Chamber Connection August 3, 2017
I’m so excited about the upcoming 2nd Annual Chamber of Commerce Photography Contest! Let me review the basics. Anyone of any age can enter as we have a children’s category. The picture must be newer than January 1, 2015, and must have been taken in Hopkins County. The contest will be open from August 1st to August 31st. There are seven categories you may enter: Natural World, Travel, People, The Hopkins County Experience, Altered...
Moore Seeks Commissioner Precinct 2 Post
Edward Moore and his family are proud to announce that Edward Moore, or as most know him as Ed Moore, is running in for the office of Commissioner Precinct 2 in Hopkins County. My parents are Fulton and Francis Moore of the community of Shiloh on Dog Town Road in Delta County. My parents were life-long residents of Delta County. I moved to Hopkins County after graduation from Cooper High School. I attended ETSU and served in the...
Failure to Appear on Sentencing Date Results in 15 Years Not 10
Justin Pendergraft, 33, of Sumner, Texas pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 more than 1-gram but less than 4-grams and was to be sentenced to 10 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if he turned himself in on his sentencing date. He had agreed to the terms. However, he did not appear and on Wednesday was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Pendergraft was speeding on South Loop 301 when DPS...
Hopkins County Grand Jury Indicts 43 on August 1st
August 1, 2017 – A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 43 indictments Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Not all arrests have been made but those individuals who have been arrested and indicted include: Cedillo, 18, listed as homeless confessed to vandalizing the glass restroom on the west side of Celebration Plaza Wednesday night.. He stated that he shattered the glass with his ring. Cedillo wearing a ball cap and in the company of a...
CHESS Homeschool Book Fair and Open House a Success
The 2017 CHESS Homeschool Book Fair & Open House was well attended at Central Baptist Church. Homeschoolers from all over the area came and browsed through the used curriculum, landing some awesome bargains. Booths for CHESS sports, robotics, and co-op offered a great deal of information. CHESS student handiwork and awards they had won were also on display. A teleconference with a representative with STOA, a national Christian...
EDC, Saputo, Clayton Homes Partner with Teachers
Monday, August 7, 2017, at noon the Economic Development Corporation will honor two industries and teachers involved in a partnership that allowed the teachers to do job shadowing that will facilitate writing curriculum focused on skilled needed to work in those industries. The industries, Saputo Dairy Foods and Clayton Homes, have enjoyed having the teachers and working with them in the project according to Roger Feagley, EDC...
Bond Denied Wilder
Tuesday afternoon in 8th Judicial District Court, bond was denied for Wendy Ann “Woo Woo” Wilder, 39, of Como. Wilder is in Hopkins County jail after deputies were notified of three active warrants for her arrest. Wilder was arrested at her home in Como, TX on warrants for Credit Card/Debit Card Abuse.
