Flynn Named Chair of House Pensions Commission for 85th Texas Legislative Session
AUSTIN- Representative Dan Flynn named Chairman of the House Pensions Committee for the 85th Legislative Session. “I am proud to continue to serve as Chairman of the Pensions Committee and as a member of the Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee for the 85th Legislative Session in the state of Texas. My staff and I have proven our commitment to pensions in past legislative sessions and will continue to make the Dallas and...
Charges and Bonds Set for Slough, Maxwell
February 9, 2017 – In the pickup pulling a trailer with John Samuel Maxwell, 35 of Paris, was Tara Diann Slough, 40 of Mt Vernon, and a juvenile. As the Hopkins County Deputy stopped the vehicle, Maxwell exited and began working with the trailer. The Deputy made him get back in the truck, which he did for a brief time. Maxwell fled on foot and that resulted in an almost 24-hour hunt for him (see previous stories here, here,...
Chamber Connection February 9, 2017
Who is ready for something DELICIOUS? “An Evening in the Woods,” dinner and community awards will be held at the Hopkins County Civic Center on Thursday, February 16th at 6:30 p.m. We are excited to announce that our dinner is being provided by Coffee Off the Square and includes smoked pork tenderloin with orange glaze, roast beef with gravy, green beans with bacon and almonds, build your own baked potato, green salad, rolls, S’mores...
Como-Pickton FFA Teams Excel at Ft. Worth Show
According to FFA Advisor Michael Bowen of Como-Pickton CISD, here are results for Como-Pickton FFA teams from the 2017 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Agricultural Mechanics Contest: CP FFA exhibited five projects in the show. Receiving a red ribbon – Patio Fire Pit constructed by Jessica Mares, Samantha Gallo, Ashley Latham & Angela Baxley Blue Ribbon Projects: Farm Gate constructed by Shawn Murray, Brynden Andrews &...
Local Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault
Hopkins County Deputies were called to a residence on FM 3505 where Gerald Wayne Shafer, 71, was wielding a homemade spear and approaching his brother-in-law while threatening to stab him. The brother-in-law was taken to CHRISTUS Mother Francis Hospital and later released. When released the brother-in-law was walking along State Highway 19 North when a deputy observed him and stopped him. It was found that he had an outstanding...
Woman Admits Trying to Hide Methamphetamine
Kaitlynn Marie Hurst, 19 of Garland, was a passenger in a 2000 F-150 pickup stopped for a traffic violation Tuesday night by a Hopkins County deputy. During the stop the deputy noted a syringe in plain view on the seat under Hurst. The deputy asked Hurst to exit the vehicle. When she did, he noted two syringes in the seat. That wouldn’t be all the deputy would observe. Hurst was placed in the patrol unit for arrest. At the jail, the...
How Maxwell Was Arrested; The Final Chase
According to Tanner Crump with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office, John Maxwell told arresting officers that he was in the perimeter of the search for him the whole time. Maxwell was arrested Wednesday morning after he knocked on the doors of three homes seeking a ride to work in Birthright. When arrested, Maxwell began asking who was in charge so he could seek to have some of the charges dropped. Maxwell had found refuge in a pine...
Maxwell in Custody
John Maxwell is in Hopkins County Jail. Maxwell who evaded arrest on Tuesday was picked up by a citizen and taken to the Birthright area, according to Tanner Crump with the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office. Crump said as Maxwell was taken to Birthright, law enforcement was called and they made a stop on the vehicle. Maxwell again attempted to flee on foot but was caught by the officers and taken into custody Wednesday morning....
