Commissioners Court Approves OGM Lease, Election Equipment Upgrades, Printer Donation
Hopkins County Commissioners Court approved a 1.2-acre oil, gas and mineral lease; funding for election equipment upgrades, a donation, printer donation, copier lease agreement, services agreement during a special court session. OGM Lease Steve Payton with Daisy Daze RV Park LLC Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley reported only one bidder was present on the square the week before when oil, gas and mineral rights to a 1.2-acre parcel...
Hopkins County Records — Aug. 19, 2022
Land Deed Transactions The following land deed transactions were filed and posted between Aug. 1 and Aug. 5, 2022, at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office: Record books at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office Annette O. Stone to Brian Lennon and Debbie Lennon; tract in the ED Chinneth surveyJacob Jones to Marisa Jones; tract in the Josiah Pettyjohn surveyChester E. McGregor and Diane R. McGregor who is also known as Dianna McGregor, to...
4 Arrested On Assault Charges Following 3 Disturbances In 2 Days
Four people were arrested on assault charges following three unrelated disturbances reported over the course of two days in Hopkins County. Incidences included alleged dating violence, spousal abuse, and violence toward a household member, according to police and sheriff’s reports. Squabbling Pair On CR 1197 Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded at 9:52 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, on County Road 1197, where...
Cumby Man Accused Of Shooting Toward A Sulphur Springs Residence
A 44-year-old Cumby man was accused of shooting toward a residence Tuesday evening. Octaviano Martinez-Balderas Sulphur Springs Police Officers Robble Acosta and Sgt. Chad Norris responded at 6:29 p.m. Aug. 16, 2022, to a report of shots fired in the 1200 block of Main Street. The suspect was reported to have been in a red Toyota. The officers spotted a red Yaris in the 600 block of Main Street and initiated a traffic stop. After...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Stalking Ex-Girlfriend
August 19, 2022 – A 25-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend Thursday evening, according to arrest and jail reports. Samuel Tanner Earle Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Matt Glenn responded at 7:35 p.m. Aug. 18, 2022, on East Shannon Road to a complaint the man was knocking at the door of a hotel room. Upon arrival, police ascertained the room was occupied by the man’s ex-friend, who was trying...
Ohio And New York Men Jailed On Aggravated Sexual Assault Of A Child Warrants
Sulphur Springs Woman Booked In On An Indecency Warrant Ohio and New York men were jailed on aggravated sexual assault of a child warrants, while a Sulphur Springs woman was booked into Hopkins County jail on an indecency with a child warrant, according to police and sheriff’s reports. South Broadway Street Arrests Amanda Shawnta Goldsmith Officers conducting an investigation were advised a wanted man they sought would be...
Hopkins County Has Lowest July 2022 Unemployment Rate In Workforce Area
Hopkins County’s 3.3% July 2022 unemployment rate was the lowest in the Northeast Texas Workforce Development Area, with Franklin County in second at 3.4%, followed by Delta County’s 4.2%. These were the only three counties among the nine in NETWDA that were below the state July 2022 unemployment average of 4.3% and Texas’ seasonally adjusted average of 4%, but only the Hopkins and Franklin counties were below the US...
Sulphur Springs Man Accused Of Illegal Dumping Near Sulphur Springs Lake
A 67-year-old Sulphur Springs man was accused of illegal dumping near Sulphur Springs Lake Wednesday afternoon, according to arrest reports. James Hurley Cork AKA Jimmy Pitts, James Hurely Cork and James Huley Cork Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Justin Wilkerson was advised Aug. 17, 2022, that James Hurley Cork had been identified as a suspect in an investigation into illegal dumping of a large amount of sheetrock at the...
Notable Updates To Sulphur Springs ISD Handbooks, Policies
District Committee Auditing And Updating District Safety & Security Plan By now, most parents have already sign form acknowledging they’ve received and will require their students to abide by the policies and procedures listed in their student handbooks, Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan. Those who have more than one student may not have taken the time to flip through to see what, if any,...
Minor Changes To SSISD Policy Should Make Qualifying For Extended Leave A Little Easier
Minor changes to two local policies should make qualifying for extended leave a little easier, should employees have cause to need it, Sulphur Springs ISD administrators told trustees when presenting the recommended changes for approval this week. SSISD Assistant Superintendent Lisa Robinson noted Aug. 15, 2022, that DMA and DEC were the two local policies administrators had pulled out of the Texas Association of School Boards Policy...
