Herrera Back in Jail; Violation of Probation
Rene Gamaliel Herrera, 26, of Sulphur Springs is back in Hopkins County Jail Friday, June 02, 2017, after violating probation for Indecency with a Child by Contact. He was arrested at the probation office. He had received 10 years deferred sentence in a plea-bargain agreement made in May, 2016 in Hopkins County’s Eighth Judicial District Court. Herrera had been charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child which was reduced to...
Former Fall Festival Cover Girl Receives TAF&E Scholarship
Former Hopkins County Fall Festival Cover Girl of 2015-2016, Aleigh Bessonett, from Miller Grove, was recently contacted by the Texas Association of Fairs and Events, that she was a recipient of their 2017 Youth Scholarship. Bessonett is the first Fall Festival Cover Girl to receive this scholarship according to Fall Festival’s Tracey Dennis. TAF&E’s commitment to youth is best demonstrated through its scholarship program....
Vocational and Associate Degree Nursing Students Receive Award
Paris Junior College vocational and associate degree nursing students received awards during pinning ceremonies held during the final week of the spring semester. Vocational nursing student perfect attendance awards went to Maddie Marie Bowers of Paris and Madison Rose Oats of Cooper. During the vocational nursing ceremony, the Hopkins-Nicholas Award for outstanding performance in both classroom and clinical training went to Brittany...
Fun places around Hopkins County to take your kids this summer for under $10
by Savannah Owens Imagination Mountain and Coleman Lake-Pack a picnic lunch, a baseball, and a couple of fishing poles and you’ll have a whole day of fun set up with minimal planning. Hopkins County Historical Society Museum and Heritage Park – Enjoy learning more about the history of Sulphur Springs when you spend the afternoon here. It’s open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-2pm. . The Dairy Museum-This museum...
Training Building Tradesmen; Summer Campus Improvements; Baseball, Softball Remodeling
Finding tradesmen for construction jobs such as home building is said to be more difficult in current times. To address that need, Sulphur Springs High School is bringing back a building trades class to help train tradesmen of the future. The building trades class will be building a house on Fore Street in Sulphur Springs on a lot owned by the school district. The slab is expected to be poured this summer. School district Director of...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 24-30, 2017
May 24th At 8:12 a.m., cows were reported out on SPUR 514 near Yantis. Deputies were dispatched to PR 8692 near Winnsboro, at approximately 8:45 a.m., in reference to a theft. Actors, or actors unknown, damaged the victim’s Kawasaki Mule and siphoned the gas out of it. This case has been forwarded to investigators. Deputies made contact over the phone with an out-of-state complainant, at approximately 11:52 a.m. The complainant...
DPS Traffic Stop Discovers Tetrahydrocannabinol and Meth
Jason William Helmholtz, 40, and Jacqueline Mary Helmholtz, 47, both of Missouri, were speeding down I-30 when a DPS Trooper clocked them at 82 mph in a 75 mph zone. When the trooper approached the vehicle, he noted the odor of burnt marijuana emitting from inside the vehicle. Both occupants were asked to exit the vehicle. Jason was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. In the auto the trooper found a glass jar containing a...
Not Wearing Seat Belt But Meth Under the Seat
At 11:51 a.m. Cumby Police Ray Embro noted an auto exiting a gas station parking lot and the driver not wearing a seatbelt. Embro initiated a traffic stop on Frisco Street. Following a consent to search the vehicle, Embro located a white pill bottle containing a plastic baggy with white crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine under the driver’s seat. Two pipes with meth residue were also found under the front seat. Rowdy Dee...
Winnsboro Man Attempts to Ship Controlled Substance
June 2, 2017 – John Lamar Jones, 70, of Winnsboro, TX attempted to ship a package on May 31st at a UPS Hub on Gilmer Street in Sulphur Springs. Once again, alert clerks notified Sulphur Springs Police. The Special Crimes Unit investigated and on Thursday arrested Jones for Possession with Intent to Deliver or Manufacture a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than or equal to 4-grams but less than 200-grams, a Felony 1....
