ACTS OF LOVE Meeting (Adults Coming Together Serving)
Monday, June 5th the ACTS of Love had their regular monthly meeting. The Special Speakers were Stacey Wetzel and Shelley Steger with CIMA Hospice. Stacey and Shelley spoke about the Hospice Program and asked the Volunteer Group if any of them would like to be Volunteers with CIMA Hospice. The meeting was very informative. If you would like to be a Volunteer for CIMA Please contact: Shelley Steger, Volunteer Coordinator at (903)...
There’s Still Time to Compete for the State Ice Cream Title!
The Queen of Ice cream, Lezley Brown who is President and CEO of the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce invited Ice Cream Committee member Garret Glass to share the Morning Show discussion about the “new” tradition of the Ice Cream Contest. It’s 2017 location will be the front lawn of Shannon Oaks Church and it’s new time will be 5:30 pm on Saturday June 10, 2017. The only thing needed now...
Herrera Back in Jail; Violation of Probation
Rene Gamaliel Herrera, 26, of Sulphur Springs is back in Hopkins County Jail Friday, June 02, 2017, after violating probation for Indecency with a Child by Contact. He was arrested at the probation office. He had received 10 years deferred sentence in a plea-bargain agreement made in May, 2016 in Hopkins County’s Eighth Judicial District Court. Herrera had been charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child which was reduced to...
Former Fall Festival Cover Girl Receives TAF&E Scholarship
Former Hopkins County Fall Festival Cover Girl of 2015-2016, Aleigh Bessonett, from Miller Grove, was recently contacted by the Texas Association of Fairs and Events, that she was a recipient of their 2017 Youth Scholarship. Bessonett is the first Fall Festival Cover Girl to receive this scholarship according to Fall Festival’s Tracey Dennis. TAF&E’s commitment to youth is best demonstrated through its scholarship program....
Fun places around Hopkins County to take your kids this summer for under $10
by Savannah Owens Imagination Mountain and Coleman Lake-Pack a picnic lunch, a baseball, and a couple of fishing poles and you’ll have a whole day of fun set up with minimal planning. Hopkins County Historical Society Museum and Heritage Park – Enjoy learning more about the history of Sulphur Springs when you spend the afternoon here. It’s open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-2pm. . The Dairy Museum-This museum...
DPS Traffic Stop Discovers Tetrahydrocannabinol and Meth
Jason William Helmholtz, 40, and Jacqueline Mary Helmholtz, 47, both of Missouri, were speeding down I-30 when a DPS Trooper clocked them at 82 mph in a 75 mph zone. When the trooper approached the vehicle, he noted the odor of burnt marijuana emitting from inside the vehicle. Both occupants were asked to exit the vehicle. Jason was found to be in possession of methamphetamine. In the auto the trooper found a glass jar containing a...
Not Wearing Seat Belt But Meth Under the Seat
At 11:51 a.m. Cumby Police Ray Embro noted an auto exiting a gas station parking lot and the driver not wearing a seatbelt. Embro initiated a traffic stop on Frisco Street. Following a consent to search the vehicle, Embro located a white pill bottle containing a plastic baggy with white crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine under the driver’s seat. Two pipes with meth residue were also found under the front seat. Rowdy Dee...
