Brashear Man Held on Over $1-Million in Bonds for Sexual Abuse of a Child
Following a lengthy investigation, Hopkins County Deputies arrested John Christopher Burt, 45, of Brashear at his residence on 11 warrants involving sexual activity with a child. County Criminal Investigators worked closely with the Texas Attorney General’s office during the investigation and the securing of warrants. This is not the first time the child has made an outcry of sexual abuse. In the previous outcry, the perpetrator was...
Two Arrested For Meth
July 6, 2023 – A traffic stop on FM 275 at FM 499 in Cumby resulted in the arrest of two occupants of a 2011 Silverado pickup. The passenger in the vehicle, Laura Christine Morehead, 49, listed as homeless, was wanted on warrants for Assault Public Servant and for Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence. The Hopkins County Deputy asked for consent to search the vehicle but consent was denied. A K9 unit was called to the scene and...
Hearts of Life Animal Rescue Presents Sara for Adoption
Sara is ready for her new home. Sara is approximately 7 years old. She is great with children but she is a little particular with other dogs. She is great on a leash, not too rowdy and loves to prop her nose on anything that’s handy! When she’s excited, she’ll twirl on her hind legs! Her adoption fee is $100.00 which includes all previous vetting, shots, spay and rabies. Please contact Hearts of Life Animal Rescue to meet this...
Tira News: July 6th 2018
By Jan Vaughn The 80th annual Tira Homecoming was held on Sunday, July 1st . The group seemed a little smaller than usual. We hope everyone will invite their friends and family to come next year on the first Sunday in July. We appreciate Mark Chapman volunteering to be the Program Chairman this year. He and Mason Gillem played percussion instruments and led the music for the program and were accompanied on the piano by myself, Jan...
Sulphur Springs Summer 42 Tournament Winners
28 Teams battled it out for 9 Hours on Saturday, June 30th at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. Winners were: 1st Place: Bill Burks and Gene Bennett 2nd Place: Trey Newsome and Matt Gerdes 3rd Place: Tom Holloway and Jeanette Bray 4th Place: John Fee and B. W. Pate The Next 42 Tournament will be the Hopkins County Fall Festival “Earl W. Martin 42 Tournament” on Saturday, October 27th at 1:00 at the Senior...
Epic Fail: 97% to be Exact By Johanna Hicks
Epic Fail: 97% to be Exact Many news pieces come across my desk daily, but one really caught my attention. Since a large part of my job is food safety and health, I thought this information was worth sharing. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that new research shows consumer are failing to properly clean their hands when it comes to washing them before meals – 97%! The study showed that rushed and improper...
Two-Part “Community Health Talks” Is a Round-table on Health, Animal Health Issues
Hopkins County Extension agents Mario Villarino and Johanna Hicks were guests on the KSST Good Morning Show with Enola Gay, and extended an invitation for the community regarding important local topics. In the first of two sessions, the public is invited to listen and take part in a discussion by a local animal health professional concerning rabies and other diseases affecting animals and humans at a free round-table session at the...
Wildcat Football Season Tickets on Sale July 30-August 3
Football Season tickets for the 2018 Sulphur Springs Wildcats’ home football games go on sale July 30-August 3, according to SSHS Administrative Assistant Dwayne McMeans. The packet of five home games will be $50 for the chair-back seats and $40 for the new rail-back seat section. The only Wildcat scrimmage this year will be vs. Liberty Eylau on Thursday, August 23, at Gerald Prim Stadium. Home games at Prim include Lovejoy, Terrell...
Video Presentation: Senator Cruz Recounts Successes and Looks to Legislation Ahead
It was a Fire Marshall’s nightmare. Wednesday, July 4th, Pioneer Café in Sulphur Springs was packed wall-to-wall with shoulder-to-shoulder supporters of Senator Ted Cruz and State Senator Bob Hall. The Republican U. S. Senator and State Senate District 2 incumbents were on a whirlwind tour of Northeast Texas when they made the hour long stop in the city. Across Main Street a gathering of approximately 10-15 supporters of their...
