Possible Window Jumper Report Resulted In 2 Arrests
A report of a possible window jumper at a hotel resulted in two felony controlled substance arrests Saturday, according to police reports. Tommy McCollum (HCSO jail photo) Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman at 9:21 a.m. May 9 responded in the 1500 block of East Industrial Drive to a report of a possible attempt by a person to jump out a third story window at the hotel. Upon arrival, Hoffman contracted 44-year-old Tommy Ray...
Bicyclist Accused Of Evading Arrest Or Detention
Arrested for the second time in just over a month was a bicyclist accused of evading arrest or detention by police Saturday night, according to arrest and jail reports. Sulphur Springs Police reported seeing a bicycle traveling on Texas Street without a headlight at 10:48 p.m. May 9. When he attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the man allegedly “accelerated the bicycle across the front yard” of a residence, then, ran...
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees To Consider Head Start Documents
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees will be asked to consider several documents for the Head Start program and reorganize the board during their regular May meeting, which will be conducted via Zoom at 6 p.m. tonight (May 11). SSISD logo A budget calendar for 2020 has been submitted by SSISD Business Manager Sherry McGraw. During the public forum portion of the meeting, the school board is slated to recognize High School...
May 29-30 Designated As Hopkins County Cleanup Days
Hopkins County residents will have the opportunity later this month to get rid of large household items during the annual Hopkins County Cleanup Days. Hopkins County Commissioners Court previously delayed setting the cleanup days until restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic eased up. With many businesses opening at 50 percent capacity and others slated top open later this week, Commissioners Court has opted Monday to schedule the...
Fresh from Nature: The Winnsboro Farmer’s Market Offers Bounty on Saturdays
Fresh onions from a family farm in Wood County Open since April 4, 2020 on Saturday mornings, the Winnsboro Farmer’s Market practices social distancing in the open-air market while providing a wide variety of home-grown, home-made offerings from local farming families. I expected to find early-spring produce like lettuce, onions and radishes, and I was not disappointed. Several vendors were offering these. I also looked for...
Hopkins County COVID-19 Update: Fourth Active Case Confirmed
A fourth case of active COVID-19 has been identified in Hopkins County, this makes the eighth positive case overall, as four people have previously recovered from the virus. In a rare Sunday morning Zoom teleconference held by the Hopkins County Emergency Managment Team, County Judge Robert Newsom shared that another person had tested positive for COVID-19 and was in self-quarantine at their residence. Because Hopkins County continues...
Motorcycle Safety And Awareness Month
As the weather heats up and the economy begins opening back up, more people will be burning up the highways, some in four wheels, others on two or three. As motorcyclists roll out onto the roadways, cities and other entities roll out proclamations of May as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month. TxDOT Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month reminder In 2016, Texas had more than 400,000 registered motorcycles, according to the Center for...
Early Morning Traffic Stop Resulted In Foot Pursuit, Arrest
A pre-dawn Interstate 30 traffic stop resulted in a foot pursuit and an eventual arrest Saturday, thanks to an off-duty firefighter and social media, according to sheriff’s reports. A Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputy reportedly stopped a vehicle at 5:28 a.m. May 9, on I-30 east near mile marker 128. During the course of the stop, the driver of the vehicle took off running. Additional deputies responded to assist. The man...
H.C. Genealogical Society Research Library Re-Opens on Monday May 11 @ 10AM
Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s Research Library will re-open on Monday May 11, 2020 at 10am. From a press release, here are the May 2020 guidelines for use of the Research Library. We are working in conjunction with the Sulphur Springs Public library and CDC recommendations to re-open our library. Our library hours for May 2020, beginning May 11, 2020: Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m....
Man Accused Of Firing A Shotgun During Disturbance
Police Thursday evening arrested a 20-year-old Sulphur Sulphur Springs man accused of firing a shotgun during a disturbance. Sulphur Springs Police officers responded just after 4:30 p.m. May 7 to what was reported as a disturbance with shots fired in or near the 100 block of Goodman Street. Upon arrival, two reported witnesses alleged the 20-year-old had fired a shotgun at in the direction of multiple people who were outside of his...
