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Additional $113,100 Approved For New Pumper For SSFD
Aug03

Additional $113,100 Approved For New Pumper For SSFD

Fire Department To Begin Billing Out-Of-County Residents Mitigation Rates For Costs of Services, Equipment and Response by Sulphur Springs Fire Department Sulphur Springs City Council approved an additional $113,100 Tuesday night for the purchase of a new pumper for Sulphur Springs Fire Department as well as a program which would allow out-of-county residents to be charged mitigation rates to reoup costs associated with response by...

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Johanna Hicks Receives State Honors, Commissioners Court Recognized At 2022 Extension Conference
Aug03

Johanna Hicks Receives State Honors, Commissioners Court Recognized At 2022 Extension Conference

Hopkins County Family & Community Health Extension Agent Johanna Hicks earned state honors and Hopkins County Commissioner Court was recognized last week at the 2022 Texas Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences state conference. Hicks Receives State Honors Johanna Hicks received the Healthy Texas Award at the TEAFCS Awards ceremony in Decatur, an annual event attended by Extension professionals from across the...

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Hopkins County Records — Aug. 3, 2022
Aug03

Hopkins County Records — Aug. 3, 2022

Land Deed Transactions The following land deed transactions were filed and posted between July 11 and July 15, 2022, at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office: Deed records at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office, Sulphur Springs, Texas Mary Jane Colton Estate, Robert E. Colton independent executor, to Robert E. Colton; tract in the Ira Stephenson surveyBrenda Sue Mosley to Douglas Craig Moseley; tract in the Antonio Lazarin surveyGerardo...

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Twogether In Texas, Annual 4-H Achievement Banquet Coming Up This Month
Aug03

Twogether In Texas, Annual 4-H Achievement Banquet Coming Up This Month

Johanna Hicks, Extension Agent By Johanna Hicks, Family and Community Health Agent, Hopkins County, [email protected] Are you engaged to be married? Are you seriously dating? Are you married, but need a boost? If you said ‘yes’ to any of these, then I have a great opportunity for you. Twogether in Texas Marriage Education workshop is being offered on Saturday, August 13, 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. at the Texas A&M...

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Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Evading Arrest Charge
Aug02

Sulphur Springs Man Jailed On Evading Arrest Charge

A 41-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed on an evading arrest charge Sunday afternoon, according to arrest reports. Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies responded at 5:27 p.m. July 31, 2022, on County Road 3341 to check out a vehicle suspected to have been involved in a crash. The vehicle reportedly traveled at a high rate of speed despite having a flat tire, then turned into a County Road 3341 address. Hopkins County...

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4 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants
Aug02

4 Jailed In Hopkins County On Felony Warrants

At least 4 people were jailed in Hopkins County on felony warrants from July 26 to Aug. 1, 2022, according to arrest and jail reports. Brandon Nicholas Carrell During an undercover investigation by Sulphur Springs Police Special Crimes Unit, a quantity of methamphetamine was purchased from Brandon Nicholas Carrell, SCU Lt. Mark Estes alleged in arrest reports. SCU then obtained a warrant for the 40-year-old Sulphur Springs man’s...

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Chamber Connection – Aug. 3: Time For The Annual Chamber Photography Contest
Aug02

Chamber Connection – Aug. 3: Time For The Annual Chamber Photography Contest

Next Business Before Hours Coming Up This Friday At Chamber, Jettribe Mid-America WaterX Championship Is This Weekend At Coleman Park Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce logo Sulphur Springs Texas By Butch Burney, President/CEO, Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce It’s time once again for the Chamber of Commerce’s annual photography contest! The photography contest is open to anyone who resides in Hopkins County. We have seven...

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Sulphur Springs City Council Has Busy Night Ahead With Workshop Followed By Regular Meeting
Aug02

Sulphur Springs City Council Has Busy Night Ahead With Workshop Followed By Regular Meeting

Sulphur Springs City Council has a busy night ahead with a workshop scheduled at 5:30 p.m., followed by the regular monthly meeting at 7 tonight (Aug. 2, 2022). The workshop focus will be on a proposed budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. City staff are continually updating and working on finances. They will present their first proposal for discussion during the 5:30 p.m. work session, which will then be revised based on discussions and...

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Wanted Man Allegedly Had Meth In Sock When Found In Abandoned Barn
Aug01

Wanted Man Allegedly Had Meth In Sock When Found In Abandoned Barn

Sulphur Springs Woman Jailed On Probation Warrant A Sulphur Springs man and woman were arrested Sunday on probation warrants; the man also allegedly had meth when found in an abandoned barn. Jeramie Jermaine Smith Sulphur Springs Police Officers Francisco Castro and Sean Hoffman received a tip that Jeramie Jermaine Smith could be found at a Major’s Drive address. They located him inside an abandoned barn. He had a white rock and a...

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SSPD: Van Sickle Street Search Warrant Yields Meth, THC Marijuana, 3 Arrests
Aug01

SSPD: Van Sickle Street Search Warrant Yields Meth, THC Marijuana, 3 Arrests

Como Traffic Stop Results In 1 Felony Arrest When Sulphur Springs Police and Special Crimes Unit investigators executed a search warrant at a Van Sickle Street address at 5 p.m. Sunday, they found suspected methamphetamine, THC, marijuana and drug paraphernalia and took three people into custody, according to arrest reports. In an unrelated incident, a Brashear man was accused Sunday of trying to discard meth pipe under a car during a...

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