monday, U S Congressman John Ratcliffe, R-Texas District 4, expressed his support of the nomination. In a letter to constituents, Ratcliffe stated: “I could not be more pleased with President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.Judge Kavanaugh’s extensive legal...
Friddle’s Death Called Great Loss to Law Enforcement
Cumby Police officer Jarrod Friddle, 40, died Monday night of a sudden medical event following his return home from his work shift. Friddle, a former SSISD Police Officer had been with the Cumby Department for approximately two years. Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum said that the death of Friddle is a great loss to law enforcement. The sudden shock of his death adds to the grief of law enforcement but more so to Friddle’s family....
Scam Alert: Calls Regarding Medical Bill Collection Being Made to Local Residents
Another scam and this time the attempt to dupe the elderly is focused on doctor bills. Sheriff Lewis Tatum told KSST News Tuesday afternoon that scam calls in which to caller poses as a representative of a collection agency calling regarding unpaid doctor bills are being made to county residents. Sheriff Tatum says that if you are unaware of owning a medical bill, hand up and block the number. He advises that if you have a question...
Lady Cat Assistant Basketball Coach Wells Named Head Coach at Winona
Lady Cats Assistant Basketball Coach Ashton Wells has been named the head girls basketball coach at Winona. The Sulphur Springs School Board accepted Coach Wells’ resignation Monday night. Coach Wells has been with the Lady Cats since the 2009-2010 season. She was an assistant coach for Head Coach Jeff Chapman for all of his eight years here. Coach Wells was also an assistant for Head Coach Phil Hale in 2009-2010. Wildcats...
New Wildcat Football Defensive Coordinator On Job
The new Wildcats Defensive Coordinator Alex Guerra is now on the job. Coach Guerra was at the Multipurpose Building Monday. Guerra, in his twenty-first year of coaching, replaces Triston Abron, who left to take the head football job at Paul Pewitt High School. Coach Guerra comes to the Wildcats from Nevada Community, where he was defensive coordinator and inside linebacker coach. The San Antonio native played college football and...
