Local Woman Arrested on Warrant for Possession of Methamphetamine
July 26, 2018 – Sulphur Springs/Hopkins County SWAT Team executed a search warrant and located 2.5-grams of suspected methamphetamine at a Helm Lane Apartment earlier this month. The warrant was the result of a Special Crimes Unit investigation. Wednesday, July 25th at 10 p.m., Chrystal Brooke Vargas, 36, was arrested at a location on East Industrial Drive. She confessed to the Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group...
Local Man Arrested For Possession of Controlled Substance
July 26, 2018 – A call to Sulphur Springs Police regarding a suspicious person in a white Suburban parked in front of the EZ Mart on League Street led to the arrest of Dwayne Anthony Wright, 40, of Sulphur Springs for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams. Wright immediately sat up in the vehicle when the officer arrived and as he recounted his story to the officer, it did...
Hearts of Life Animal Rescue Presents Will for Adoption
Will is still searching for his forever home! Will is approximately 7 years old. He is very well mannered, great on a leash, easy going and is a good sport about any antics we have in mind for him. He loves to play with his best friend and bonded mate Sassy! You rarely find one without the other. (They really do make a great pair….and she is available too!) Will does have a food allergy so you will need to be prepared to...
Chamber Connection July 26, 2018
There are a few days left to turn in your t-shirt designs for the 49th Annual Stew Contest!!! The Chamber will be accepting submitted designs from Monday, July 16th through Tuesday, July 31st. The submitted entries will be voted on by the Chamber Board of Directors, and the winner will be announced on August 9th. If your design wins the t-shirt contest, it will be used on all shirts, hoodies, and marketing for the 49th Annual Stew...
Dr. Tris Gets Surprise Honor for 37 Years, 13,000 Deliveries
Dr. Somjai Tris is one of three practicing physicians with the longest careers serving the people of Hopkins and surrounding counties. During his workday on Wednesday July 25, 2018, this OB/GYN was surprised with an appreciation event shared with his 13,000th baby delivery, little Harper Jo Hoffman and her parents Jennifer Smith and Bo “Rocky” Hoffman. Mrs. Tris, the Tris office staff, nursery staff and about 30 friends...
SSISD Sports Camps: Football, Volleyball
The final two SSISD sports camps are scheduled next week, Wildcats Coach Greg Owens football camps and Wildcats Coach Tony Martinez’ tennis camps. Coach Owens will offer football camps for two different age groups next Tuesday through Thursday (July 31-August 2). A camp for boys entering the third through the eighth grade is scheduled from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. Cost is $50 per camper. Coach Owens will also have a freshman...
Local Emergency Planning Committee is Active in Hopkins County
Approximately 75,000 vehicles pass through Hopkins County each day traveling I-30. The I-30 corridor between Little Rock, Arkansas and Dallas, Texas is one of the heaviest traveled roadways for truck traffic in the south. That is just one of the concerns discussed by the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) during an every two month meeting that took place Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Under the...
