Grifter Arrested in Hopkins County
August 11, 2023 – JOEL HINTON DOWNS was arrested this week in Hopkins County Texas. He is currently charged with two counts of: 31.03(E)(4)(A) THEFT PROP >=$2,500<$30K JOEL HINTON DOWNS, 2023 Downs has been arrested several time in recent years and charged with numerous crimes. In February 2021 he was arrested in Hunt County and charged with: THEFT PROP >=$750<$2,500 PROBATION VIOL/THEFT PROP >=$2,500<$30K THEFT PROP...
Leave Her Alone
August 11, 2023 – If your home is like ours, we have had a good crop of spiders this year. My personal favorite is the Orb Weaving Spiders who decorate their web with a vertical stabilimentum. This zipper like structure may serve as a warning to birds, as an attractant to insects, or camouflage for the spider as she rests in the middle. It’s a safe bet that a spider of this size is female, as the male is tiny in...
Construction Work Begins At Old Fairfield Lake State Park
August 11, 2023 – After a tumultuous year for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Park in Freestone County, work has now begun on turning the old State Park into a residential development. A gated golf course community is planned for the land, after the previous owner sold the property to Todd Interests from Dallas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department voted in June to allow the agency to condemn the 5,000-acre property and seize it...
The Successful Robotics Camp was Recently Held at Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs
Robotics Coding Camp participant Lane Abernathy of Sulphur Bluff gets instruction for camp instructor Cedric Crawford during the camp that was conducted at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus. Paris Junior College Sulphur Springs robotics 2wk
Dinner Bell Menu For August 16, 2023
Alliance Bank is a very supportive entity in Sulphur Springs by being a Community Partner four times a year. This is the third event in 2023. Dinner Bell appreciates the Alliance Bank and its staff which give graciously to the area. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 on Wednesday. MENU...
Designer Handbag Bingo Nets $60,000
The most popular event in Hopkins County, the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’sDesigner Handbag Bingo, was held on August 3, 2023. With 539 participants, 34 designer bags, 10door prizes and 5 tie-breaker consolation prizes, the night was a big one! The Foundation had hoped to make $50,000 this year to provide programs such as a FreeMammography Clinic to be held in October. The preliminary income and expenses show thenet proceeds...
Hopkins County – No Burn Ban, But Caution Advised
August 10, 2023 – The latest Drought Map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows Hopkins County to have a “No Drought” rating as of August 8th, 2023. As surrounding counties, mostly to our South and West are showing to start increasing in their drought rating, some are beginning to enforce burn bans in their counties. Officials in Hopkins County have not yet announced a burn ban for local residents but do advise county...
Gunter Burns in Custody
Press Release from Delta County Sheriff Charla SingletonOn Monday, August 7, 2023, at 9:30 p.m., deputies with the Delta County Sheriff’s Office conducted an investigation of an aggravated assault involving a firearm. Due to the ongoing nature of the incident, Sgt. Manrique acquired an arrest warrant for the suspect for the charge of Aggravated Assault on a Family Member with a Weapon. The suspect was identified as 29-year-old Cooper...
Smokey Bear Turns 79
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service encourages Texans to celebrate Smokey Bear’s 79th birthday today by being extremely cautious with all outdoor activities that create heat or sparks. As a national icon and the longest-running public service campaign in the United States, Smokey Bear has been teaching millions of people how to prevent wildfires since 1944. “With increased wildfire activity across Texas, Smokey...
Overturned Vehicle Snarls Traffic On I-30
August 9, 2023 – A vehicle headed westbound on Interstate 30 left the roadway and overturned in the center median close to the 120 mile marker Wednesday morning. Emergency crews diverted westbound interstate traffic onto the service road near the Coleman park exit as they cleaned up the accident.
