Como Man Arrest For Failure To Comply With Sex Offender Duty To Register
Oct17

Como Man Arrest For Failure To Comply With Sex Offender Duty To Register

A 39-year-old Como man was arrested at 4:07 p.m. Oct. 15 at his residence on a felony warrant, according to arrest reports. David Allen Woolverton Jr. (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Richard Greer transported David Allen Woolverton Jr. to jail on the outstanding failure to comply with sex offender duty to register charge. Woolverton was released from Hopkins County jail Oct. 16 on a $10,000 bond on the...

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Hopkins County Records — Oct. 17, 2020
Oct17

Hopkins County Records — Oct. 17, 2020

Land Transactions Richard Fielden and Rose Mary Fielden to Marsha Cochran and Fred Fielden; tract in the Henry Hopkins surveyDavid Cochran, Marsha Cochran and Fred Fielden to Richard Fielden; tract in the Henry Hopkins surveyCarla Reichle who was known as Carla Renee Walters to Joe Mack Walters; tract in the Winnie Jewell surveyGwyneth Larry Argenbright and Rhonda Sue Argenbright to Coltin B. Argenbright; tract in the O Barb...

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DSHS Reports 2 Additional, 23 Total COVID-19 Fatalities For Hopkins County
Oct17

DSHS Reports 2 Additional, 23 Total COVID-19 Fatalities For Hopkins County

Texas Department of State Health Services Saturday, Oct. 17, reported 2 additional and 23 total COVID-19 fatalities for Hopkins County. According to the DSHS “County Trends” and “Case Counts” reports, one of the deaths was reported to have occurred on Sept. 29 and the other on Oct. 5. That makes 10 Hopkins county residents confirmed by official cause of death on death certificates submitted to the state’s...

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FM 71 Traffic Stop Results in Controlled Substance Arrest
Oct17

FM 71 Traffic Stop Results in Controlled Substance Arrest

A FM 71 traffic stop resulted in a 49-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s arrest on a controlled substance charge Friday night. Richie Wayne Porter (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson attempted to stop a Ford F-150 at 7:38 p.m. Oct. 16 after discovering the registration on the westbound truck expired in September of 2016. Wilkerson alleged the driver, identified in arrest reports as Richie...

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Lady Cats Win Fourth Straight, Dominating 3-0
Oct16

Lady Cats Win Fourth Straight, Dominating 3-0

Another district match for the Lady Cats, another win. This time their victory came at the hands of the Hallsville Lady Bobcats. Lady Cats Volleyball vs Greenville — Sep 2020 The game started out close, tying six separate times throughout the entire first set; 4-4, 5-5, and later, 19-19, 21-21, 22-22, and 23-23. After being tied at 23, though, the Lady Cats scored twice in a row to take the first set. To say that the Lady Cats escaped...

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Oct. 16 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 82 Antigen Tests, 10 In COVID Unit
Oct16

Oct. 16 Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: 82 Antigen Tests, 10 In COVID Unit

For the first time in a very long time, Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management officials on Oct. 16 reported receiving no new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. While Texas Department of State Health Services reported no additional COVID-19 fatalities were reported on Oct. 16 for Hopkins County, Texas Health and Human Services reported 1 additional nursing home resident died as a result of COVID-19. DSHS/HHS COVID-19...

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4-H Project Show Results
Oct16

4-H Project Show Results

By Johanna Hicks, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, Family & Community Health Agent, Hopkins County National 4-H Week Best of Show ribbon The Hopkins County 4-H Project Show took place during National 4-H Week, and the results are in! Twenty-six projects were registered for judging. Art:William Ebel, Junior – Blue ribbon, Best of Show; Red ribbonJayci McClung, Junior – Red RibbonJohni McClung, Junior – Red ribbonPenelope...

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Volleyball: Lady Cats Host Hallsville Lady Bobcats
Oct16

Volleyball: Lady Cats Host Hallsville Lady Bobcats

The Lady Cats Volleyball Team has a big district match at home on this game day Friday, Oct. 16. The Lady Cats host the Hallsville Lady Bobcats. The Lady Cats’ varsity will play first starting at 4:30 p.m. in the Main Gym on the campus of Sulphur Springs High School. That match will be followed by a JV Blue contest at around 5:30 p.m. with a JV Gold match at around 6:30 p.m. The Lady Cats varsity enters tonight’s big...

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Hopkins, Delta Counties Had The Lowest September Unemployment Rate In Area
Oct16

Hopkins, Delta Counties Had The Lowest September Unemployment Rate In Area

While unemployment rates across the state and Northeast Texas increased 1.3 percent in September, the unemployment rate in the Texarkana/Northeast Texas area as a whole only increased 0.6 percent. Hopkins and Delta Counties had the lowest September unemployment rate (5,8 percent) in the area, according to LAUS, local area area unemployment statistics reported by Texas Workforce Commission in the Texas Labor information report. Texas...

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16 New Sulphur Springs ISD COVID-19 Cases Reported Over The Last Week
Oct16

16 New Sulphur Springs ISD COVID-19 Cases Reported Over The Last Week

Over the last week, 16 new Sulphur Springs ISD COVID-19 cases were reported. All except 3 of the lab-confirmed novel coronavirus 2019 cases are students and staff of Sulphur Springs High School. Sulphur Springs High School sign SSISD Administrators on Oct. 15 notified students, employees an family members at SSHS that 4 additional students and 1 additional staff member who were on the high school campus within the last week had...

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