Two Locals Arrested, More Arrests to Come
Two Hopkins County men have been charged with possessing child pornography. Another arrest or two are possible pending a forensic download of a computer in Tyler. The cases are not believed to be connected. Sheriff’s Department Criminal Investigator Daniel Winn said cases were developed through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Dallas. 56-year old Dathan Durant of Cumby was arrested two weeks ago. 31-year old Richard...
Terrific Tuesdays
Pat Higginbotham is a volunteer and a spokesperson for Terrific Tuesdays, the weekly program at First United Methodist Church, which offers activities for people with Alzheimer’s or dementia as well several hours off for caregivers. Ms. Higginbotham is commited to the program because of what it offered her when her husband had Alzheimer’s disease. Terrific Tuesday begins at 9 a.m. and runs through 2 p.m. Cost is $20 or what a person...
What! Me Worry!
There is a new barricade up downtown but Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell says this one is for a minor problem. Some stucco is falling off of a sidewall of an old fabrics building on Main Street across the street from Muddy Jakes. Maxwell says the barricades are to keep anyone from being hit by falling material. Maxwell says he has distributed reports of a structural engineer on 11 suspect downtown walls to property owners....
CASA Officials Appreciative
Court Appointed Special Advocates or CASA had a good day in Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning. Annually the county applies to the State Comptrollers Office for excess money from electric co-ops that operate in the county, Farmers Electric and Wood County Electric. Usually the funds amount to about $1,000 but this year the amount was far greater, over $4,500. The county must use the funds to support neglected and abused...
Bob Evans Farms “Owens Country Sausage” has Expanded
After a large expansion of its Sulphur Springs plant, Bob Evans Farms Owens Country Sausage is planning a grand reopening of the facility. It will take place on Tuesday, July 8 starting at 10:30 a.m. There will be remarks and light refreshments followed by a tour of the plant. Bob Evans Farms will show off their new production lines, their management team and their commitment to the Sulphur Springs community. The plant will make the...
Cattle Theft Averted
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raiser’s Association Special Ranger Toney Hurley has arrested a man in connection with an aggravated theft by check case at Sulphur Springs Livestock Auction last year. 30-year-old Jacob Thompson of Louisiana was arrested by Hurley Friday in Oklahoma. Thompson was brought to the Hopkins County Jail where bond was set at $200,000. Ranger Hurley says in October 2013, Thompson attempted to purchase 400 head...
Vote in the Bark for Your Park Contest
Sulphur Springs is one of 15 finalists in PetSafe’s fourth annual Bark for Your Park, a nationwide contest through which one U S community will win $100,000 to build an off-leash dog park. The city received a total of 9,818 votes to earn its spot as a medium city finalist. If Sulphur Springs wins the contest, a PetSafe dog park would be built within 1-4 acres of land at Buford Park. Three runner-up cities, one from each of the small,...
Graduate Medical Education Program at the Hospital
The Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board took one step closer to establishing a Graduate Medical Education Program at the hospital. Monday night the board approved going forward with phase II detailed implementation planning. The board action followed a presentation by its’ consultant ECG Management. The board received a $150,000 planning grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to evaluate the feasibility of getting...
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board Monday Night
Swearing in of newly elected Board members and election of Board officers is on the agenda at a regular monthly meeting of the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Board Monday night at 6 p.m. in the Plaza Conference Room. CFO Donna Wallace will also report on May income and expenses. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
J.D. Norris’s Work Benefits Cattle Raisers
For about three years now, Hopkins County Veterinarian J.D. Norris has worked to create an ozone device to benefit cattle raisers. He hopes to have a model available in several weeks. Norris is convinced ozone introduced into a drinking trough will improve a cow’s immune system so cattlemen will no longer need preventative antibiotics. Norris has benefited from research conducted at Sulphur Springs High School by students of Ag...
