Sulphur Springs Man Jailed Third Time For Parole Violation
March 9, 2021 – A 26-year-old Sulphur Springs man was booked into Hopkins County jail for the third time since 2016 on warrant for a parole violation. Jake Adam Blount (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Department communication operators dispatched officers at approximately 9:50 a.m. Monday, March 8, to a disturbance at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs. Upon arrival, SSPD Officer Tyler Francis was directed...
Yantis Man Accused Of Church Burglary, Stealing Appliances
A 43-year-old Yantis man is accused of a stealing appliances during a weekend church burglary, according to arrest reports. Carlton Douglas Fite (HCSO jail photo) The pastor of Seymore Bible Church contacted Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Monday, March 8, to report a burglary occurred at the church either Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Communications operators dispatched deputies to the State Highway 154 south church....
March 8 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 4 New Cases, 170 Active Cases
Hopkins County’s COVID-19 new case counts have gone down as has the total number of patients in the COVID-19 unit in the area, across the region and state, as have the number of individuals being tested daily, while the number of people receiving COVID-19 vaccinations have increased, according to Texas Department of State Health Services’ March 8 COVID-19 reports. Unfortunately, five additional COVID-19 deaths have also...
Winnsboro Police Department Media Report – March 1-7, 2021
The Winnsboro Police Department media report for the week of March 1-7, 2021, included the following activity: Arrests Erin Martel, 31 years of age, of Winnsboro was arrested on 3/2/2021 on a Hopkins County warrant.Nathan Hart, 33 years of age, of Leesburg, was arrested on 3/4/2021 on an Austin Parole Board warrant for violation of probation. Calls for Service The Winnsboro Police Department responded to a total of 129 calls for...
Sulphur Springs Woman Jailed For The Second Time In Less Than A Month
On Saturday, a 37-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was jailed for the second time in less a month on a controlled substance charge, according to arrest reports. Jessica Smith (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Elijah Fite reported stopping a silver Ford Fusion just before 4 a.m. Saturday, March 6, on East Industrial Drive for multiple traffic violations. Fite noted the woman failed to make eye contact with...
Wildcat Defensive Lineman D’Andre Peoples Signs to Play Football at McPherson College in Kansas
Wildcats Defensive Lineman D’Andre Peoples signed a letter of intent Friday, March 5 to attend McPherson College in Kansas and to play football. Peoples, the son of Tony Reed and Lolitha Peoples, was a three year member of the Wildcats varsity football team. Peoples said he made contact with McPherson coaches through Twitter. He said he filled out a questionnaire and was contacted about a week later concerning a possible visit....
Commerce Tigers Take First at Track Meet
The Commerce Tigers track team won their most recent track meet, placing first with a point total of 232. Anton Stapleton was 1st in shot-put, with Omarhi Davis placing 3rd and Jayston Jones following in 4th. For the Tigers Omarhi Davis was 1st in discus, followed closely by Roy Gaffney in 3rd. Omarhi Davis won the long-jump, coming in 1st at 19’8, and Izzacc Simon finished 6th. While no Tigers won the long jump event, Ashton...
62-Year-Old Man Jailed After Bond Revoked On Indecency Charges
A 62-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Sunday after his bond was revoked on two indecency with a child charges, according to arrest reports. Christopher Lee Vail (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Dennis Findley investigated Christopher Lee Vail after receiving allegations in September alleging indecency with a child. Vail agreed to be interview viewed by Findley at the sheriff’s offices, and was...
Cumby Woman Accused Of Throwing Knife During Altercation With Her Stepdaughter
A Cumby woman was accused of displaying two knives and throwing one of them during an altercation with her stepdaughter Sunday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason Lavender responded just before 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 7, to what was reported to dispatchers as a disturbance with an assault in progress at a FM 285 south residence. Upon arrival, Lavender reported contacting multiple...
Texas A&M System COVID-19 Protocols For Rest Of Semester
The Texas A&M System COVID-19 COVID-19 protocols will remain in place for the final 6-8 weeks of the spring 2021 semester at all Texas A&M System institutions, according to John Sharp, Chancellor for the The Texas A&M University System. Sharp cited the “amazing job” the Texas A&M System institutions have done over the last year in response to the pandemic and protecting the health of our faculty, staff and...
