Saturday Evening Storm left 261 ONCOR Customers With Power in Sulphur Springs
Two Hundred and sixty-one (261) ONCOR customers were without electrical power Saturday evening following a tornado warning that activated the city’s siren system and sent residents scurrying for safety. Heavy rain, high winds and tornado activity passed through the county from approximately 7:25 until 8:15 p.m. Little damage was reported to KSST. A listener in the South Liberty area told KSST that sheet metal was seen flying as a...
Tornado Watch Until 10 PM; Severe Thunderstorm Warning Extended Until 6 PM
A Tornado watch has been issued for Hopkins And surrounding counties until 10 p.m. A watch means that conditions are favorable for the formation of a tornado. No tornado has been spotted at 5 p.m. when the watch was issued. With the tornado watch, an extended severe thunderstorm warning has been issued. Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 512 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017 The National Weather Service in Fort...
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until 5:30 PM for Hopkins County Saturday April 29
Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 426 PM CDT SAT APR 29 2017 The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Southeastern Hunt County in north central Texas… Northwestern Van Zandt County in north central Texas… Southwestern Hopkins County in north central Texas… Rains County in north central Texas… * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 425 PM...
SCU, SWAT Execute Narcotics Search Warrant
Special Crimes Unit along with the Sulphur Springs Police and Hopkins County SWAT team executed a narcotics search warrant in the 100 block of Foscue Street in Sulphur Springs. During the search SCU Investigators located approximately 8.4 grams of suspected methamphetamine. A small child, approximately 9-months old, was on the couch in the residence with one of the defendants. The child was released to the mother with a Child...
North Hopkins ISD Provides No Dull Moment for Superintendent Jolly
In May, 2016, the North Hopkins Independent School District Board of Trustees named Dr. Darin Jolly as finalist for Superintendent to replace the retiring Donna George. He was chosen from a pool of 55 applicants. Jolly had been recommended to the school district by the Texas Association of School Boards Executive Search Services. He has had no dull moment since arriving at North Hopkins. The North Hopkins Board determined that Jolly,...
Warrant Served While Speaking with Investigator at Police Station
April 28, 2017 – While William Ryan Miller, 26, of Sulphur Springs was speaking with a Sulphur Springs Police Department investigator at the city police station, an officer was notified that Miller was wanted on an outstanding warrant for Endangering a Child, a State Jail Felony. Miller was arrested at that time. Miller is in Hopkins County jail charged with Endangering a Child and is being held on a $30,000 bond.
Man Wanted for Aggravated Sexual Assault of Child Turns Himself In at Jail; Bonded Out
Hopkins County law enforcement had been seeking Bradley Curtis Kougher, 41, of Kentucky who was wanted locally for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child under 6-years of age. The search had been on going for some time. Kentucky law enforcement had been assisting in the search. Wednesday, Kougher and his attorney showed up at the Hopkins County Jail where Kougher turned himself in, was booked in, and bonded out immediately. Local law...
Miller Grove News April 28, 2017
Not too much new in old MG this week. Spring is rolling along and end of year school activities are at hand. Next week I’ll list the upcoming events again as a reminder but for now I’ll ask that you keep in mind Miller Grove Cemetery’s annual homecoming that will be Saturday, May 6. The service will begin at 10:30 am – hope to see you there. Tuesday was a busy day for me. I took a day off of work and went to have lunch with...
