Shadow RenFest Increases Popularity, Attendance of Local Renaissance Event to Benefit Shadow Ranch TRC
In 2018, the Shadow Renaissance Festival, or Shadow RenFest was inaugurated as a local fundraising event for Shadow Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center, a Hopkins County therapeutic horseback riding facility which had been in existence for almost a decade. With over 3,500 persons attending that first year, the concept of a local Renaissance Festival was definitely a hit. So in July 2019, the second annual Shadow RenFest provided an...
4 Arrested For Theft At Walmart Over Weekend
Two Hopkins County women were arrested Saturday evening at Walmart for theft, including one whose charge was enhanced to a felony offense due to prior convictions. A Cumby pair was also arrested at the store Sunday for theft, according to police reports. Police were dispatched to the store to a report of people causing a disturbance. Upon arrival, asset protection staff alleged the pair selected items, concealed them and passed all...
Woman Arrested After Crashing Car Through Yards, Into Tree
A 24-year-old Sulphur Springs woman was arrested Saturday night for drunk driving after allegedly driving through two yards before crashing the Chrysler 300 she was driving into a tree on College Street. Sulphur Springs police were dispatched at 11:08 p.m. July 27 to what was reported as a vehicle crash in the 1200 block of College Street. Officers located the woman, who had reportedly been driving her car east on College Street,...
Medical Insurance, Jail Telemedicine Agreement, Bridge Replacement Program Top Commissioners’ Agenda
Hopkins County Commissioners Court Hopkins County Commissioners Court will be asked to consider approving two items related to medical coverage and care as well as a bridge replacement program during a special court session Monday, July 29. Proposed is renewal medical l insurance rates for county employees as well as a telemedicine system and services agreement for the county jail. The Commissioners Court and other county officials...
3 Men Detained For ICE Following Routine Traffic Stop In Sulphur Springs
A routine traffic stop on South Hillcrest Drive in Sulphur Springs early Saturday morning reportedly resulted in one misdemeanor traffic arrest and detention of three Mexico citizens, who allegedly entered the country illegally, according to police reports. Sulphur Springs Police Lt. Eddie Moon and Sgt. Joshua Shufeldt reportedly conducted a traffic stop on a Dodge Challenger at 4:32 a.m. July 27, in the 1200 block of South Hillcrest...
Oklahoma Man Allegedly Jumped Fence Into Closed Apartment Pool Area
A 36-year-old Durant, Oklahoma man’s decision to enter a closed pool in the pre-dawn hours Saturday reportedly earned him a police escort to the county jail. Sulphur Springs police were dispatched at 3:34 a.m. to the 300 block of Helm Lane, where people were reported to be in the apartment pool after hours. An officer reportedly saw a man through the locked pool gate, where where he was alleged to be drinking and appeared to the...
‘Very Unusual’ Behavior Results In Sulphur Springs Man’s 2nd Arrest This Month
Sulphur Springs police were dispatched to check on a man reported to be “acting very unusual.” The 50-year-old Sulphur Springs man was alleged to be crawling on the ground in a parking lot in the 600 block of Bellview Street, running up and down the street. Upon arrival, police found the a man who they reported was unsteady on his feet, had injuries to his elbows, slurred speech and resting nystagmus. The man claimed to...
4 Taken Into Custody on Felony Hopkins County Warrants
Three men and a woman were taken into custody by sheriff’s officers on felony warrants Friday, including one man located at the courthouse, two held in jail in other counties and one found at a residence, according to arrest reports. Rodrick Baker Hopkins County Sheriff’s Transport Deputy Jason Poteet traveled to Bowie County Detention Center, where Rodrick Baker was being held on a Hopkins County warrant for violation of...
Deputies Arrest Sulphur Springs Pair On South Broadway Street On One Felony Charge Each
Hopkins County sheriff’s deputies went to the 1200 block of South Broadway Street to serve a warrant, and ended up taking two people into custody after methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were found in the room. Jamie May-Gail DowellJason Paul Farris Deputy Tanner Steward reported seeing 33-year-old Jamie May-Gail Dowell, a wanted woman, enter a room at the location. After confirming the parole warrant, he waited for Deputy...
Pittsburg Man Arrested For DWI After Nearly Hitting Police Vehicle During Stop
If his speeding wasn’t enough to garner the attention of police, nearly running into the back of the officer’s patrol vehicle will surely do so, a Pittsubrg man learned early Saturday morning. Sulphur Springs police reportedly stopped the Chevrolet 2500 for driving 82 miles per hour in a 75 mph speed zone on Interstate 30 at mile marker 132 east at 12:05 a.m. July 27. The vehicle nearly struck the back of the patrol...
