Deputy’s Suspicions Lead to Arrest of Cumby Man
At 11:16 p.m. Saturday night, Hopkins County Deputy stopped a vehicle for being suspicious and found the driver, Adam Blaine Cockrell, 24 of Cumby, did not belong in the County Road 1178 area. The deputy noted the odor of marijuana and was a pipe with burn marks in a cup holder. Cockrell also had residue on his shorts. A pat down revealed marijuana in his sock. A backpack in the vehicle contained methamphetamine in a plastic baggie....
Hopkins County Jail Housing Former Wood County Jail Administrator
Wood County Sheriff’s Office Jail Administrator David McGee, resigned his position during the course of an investigation into an allegation of possible inappropriate contact between him and a former inmate of the Wood County jail. On February 8, 2017, McGee was arrested and charged with two counts of Tampering with a government document and facilitating escape. He is being housed in Hopkins County Jail under bonds totaling $200,000....
Three Arrested for Endangering Children in Vehicle at County Building
Three children were left in a Black GMC Yukon in the parking lot in front of the County Attorney, County Clerk, Tax Office building Friday afternoon. Although temperatures were in the 70’s, one the children was found to be sweating profusely and unresponsive. Hopkins County Deputies were dispatched to the scene in reference to the children being locked in the vehicle. It took 60-seconds for a response from a deputy driving by at the...
Two Arrested In Traffic Stop at Courthouse Released on Bond; Information in Arrest Report
John Hearn, Jr. and Sarah Dannilynn Moses, 30 were released on bond following their arrest in front of the Hopkins County Courthouse Friday morning. Hearn was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, over 4-grams but less than 200 grams and bond was set at $50,000. Moses was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, over 4-grams but less than 200 grams in a Drug Free Zone and bond was...
On Their Way to Child Custody Court with 65-g of Meth in Vehicle Trunk
Traffic at Celebration Plaza was backed up Friday morning as Hopkins County Investigators and Deputies initiated a traffic stop in front of Alliance Bank between City National Bank and the County Courthouse. The traffic stop and court activities in the courthouse created a more than usual traffic flow prior to 9 a.m. The two lanes of traffic were closed and traffic was diverted to alternate routes as city crews assisted in directing...
SKYWARN Training Boosts Storm Spotting Skills
A small number of area citizens participated in the National Weather Service SKYWARN training at Sulphur Springs City Hall Council chambers Thursday night. Mark Fox, Meteorologist with the NWS presented various photos and videos that depicted various types of cloud formations and severity of storms. Fox stated that without instruments most people misjudge the speed of wind. He stated there are various ways to judge wind speed without...
Major Pasture Fire Thursday Motivates Call for Caution Due to Wildfire Conditions
Hopkins County Fire Station #20, and Volunteer Fire Departments from Dike, Saltillo, Brinker, and Pickton-Pine Forest responded to a fire in a heavily wooded and pasture land off County Road 2336 Thursday night around 7 p.m. The Forest Service was dispatched but those responding were able to control the fire and called off the Forest Service. The smell of smoke permeated the air for miles around. According to County Fire Chief Andy...
Downtown Traffic Slowed by Traffic Stop
Traffic at Celebration Plaza was backed up Friday morning as Hopkins County Investigators and Deputies initiated a traffic stop in front of Alliance Bank between City National Bank and the County Courthouse. The traffic stop and docket call for District Court and other court activities in the courthouse created a more than usual traffic flow prior to 9 a.m. The two lanes of traffic were closed and traffic was diverted to alternate...
